Open Thread: Browns at Philadelphia Eagles
Written By: Scott | Category: Cleveland Browns | Comments: 110
Well, here we are. The third Monday Night Football game of this wonderful season. We better enjoy it as the league may not give us another one for about 10 seasons after the shear collapse that the Browns provided. We already broke down what has to happen for the Browns to win, and you can tell by our tone that our hopes are not exactly sky high.
Kellen Winslow will be out again. No Jerome Harrison either. Ken Dorsey will be under center with Bruce Gradkowski making the “Oh, that had to hurt” face on the sidelines. Have I mentioned that we haven’t scored a touchdown in three weeks?
The Browns are giving up an average of 148.5 yards per game on the ground. Eagles running back Brian Westbrook is averaging 121 all by himself over the past two games. If we want to play the comparison game, though, the Eagles tied the Bengals. We beat the Bengals. Thus, we should beat the Eagles. Right? Right? Anyone?
TKNK’s for the evening (subject to alterations):
- “Expectations” = 1
- “Second team ever…not make the playoffs” = 1
- Any reference to Phil Savage’s infamous email = 1
- Any reference to Romeo Crennel’s pink slip = 2
- Any reference to “Waiting For Next Year” = 10
Author: Scott
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Oh…this should be fun.
What are we going to do next year without Tony on Monday nights. Cause you know the Browns aren’t playing on Monday night anymore for a while.
Wow, aggressive with the drink assignments.
Glad this game is stuck in the middle of Drycember.
Can the Browns win? As KG says, anything is possible. The realist in me says no way TK.
over/under on how many monday night games for the browns next year?
ummm… one?
I’m gonna big daddy Wilbon this one and push.
ESPN needs a Monday night to talk about how LeBron is leaving Cleveland.
no live chat?
it would make the pain much more tolerable.
This “Comon Man” bit on the ESPN pregame show is horrendous.
Berman must go!
C’mon man!
I second Wendigo; I could go for a live chat/blog.
So I’ve decided to mute TK NK in favor of listening to Zane Lamprey on an LA radio station trying to save the greatest show of all time, Three Sheets.
Anybody else lurking around here at all?
Still is nice though to see the Browns on MNF.
Maybe they can be the upset team this year for someone else. My hopes against Pittsburgh went down the drain yesterday.
Already wonderful kickoff coverage.
Once again, automatically giving up 3rd and long.
Eagles look efficient, Westbrook just bounced one outside for about 10 yard. Even when the D line contains the inside, Wimbley gets sealed on the edge and Westbrook can make a decent gain.
linebackers get sealed, so let’s make sure we run a defense that relies on more of them…
Eagles TD 4:15 into the game.
so, is this game over now?
Any takers on bets for Browns going 3 and out?
How about a 1-6 defense? That’d show them!!!
Sadly can’t liveblog angry profanities and NKs.
Instead I yell them at my dogs.
Jamal Lewis and a cloud of dust.
Josh Cribbs with the first down…
Dorsey with a tipped duck of a pass that made its way to Vickers, first down!
One, one catch… ah ha ha!
They act like Dorsey is some high school kid we picked up off of the streets. He’s not going to the hall of fame or anything, but he is an nfl quarterback.
In comes Captain Clutch!
BTW, I ordered a “Captain Clutch” WFNY shirt yesterday!
Depressing stat – franchise record for field goals.
raster – I’d say he’s probably a late pass interference call from being in the college football hall of fame, for what it’s worth.
My girlfriend that rarely watches football just said it best regarding Dawson’s record. “That’s not a record he really wants, is it?”
Another lousy kickoff coverage, Eagles out to the 40ish.
My friend just texted me that Andy Reid = Fireball Mario… that made me happy.
How did we not get an unsportsmanlike penalty on that slap on the ass by 91 after the false start?
0 for 3 on third downs.
When does Terry Cousins blow his assignment?
Jaws over analyze NK.
Finally held on a third down. Alright!
i laugh when i think of shaun rogers playing defensive back.
I laugh when I think Craig Stadler = Andy Reid.
Jamal Lewis is annoying. Why’s he still in there, he does nothing for the offense….nothing
You can tell Ken Dorsey doesn’t want to stand in there and take a hit.
Can Mel Tucker take notes on what it means to put pressure on the QB, please?
Craig
Seriously, I have not seen the Browns do a blitz like that all year…
Can anybody honestly tell that Romeo ever worked for Bill Belichick? I mean, Belichick would murder these players before he let them play D like this.
They should have put Bernie on the call tonight to balance out Jaws’ jovial biased ass. Sadly, TK is in prime suck-up mode.
The commentators’ borderline mocking of the Browns is angering me.
Andre Davis diving in late like a dumbass just hurt Rogers. Cut him now.
Filthy Pick by Sean Jones!!!!
Nick diving pick on the Wildcat!
Nice to see Rubin finally get some playing time, maybe even Rucker will get a few plays.
Craig that’s the problem, Bellicheck always did the dirty work, Romeo never learned how
Why would Andy Reid do that? They weren’t having any problems with Vanilla conquering the Browns defense…
Of course Jaws likes the Wildcat play call.
It was like Bellicheck had the secret play book that dude had in the “Waterboy”…and Romeo was never allowed to touch it…
“Mr. Monday Night” they say about Braylon…more like “Mr. Inconsistent”.
So why is braylon catching the ball now??
Jack – you think Belicheck does this kind of dirty work?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va4HVRgbXiY
Just a bad pass from a backup QB…
Romeo is not phased by the pick six. He’s still happy to be working.
Strike that… I think Stallworthless cut off his route… what was he doing?
TK NK Romeo reference.
At least they went ahead and talked about how bad the team has been under RAC/Savage.
Then they showed some squiddouche dressed up as Elvis in green and grey.
Then Jaws overannunciated.
TK NK Cowher
Wow that ALMOST worked out well.
If only he hadn’t slowed down just that lil bit around the 30
The browns should be down by a lot more, but they still have zero chance of winning because they can’t do anything that even remotely approaches scoring.
“I think the Eagles played an outstanding half of football but they still let Cleveland stay in it” – Tom Jackson.
That’s why he gets paid the big bucks. In-depth analysis like that.
Westbrook would have caught up with him if he didn’t slow down, the hesitation move is what got him past Westbrook. Only way B-Mac scores is if he somehow bowls over Westbrook. Great pick anyways
Wait, NOW not scoring a touchdown is not acceptable?
Well, bring out the crash cart…are players getting hurt or are they just trying to avoid playing?
Where have those catches been all year?
That would be considered a “hard catch” he always catches those. He can’t catch the straight to him, feet firmly on the ground, no one around you pass.
Thanks Tirico, thanks.
I don’t know if the announcers are unnecessarily harsh or our teams are unnecessarily bad. Probably both.
Why not try the field goal there? Phil’d hit it.
It’s nothing we haven’t said affter all
Is it just me or is Davis actually making plays and tackling tonight?
He’s doing well tackling Shaun Rogers…
TK NK EMAIL
Phil Savage email NK
Email reference.
The Browns aren’t capable of running a screen pass…
This is just boring to watch… just boring.
Cleveland State FTW
Completely boring….why can’t the Cavs be on..
Should have watched Cleveland State beat Syracuse.
I was really bored today and looked up the original TK NK – pregame vs Jets.
That day the game was in competition with Misty May-Treanor’s behind. Much tougher competition than C-State hoops.
The red zone is the vomit zone for the eagles… haw haw haw…
Wait, when did Donte Stallworth sign with us?
No, I don’t feel sad for him at all.
I just finished cursing out TK and my wife is tired of me… NO I DON’T FEEL SORRY FOR THE MOST INEPT HUMAN BEING TO COACH IN THE NFL SINCE HIS ILL FATED OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MO CARTHON.
That player had a green jersey on. We are wearing white jerseys. Someone better tell Dorsey
Like the last one I believe someone hit Dorsey’s arm.
Can Cribbs just take over? Hell, at this point put Gradkowski in the ball game.
Thanks Tony, for letting us know how disappointing it must be for Cleveland fans. At least Tirico didnt bring up LeBron’s imminent departure.
Way to drop in mention of your ballclub Jaws, hows next season going for ya anyways?
Livin on a Prayer…
Also, Jaws just mentioned Reid not wearing his emotions on his sleeve. Neither does RAC.
Can we just forfeit the rest? The browns can’t do anything on offense, that’s for sure.
Golf clap, yay.
TOUCHDOWN! TOUCHDOWN! TOUCHDOWN!
Well, least SOMEONE is trying to score
To anyone who jumped off the B-Mac bandwagon, you are allowed to come back on board, I’ve been waiting for you
Not to get down on the D-Mac parade, but that was a wounded duck that I think even Braylon “Butterfingers” Edwards could catch. Nice TAINT though….
Sorry – I meant the B-Mac Parade, not D-Mac.
My apologies.
And there was some rejoicing.
Randy Lerner should be enjoying this game, what with all the kicking and punting the Browns I mean Aston Villa are doing tonight.
I know it doesn’t matter, but where are the throws to Braylon in the second half? Not to say we can forget the Braylon criticism, but dude did make some plays in the first half, right? The game is still over and all, but I don’t want to let this staff off the hook because all the QB’s are hurt.
Or, as my sister just texted me, still no offensive touchdown
Thanks TK… tried the college guy… tried the coordinator… now they need to find a YOUNG coordinator who is tough as nails.
My solution is quite simple. Keep Savage, but make his responsibility strictly the draft.
Bring in Marty to be the GM/President.
Don’t allow the Niners to sign Singletary, sign Mike Singletary and sign Ron Rivera (former teammate of Singletary in Chicago) as the defensive co. That gives you a definite personality of an organization.
Lerner’s hand has got to be trembling as it hovers over the red button. Just do it Randy, so we can get started early on the search. Look at is as a Christmas present to the people of the city of Cleveland.
Another 3 hours well spent. Romeo Must Go!!! Cavs on Wednesday. Cavs on Wednesday.
Side note – Paul Pierce looks like he got hurt in today’s game. He didn’t come back in a wheelchair, but still it could make somewhat of an impact on the season.
hey, just wondering… what does nk mean? Also, is it just me or does it seem that like whenever browns fans want something to happen, and it does, it never works out like it should. Nobody can lie about the fact that we all wanted Romeo as our coach after the patriots third super bowl. Looking into the future, I really don’t know who the browns should go after this offseason. At least im not a bengals fan though… thank the lord.
btw I love this web site and I am so glad it is back up…
NK means drink. Whenever tony mentions Brett or the jets, makes a stupid joke, etc; you take a drink. We developed this during the blowout by the giants during preseason MNF.
Not only did the Browns like Romeo, everyone in the country liked the pick. It is just that nothing works out….EVER.
“Not only did the Browns like Romeo, everyone in the country liked the pick.”
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Not everyone. For example, plenty of folks questioned why he had never had a HC job at his advanced age and wondered whether the Pats’ defense was Romeo’s work or Bill’s.