November 12, 20231 yr Signature play for a signature win "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 13, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, YABO713 said: Condolences to our beloved Cleveland Browns -- you tried SO hard to lose that game and here we are celebrating your failure. That's gotta hurt.... 😉
November 13, 20231 yr That was quite an awesome fourth quarter. Im glad Stefanski took UrbanOhios challenge of winning that game and accomplished it. Massive win, the biggest win outside of the playoff game I can remember. The division is right in front of them now. Win this week and they can honestly be in a position to win the division without the final cincinnati game meaning anything. Cincinnati has 4 more division games. Pittsburgh has 4. Baltimore has two more but also have to play some really tough road games. These guys will all beat each other up. Victory Monday!
November 14, 20231 yr On 11/12/2023 at 9:59 PM, KJP said: Signature play for a signature win That's the longest I've seen NFL referees let a scrum happen without blowing it dead for "forward progress" in a long long time. The Browns fan conspiracy theorist in me thought for sure they were hoping Baltimore could strip the ball.
November 15, 20231 yr Well, this sucks. https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/browns/cleveland-browns-qb-deshaun-watson-season-ending-surgery/95-c0a8ca3b-c6ef-4fbd-bac1-bb92350c9669
November 15, 20231 yr Ugh. Too late to trade for Jacoby Brissett? There aren't many options.... https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/browns-will-regret-not-trading-for-a-better-backup-quarterback "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 15, 20231 yr 36 minutes ago, KJP said: Ugh. Too late to trade for Jacoby Brissett? There aren't many options.... https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/browns-will-regret-not-trading-for-a-better-backup-quarterback Just remember - Trent Dilfer is a Super Bowl champion QB.
November 15, 20231 yr I guess it's wait until next year. Dang. If it wasn't for bad luck. the Browns would have no luck at all.
November 15, 20231 yr Annnnd just like that the two days of positivity and happiness come to a screeching halt. Welcome to Cleveland Browns Football folks!!!
November 15, 20231 yr FWIW - less talented teams than the Browns have one Super Bowls... But unless DTR balls tf out it's toughhhhh sledding. DTR has a higher ceiling, but much lower floor than PJ.
November 15, 20231 yr I think Brady is a long shot. Rivers even longer lol, he seems happy enough rn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkIYJxh0YRY
November 16, 20231 yr Welcome back, Jimmy. https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/television/jim-donovan-update-after-leukemia-treatment-wkyc-cleveland-browns/95-4cf98976-c23d-40d7-b155-5d49048fdbae
November 17, 20231 yr Brad Stainbrook... The #Browns are working out veteran quarterback Joe Flacco today, per a league source. Flacco is 10-1 at Cleveland Browns Stadium. So Browns twitter finally got one right... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 19, 20231 yr 43 pa’s for dtr? wow talk about letting him loose. big win and obviously so glad the kicking game finally seems fixed. not so sure about the officiating though. i didnt think that was a td, but there was a myles safety.
November 20, 20231 yr ^I was at that game. Sat in the first row of the field boxes behind the third base dugout. It was SO COLD. Way below zero and the wind was murder (especially walking down west 3rd toward the lake before the game). Of course a great disappointment. Any other time they would have kicked the field goal but I think Cockroft was slightly hurt and the wind was a big concern.
November 20, 20231 yr 37 minutes ago, Htsguy said: ^I was at that game. Sat in the first row of the field boxes behind the third base dugout. It was SO COLD. Way below zero and the wind was murder (especially walking down west 3rd toward the lake before the game). Of course a great disappointment. Any other time they would have kicked the field goal but I think Cockroft was slightly hurt and the wind was a big concern. I went to the 86 AFC championship game vs Broncos. It was bone chilling cold. Of course, the same outcome as the above. My girlfriend at the time cried all of the way back home from Cleveland to Youngstown. Not the outcome that we all wanted but priceless memories that I will never forget.
November 20, 20231 yr 1 minute ago, Florida Guy said: I went to the 86 AFC championship game vs Broncos. It was bone chilling cold. Of course, the same outcome as the above. My girlfriend at the time cried all of the way back home from Cleveland to Youngstown. Not the outcome that we all wanted but priceless memories that I will never forget. Me too. Still have the GameDay program. My sister cried and I felt like it. A quiet Rapid ride home. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 20, 20231 yr 9 hours ago, Htsguy said: ^I was at that game. Sat in the first row of the field boxes behind the third base dugout. It was SO COLD. Way below zero and the wind was murder (especially walking down west 3rd toward the lake before the game). Of course a great disappointment. Any other time they would have kicked the field goal but I think Cockroft was slightly hurt and the wind was a big concern. I sold beer until halftime and ended up in the front row 50 yard line, as many people had left. Only noticed the cold when I was working, I met some friends and they had "antifreeze". (And I had an 18 year old liver.) Edited November 20, 20231 yr by E Rocc
November 20, 20231 yr 37 minutes ago, YABO713 said: I. LOVE. THIS. TEAM. Not sure how old you are Yabo but it's definitely feeling like the vibe like the Kardiac Kids and later 80's teams that went to the AFC championships. For those youngsters out there who questioned us old folks and our loyalty watching the post 1999 franchise, THIS is what we remember. A team filled with heart that doesn't give up, quit, or take to social media after a loss complaining about coaches. A team that is having fun together while winning. Here we go Brownies!
November 20, 20231 yr 28 minutes ago, Cleburger said: Not sure how old you are Yabo but it's definitely feeling like the vibe like the Kardiac Kids and later 80's teams that went to the AFC championships. For those youngsters out there who questioned us old folks and our loyalty watching the post 1999 franchise, THIS is what we remember. A team filled with heart that doesn't give up, quit, or take to social media after a loss complaining about coaches. A team that is having fun together while winning. Here we go Brownies! I can relate as I am not only old enough to remember RR88, I am old enough to have been drinking during it. In the more years than I care to think about since the return, both the team’s attitude and the fan base’s have been lagging well behind that era. Bottlegate, for example, was seen as Horrible, while in the past it was not entirely unexpected when a screwup like that happens. Even Al Lerner was behind the times when he downplayed it. Part of this was the NFL’s corporatization, part was fan momentum that dropped off after the return despite our furious reaction to the hiatus. Team attitude and fan attitude feed off each other, and the defense in particular is getting more aggressive and cockier than it has been (Myles Garret’s helmet swing being an aberration, even though his picking up a loose black helmet during the game triggered an alert). This right here, which is exactly how those yellow rags should be treated in CBS, is a good example. I don’t think it would have happened with previous teams, those old squads would have done it for sure.
November 20, 20231 yr After Red Right 88, I erased all of the Browns songs I had recorded on my new Sears stereo system. And after listening to Uncle Vic on G98 on Sunday night, he talked me down and then I regretted erasing the songs. After the Ravens and Art Modell won the Super Bowl in 2000, I swore off the NFL forever. I paid attention to the Browns in their 2002 playoff season, but I couldn't get emotionally involved in this poseur Browns team. The Browns were an afterthought to me for the next 16 years and I didn't have any hope for them until the Browns traded for Jarvis Landry, Tyrod Taylor, and Damarious Randall in one day. That's when the Browns started becoming relevant to me again for the first time in The Return era. BTW, tell me without looking who was the Ravens QB in the first half of the 2000 season? He was so bad he was benched for Trent Dilfer. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 20, 20231 yr 12 hours ago, Htsguy said: ^I was at that game. Sat in the first row of the field boxes behind the third base dugout. It was SO COLD. Way below zero and the wind was murder (especially walking down west 3rd toward the lake before the game). Of course a great disappointment. Any other time they would have kicked the field goal but I think Cockroft was slightly hurt and the wind was a big concern. Cockroft had already missed two field goals and an extra point and he would have been kicking into the open end of the stadium and a swirling wind. Backup QB Paul McDonald was the holder and he botched the hold a couple times because he was wearing gloves.
November 20, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, KJP said: After Red Right 88, I erased all of the Browns songs I had recorded on my new Sears stereo system. And after listening to Uncle Vic on G98 on Sunday night, he talked me down and then I regretted erasing the songs. After the Ravens and Art Modell won the Super Bowl in 2000, I swore off the NFL forever. I paid attention to the Browns in their 2002 playoff season, but I couldn't get emotionally involved in this poseur Browns team. The Browns were an afterthought to me for the next 16 years and I didn't have any hope for them until the Browns traded for Jarvis Landry, Tyrod Taylor, and Damarious Randall in one day. That's when the Browns started becoming relevant to me again for the first time in The Return era. BTW, tell me without looking who was the Ravens QB in the first half of the 2000 season? He was so bad he was benched for Trent Dilfer. Kyle Boller?
November 20, 20231 yr 13 minutes ago, LibertyBlvd said: Cockroft had already missed two field goals and an extra point and he would have been kicking into the open end of the stadium and a swirling wind. Backup QB Paul McDonald was the holder and he botched the hold a couple times because he was wearing gloves. im a browns fan, and i come from a lifelong line of browns fans. But you guys are hilarious (as are my uncles and family members). No matter what the situation is, old school browns fans want to talk about 70's and 80's teams.
November 20, 20231 yr 5 minutes ago, BelievelandD1 said: im a browns fan, and i come from a lifelong line of browns fans. But you guys are hilarious (as are my uncles and family members). No matter what the situation is, old school browns fans want to talk about 70's and 80's teams. Phipps to Pitts...against San Diego Chargers...Monday Night Football😃
November 20, 20231 yr 4 minutes ago, Htsguy said: Phipps to Pitts...against San Diego Chargers...Monday Night Football😃 Phipps to Pitts on the blitz. Great game!
November 20, 20231 yr Glad it's a rivalry again. It's only a rivalry when both teams have something to play for, and/or at least have an equal chance of winning the game. https://x.com/KenCarman/status/1726611541821374781?s=20 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 20, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, BelievelandD1 said: im a browns fan, and i come from a lifelong line of browns fans. But you guys are hilarious (as are my uncles and family members). No matter what the situation is, old school browns fans want to talk about 70's and 80's teams. 1 hour ago, BelievelandD1 said: im a browns fan, and i come from a lifelong line of browns fans. But you guys are hilarious (as are my uncles and family members). No matter what the situation is, old school browns fans want to talk about 70's and 80's teams. As a Gen Xer that is pretty much the only time we had something to cheer about. We weren’t born yet for the glory days of the four championships. Then the Browns left town, returned in 99, and pretty much have been perennial losers since then for the most part.
November 20, 20231 yr Just saw this blast from the past, during my college days. Sixth year in a row that the Steelers had lost to the Browns in Cleveland. https://x.com/MrCleveland_216/status/1726612319005032498?s=20 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 21, 20231 yr Tables turned "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 27, 20231 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 27, 20231 yr ^ something the article suggests at the end does make you think…what do the players think about these trick plays that seem to mostly backfire?
December 8, 20231 yr So mostly a national game "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 8, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, KJP said: So mostly a national game Yeah Kinda but it’s a little deceiving if you look closer, No NYC, Atlanta or Texas media markets which are huge and The Colts-Bengals blob is getting Chicago. The plus side is the entire west coast but the negative is it’s a 10am kick off for them. These maps are always tricky if it’s not a primetime night game.
December 10, 20231 yr ^ not too big an issue as they are used to being on the end of the usa time zones for broadcasts out west. its still impressive and great exposure. i didnt get to see the game today, but checking in yeesh looks like it was a nailbiter after an early big lead.
December 11, 20231 yr ^Browns should’ve been out of sight by HT, but nothings ever easy, is it? A Cleveland-born friend was enjoying the luxury of watching at home in LA, only for the local affiliate to switch to the Chargers game just as the Jags scored late to make it interesting! My hovercraft is full of eels
December 11, 20231 yr A little OT, but the interior shots of a holiday festive Tower City during the broadcast sure looked purty! 🎄
December 11, 20231 yr Looks like the Browns are trending toward a January rematch of this game in Jax (unless the Texans have something to say about this)
December 11, 20231 yr So good to see the Browns offense rediscover the WR's. You gotta give Flacco a lot of credit for his poise and old man superpowers. Lots of props to go around in fact. A very good W.
December 11, 20231 yr On 12/8/2023 at 6:51 AM, KJP said: So mostly a national game The Bengals' remaining 2023 schedule was altered and TV coverage was pulled back when Burrow went down with his second injury of the season. Most conspicuously, the New Year's Eve Bengals-Chiefs game was moved from prime time to 4:30pm.
December 18, 20231 yr I gotta vent, folks... and my ire is targeted at Browns fans again... It's really frustrating that we sat here since 1999 and all we wanted was a competent team that could win close games - we swore that was all we wanted to two decades... And now we have it and Browns fans are clearly not as excited about it as I thought we would be. I think Emmet Golden said it best this week, and I'll summarize.... "About 40% of Browns fans were calling for Stefanski's head... now he's doing arguably the best coaching job in the NFL against very tough odds, and those Browns fans are more angry that they were wrong than they are excited that the Browns are winning games." I have a busy day at work - but I'll go all in on a review this week either later today or tomorrow. Just had to get that off my chest.
December 18, 20231 yr Nevermind the Watson moral/morale disaster and Chubb's deflating injury, but are Browns fans not excited about the team? I thought the games tend to have high ratings and good merch sales.
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