While We’re Waiting… More on Peter King, Previewing Browns/Bears, and Gameday Rituals
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A little follow-up on the Peter King prediction: “Like you, I don’t think the Browns are going to be very good. But I also don’t have my head buried in Favre’s sandhole either. I see that there are infinitely worse football teams in the NFL with [worse] coaching, worse personnel and an even longer history of suckitude. But I get it man…the Browns aren’t a sexy team. They’re meat. They’re potatoes. They have plain uniforms in a boring city. I get all that. But that doesn’t mean you can completely ignore them and just throw a [crummy] record at them without giving a SINGLE REASON OF YOUR OWN as justification.” [Spencer096/Major League Jerk]
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No logo needed previews tonight’s Browns game: “David Bowens has not seen a snap in the preseason. It would be nice to have an idea of what one of your starting outside linebackers are like. This is the 3-4 defense. Instead, David Veikune and Alex Hall will receive valuable time. Perhaps one of them can develop into a starter.” [Don/NLN]
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Both Teams Played Hard takes on the Cavaliers Logo [BTPH]
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Break out your gameday rituals: “When it comes to game time, me and my gamewatching crew have observed the same two rituals for as long as I can remember. First, we have a framed 16×20 of Wayne Woodrow Hayes that is passed around for everyone to rub for good luck. Then, Woody takes his rightful viewing spot propped against the coffee table so he has front row seats for that Saturday’s clash.” [Chris/Eleven Warriors]
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And finally, the glorious UM-Rodriguez-Booster story, now with more terrorist-related terms! [Tommy Craggs/Deadspin]
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Why would King offer any logic behind his prediction? He’s usually too busy complaining about coffee and traffic to offer anything of substance.
“We’ll rotate the number two reciever game to game based on matchups, practice, reps, whatever”. As for Brian Robiskie, “he’s fighting for an active gameday slot, depends on how he does on special teams”.
Eric A. Mangini
Good idea coach, platooning recievers. Way to let the locker room know their roles. That will keep em’ on their toes coach.
Gotta love the way Mangini keeps our opponents guessing. He’s not going to announce until just before game time whether the Browns will wear the turd pants or not.
@ #2/Isis — it’s not like our receivers’ knowledge of their “roles” helped them in the past, man. Braylon knew his role, and sucked at it. Knowing what one should do does not mean one does it.
Maybe this approach could work; force players to not be relaxed (read: lax) in their position, and rather want to prove themselves when they’re out there. Keep in mind that we’re dealing with primadonnas (regardless of how good/bad they might be) who feel like they are the best thing that ever happened to the NFL.
@2
Come on, Isis, drafting Robo seemed like a good idea at the time.
football starts tonight
gamecocks vs ncstate 7pm
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@5 – Not to me it didn’t.
@#5-hardly Mr. Cleaveland. But yes, he’s “smart”. The most NFL ready receiver in the draft?!!
Ray Maluuega
COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAY!!!!!!!!!
Gotta agree with Isis here.
On a team with as many personnel gaps as the Browns, it’s very disappointing to hear a head coach say that one of your 2nd round picks will need to pick up his game on special teams if he expects to see the field.
Guys, I was just funnin’ about Robo. We should have taken Roy Mellonguoneupyoetoh like Isis said.
Craig is going to flip his lid with these spellings
Is there a WFNY comment board rule about posting the same message over and over and over? I’m pretty sure that’s called spamming, and should be banned.
@ #13 Tron
http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/?page_id=1547
I actually didnt see spam listed there…