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The confusing thing to me is that the traffic hasn't equated to sales for the vendors. The hardest part of retail is getting people in the door, and the WSM is still almost always crowded, even during Covid. It's such a conumdrum.

I'm sure we've kicked the tires on Earl Thomas - but I think he's going to be asking for the sun and stars. I'm not against veteran LBs, but I think it would be better to add one patch to the secondary via someone like Harrison Smith.

I can tell you for absolute certain, first-hand knowledge that Stefanski and Berry both think Baker's the guy. Idk if that will change, but it's 100% true at the moment. To your point, though, I think we need to be making calls for a safety. We should have Delpit back next year, and to their credit, they did try to address the weakness in the secondary via the draft. Also a point I failed to make somehow in my synopsis: Takitaki was manned up on AJ Green for at least 5 snaps yesterday. W. T. F.

Hey man, we won.

Here's my take: Defense I normally avoid from placing blame on individuals, and I'm still reluctant to do so... but Sendejo is an absolute liability. He's not fast enough to cover receivers in man, and he's not quick enough to break on balls thrown to his zone - and he is a below average tackler. Andrew Berry has been an awesome GM to this point, I hope he's on the phone to Minnesota trying to get Harrison Smith. We simply cannot make a playoff run if Sendejo has to play more than 12-15 defensive snaps a game. We get absolutely murdered when our safeties are manned up but 8 yards off the ball - Drew Sample had over 50 yards yesterday just taking advantage of that. IMO - if we want to blitz as much as we do, we need to play way more tight Cover 0 and just take our chances. At this point, what's the difference between 1 50 yard completion for a TD versus 3 15+ completions on the same drive for TDs? Everyone back off Terrence Mitchell - He had a big drop, admittedly, but we wouldn't have been in the game if not for him and Ward. They both played excellent - the difference is, Mitchell had a couple obvious mistakes. He's still a very good field CB. The decision not to rush the passer on the hail mary was the first time I've screamed at my TV all year. WTF was that. I understand only sending 2-3, but don't just stand there and let Burrow heave one - and Idk why we didn't have Njoku and Bryant at the goalline as safeties. Redwine's missed tackle on the goal line was a complete lack of effort, and that concerns me. I was on team's in college that were 0-6, and that was the kind of effort some of our players would give when they thought the game was lost. Our D-Line is STUDLY. Larry Ogunjobi is having his best season yet, and Myles Garrett continues to make OC's pay who think they can block him 1 on 1. Also, Olivier Vernon is doing a lot of the dirty work and I can appreciate that. We won the game, so I don't want to be too negative, but we need to address a LOT. Offense Baker was absolutely locked in, sans 5 plays - and that's what we want from him. Everyone saying we're better without Odell - please stop listening to sports talk radio callers like "Ron from Willoughby" and "Jeff from Brunswick" who "would've made all state if his JV coach didn't hate him." OBJ makes our team better - the problem lies with Baker's infatuation with him. If you want to make the argument that Baker was better in his progressions with OBJ off the field, go for it. But that's not OBJ's fault, that's Baker's. Stefanski continues to impress me. FWIW - He called the 3 plays in a row to start the 1:07 GW drive - and they were all perfect. He predicted Cover 0 on the ball to Higgins, and that's the only coverage (save maybeeeee Cover 1) that would've given Baker the latitude to throw it up there. Kareem Hunt is an ANIMAL. Absolute animal. Jarvis Landry really played 60+ snaps and threw a BOMB with a cracked rib - how do you not wanna play your ass off for a teammate like that? JC Tretter might be the best combo blocking center in football. The fact that he's able to snap the ball, pass off the 1 technique to the guard, then get to the next level and block a LB is absolutely nuts, and he does it on about 50% of our run plays. Jedrick Wills is also a stud. His run blocking needs to improve, but he's a rookie. His pass blocking is next level - and his feet are quick for someone who weighs 200 lbs, let alone 320 lbs. Higgins earned himself playing time, regardless of if OBJ comes back soon or not. Dude left it all on the field, played disciplined, and made plays when he needed to.

he’s the absolute best boy

So my wife and I were planning on going to Anguilla in November - but since Americans have to quarantine 14 days upon arrival, we canceled. Instead, we got an off the grid cabin in Hocking Hills. Plumbing and running water were just about the only modern conveniences - no wifi and we had to drive 6 miles up the road to a church perched on a hill to get cell signal and tell our families we arrived safely. It ended up being pretty cathartic, actually. Nonetheless, we spent all day Saturday exploring Southeastern Ohio and can say with confidence that Appalachian Ohio in Autumn is absolutely stunning. We tried going to a brewery and winery to sit outside, but social distancing and mask wearing are pretty much non-existent down there, so we decided to buy some groceries and cook in the cabin. Nonetheless, here are some pics - I think all in all we hiked around 9.5 miles. The cabin was immaculately cleaned and a great place to get away, if you so choose. About 3 hours and 20 minutes in total from Ohio City. Parts of the trail were crowded, other parts in the more dense forest were empty. It was funny, my wife commented that you could tell who was local and who was from the three C's by who had gaiters and masks ready for when the trails got crowded. (FWIW - the lake shot is a panorama, my dog does not, in fact, have two heads and five ears.)

Few current/former Cavs live in the building, if that's any consolation

Thanks I appreciate it! We’re looking to pull cash for another venture we’d like to start.

We do! This was my wife’s condo before we got married, and we rented it the last two years.

thanks @Boomerang_Brian - yeah we’re actually considering selling the parking space as well, which would lower the asking price to around $139

Haha thanks @MayDay the decor belonged to our last tenants lol

Hi All - And I apologize to the mods if this is the wrong thread - but my wife and I are currently trying to sell our condo, but will likely end up renting it, come November 1. If you or anyone you know is interested, please feel free to share this link or reach out to me directly. Thanks! https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2222-Detroit-Ave-Apt-903_Cleveland_OH_44113_M46026-70928

I played in 3 of them!

I'd also love to see us get OBJ involved in some BOP action - which is a zone/read RPO with a bubble screen play side. It's used more in college than the NFL as an extension of the running game, but: 1) we have some very good blocking WRs, and 2) It's a great way to get the ball in the hands of your playmakers and build the QB's confidence. Moreover, it give Baker a read on his passing lane, if the end man on the line reads the bubble and is upfield, then its a give. If he's plays the handoff, then Baker has a clean passing lane. Here's Blake Bortles running it with the Jags (we'd probably run it with a mid-zone or inside zone complement, however)

Well just being devil's advocate here, it's not easy to throw for 250+ in a ground game that had been averaging 165ypg. He certainly has some issues, some cerebral, some mechanical, but I think Browns fans are fiending for the oldest addiction, a QB controversy, when there's truly none to be had.

I disagree re: giving up - one of my biggest positives I took from the game was that we responded from 17-0 to make it 17-7, then USED OUR TIME OUTS to get the ball back, rather than playing content being down 10 before half. That was honestly the first time in my life I can remember a Browns coach saying "f... it, let's get the ball back." To your point though, once the Steelers got the 4th down stop in the 3rd, the Browns gave up.

I think we're being too hard on him. Through his first 34 games, he still has better numbers across the board than Brees and Favre did to begin their careers

@jam40jeff yup, that's the one. And if Baker uses this same exact timing to deliver a strike to Hooper in the flat, I think this is a nice gain - 8-10 if Hooper falls forward, 15-20 if he can break the tackle.

Disagree re: Hooper being covered - if you look from the other angle, he has about a step on him to the sideline - the flat route is a TE specialty because you catch it in stride and use your momentum to take you forward. Hooper gets the 1st here if he catches it in stride. Like 60% of my college career consisted of this route. And no I meant Minkah - He has SCF responsibility... as soon as he sees Bryant underneath him with Sutton there, he's moving on to the curl, which would've been OBJ. To your point, in this instance, a well thrown ball her might see OBJ gaining 16-20 yards, and that would've been on Minkah for tracking Baker's eyes. I also 100% agree with you re: scrambling here.

I think Dan still likes Baker @KJP, but he's spot on here. Funny thing is, Fitzpatrick is actually out of position on this play too, and was gambling that Baker would lock on to the pre-snap read. Minkah had Seem-curl-flat responsibility, and when (I believe it was Bryant) crosses his face, it's no longer his problem. If he would've hit Hooper in the flat he'd get 10-12 yards.

At a certain point, it becomes our fault - not the refs. I'm not being sarcastic when I say that this is something that all college QB's should be picking up on, let alone NFL.

Alright folks.... Week 6 thoughts: Special Teams This needs to be addressed, but our KOR schemes are BAD. It's an insult when teams kick it between the 5 and goal line because they'd rather you return it than give a touchback. In particular, Priefer seems REALLY committed to pre-determining the direction of the return (which is okay from time to time) but has really played against us with good directional kickers, as DPJ has to return has to make up ground across the field instead of North and South. Our punt return team is pretty damn good though, and we would've had a block had it not been for an uncalled hold. Offense Baker was obviously playing hurt, and I can't fault him for that - dude is a competitor However, he did an abysmal job with his snap counts yesterday - which is something wholly irrelevant to an injury. We should've had 5-6 penalties drawn on TJ Watt and Stefon Tuitt if we would've just went with a hard count more frequently. There were a number of plays where the Steelers were out of their stances or in full stride before the ball was snapped. Moreover, that would've helped our tackles - because they wouldn't have had to play on their heels against 9 techniques who were guessing the snap count and beating us off the ball. Baker REALLY needs to get better at stepping up in the pocket. Stefanski does a great job getting him roll outs, but as we saw yesterday - naked boots don't work if you're not running the ball effectively. I loved OBJ channeling his frustration positively. There's nothing wrong with screaming on the sidelines, so long as you're doing it in a way constructive to the team. OBJ of old would've been chucking his helmet. Defense Sendejo is a liability. We drew up a number of blitzes to the boundary that saw him 1 on 1 with the ball carrier, only to whiff on the tackle. We neeeeeeeed KJ and Harrison back. We really aren't healthy - Larry is an absolute stud and we miss him at 100%. On the whole, we're still 4-2 - and we just need to get healthy.

Thoughts coming tomorrow. And boy oh boy do I have some thoughts.

Does anyone know what's going on at 50th and Lorain on the Northwest corner? There have been construction crews there non-stop and its been fenced off for the better part of 6 months.