[Stercom]

First play of the game Pouncey hikes-it straight up - 3 feet over Ben's head - now that was impressive!! 

[twitch54]

Sorry for giving you a hard time my friend, but a little perspective is good for all of us.

 

The Eagles mortgaged their future to get Wentz and they're playing for it now.

no more pathetic that the Phillies and Bryce Harper while all along having a garbage pitching staff / bull pen for years .....

 

For the record I was on board with the gamble, and it worked out to a degree, they did win a superbowl.  Carson hasn't been the same since his knee injury, last year it was always the knee not fully healed yet, then the back, he's physically not the same athlete and will likely never be.  And having spent all those draft picks the supporting cast has suffered, the O line is all old men and castoffs leaving a wounded Wentz to carry the team on his back.  He hasn't been successful in that.

no question the injuries have had an effect but even the most ardent Eagles fan will admit there is but one direction this club has gone since Frank Reich's departure, DOWN !

As for last nights debacle in Pittsburgh I admit I didn't see that coming ......

[Letitroll98]

no question the injuries have had an effect but even the most ardent Eagles fan will admit there is but one direction this club has gone since Frank Reich's departure, DOWN !

As for last nights debacle in Pittsburgh I admit I didn't see that coming ......

Head coaches in the NFL are administrators, it's the coordinators and position coaches who run the team.  Pederson put together one of the finest staffs in the league and I'd agree that that after Frank left the offense hasn't been the same.

Not a bigger first half debacle since the Atlanta-NE Superbowl.  In this one Ben couldn't run or throw to generate a Brady like comeback.  I know the 500 yards and all, he still had no control on long or short throws and couldn't escape pressure, he kept throwing the ball away to avoid contact.  He had a wonderful hall of fame career that's now over.

[jcsperson]

As a long-suffering Browns fan, last night was more than I could have ever imagined, especially considering the Browns had so many players out as well as several coaches.

No matter what happens next week, it's been a great season and the future looks bright. They have a coach who looks like the real deal, a nucleus of good young players, a bunch of draft picks this spring, and some salary cap space to work some deals. They're set at QB, RB, TE, and OL. They could use another WR, a DE, DT, LB and a S in case Grant Delpit isn't ready.

[jcsperson]

I think the Browns have a chance against the Chiefs. The Chiefs are a great team to be sure, but "juggernaut" doesn't exactly describe their play since the beginning of November. Every game they've won since then was by 6 points or less including Carolina (5-11), Las Vegas (8-8), Denver (5-11), and Atlanta (4-12). They played only 5 games all season against teams with winning records. All but one of those games were close.

KC ranks 21st in the NFL in rush defense and the Browns are 3rd in rush offense. I'm not predicting a win, but if the Browns can sustain drives and chew up clock with Chubb and Hunt, they stand a puncher's chance.

[twitch54]

I'd love to see a Bills / Browns AFC Championship game !

You know what they say about Cleveland and Buffalo ......... two mistakes on a lake !

[jcsperson]

I'd love to see a Bills / Browns AFC Championship game !

You know what they say about Cleveland and Buffalo ......... two mistakes on a lake !

Over the past few years there has been a lot of grousing among Browns fans about their operations manager Paul Depodesta (of Moneyball fame). They thought a "baseball guy" and analytics had no place in football. Yet in consecutive hiring opportunities, Depodesta recommended that the Browns hire Sean McDermott in 2016 and Kevin Stefanski in 2019. Instead, the "football guys" in the organization opted for Hue Jackson and Freddie Kitchens. McDermott was hired the following year by the Bills and transformed that team, and Stefanski, as Vikings OC, had the #8 offense and made it to the division round of the playoffs.

Since then, McDermott and Stefanski have gone a combined 51-33 and 4 playoff appearances in 5 seasons and Jackson and Kitchens were a combined 9-46-1.

The Browns and Bills are definitely two hard-working, blue-collar teams that represent blue-collar towns.

[twitch54]

Over the past few years there has been a lot of grousing among Browns fans about their operations manager Paul Depodesta (of Moneyball fame). They thought a "baseball guy" and analytics had no place in football. Yet in consecutive hiring opportunities, Depodesta recommended that the Browns hire Sean McDermott in 2016 and Kevin Stefanski in 2019. Instead, the "football guys" in the organization opted for Hue Jackson and Freddie Kitchens. McDermott was hired the following year by the Bills and transformed that team, and Stefanski, as Vikings OC, had the #8 offense and made it to the division round of the playoffs.

Since then, McDermott and Stefanski have gone a combined 51-33 and 4 playoff appearances in 5 seasons and Jackson and Kitchens were a combined 9-46-1.

The Browns and Bills are definitely two hard-working, blue-collar teams that represent blue-collar towns.

all good stuff, as for the Bills and IMO, the group is in the best shape it's been in since Kelly / Levy. I attended my first Bills game at the old 'Rock Pile' back in '61, the year before we got Kemp off the waiver wire from the Chargers. My fingers are crossed .........

[Letitroll98]

Pederson fired as Eagles coach!

[twitch54]

Pederson fired as Eagles coach!

not surprised, let the rebuilding begin ..........

[jcsperson]

Pederson fired as Eagles coach!

Jets will be on the phone.

[twitch54]

Jets will be on the phone.

God Bless him .........

[FireGuy]

"The Browns and Bills are definitely two hard-working, blue-collar teams that represent blue-collar towns."

I agree.  Def not Gucci or Armani here.  It's Tractor Supply and Levis.  This would be a good match up of two good young QB's and I hope the weather is miserable. 

[thunderbrick]

I no longer despise Belichick...  https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/politics/bill-belichick-presidential-medal-of-freedom-spt-trnd/index.html

[jjss49]

I think the Browns have a chance against the Chiefs.

i hope you are right, for the sake of seeing a competitive game, but i suspect they will be beaten quite badly

[rodge827]

Roll Tide Roll!!

 Looks like another one for Saban and Co.

[stlrman]

Top offense against the top defense Rams - Packers
Really psyched for Ravens - Bills !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[twitch54]

fingers crossed for Bills & Browns, an AFL Championship game I'd love to see !

[Letitroll98]

fingers crossed for Bills & Browns, an AFL Championship game I'd love to see !

Ha ha, not afraid of the Chiefs are you?  Of course not, I'm sure you just want a home game.  The Browns were a great underdog with the best o-line in the league, but with the injuries I don't know what we'll see.  I don't expect them to get through the weekend, but they have a puncher's chance as any of the teams playing this weekend do.  A fine slate of games.

[twitch54]

Ha ha, not afraid of the Chiefs are you?  Of course not, I'm sure you just want a home game. 

Actually it's the 'feel good' story, besides Bflo & Cleveland are kindred spirits (two mistakes on a lake) and yes another home game for the Bills Mafia would be nice !