Cleveland Browns: Maybe It Was the Pants
Posted August 19th, 2008 by George Thomas
I'm no fashionista. Some might even say I'm fashion challenged, but those Brown pants? Yuck.
In fact, they were so hideous that maybe they cast some kind of wicked spell on the Browns first-teamers Monday night.
Yes, they were live from New York and they definitely were the Not-Ready-For-Primetime Players and not in the good sense.
Shall we recap the first quarter? Oh, lets:
16 plays for 26 yards
Six penalties for 98 yards
A blocked punt for a safety
The subsequent kick from that safety returned for a touchdown
Said retuner, one Domenick Hixson caught two other TDs from Giants QB Eli Manning
The Giants recover a fumble and return it 80 gazillion yards for a score.
Derek Anderson suffers possible concussion
Pass protection is non-existent
Josh Cribbs injures ankle
Did I leave anything out? Let's face it. This isn't exactly what Browns fans expected in the team's first appearance on national television in umpteen million years. Hell, I'd suspect that even the Miami Dolphins, last year's worst team in the NFL, didn't expect this one. But it happened.
The best thing for the team? First Coach Romeo Crennel and his coaching staff obviously have some work to do with the O-line, the D-line, DBs…Well, can't they just start over? Just kidding.
The fact of the matter is that it's just the second pre-season game. There's still time to get most of these problems corrected.
Secondly, I don't know if a butt kicking like th is in the pre-season is necessarily a bad thing. It kind of serves as a reality check for a young team that is brimming with confidence. Does that confidence come close to arrogance? Not from what I've seen during my many visits to training camp, but still, this could definitely serve as one of those moments when they realize there's hard work to be done and they get down to the business of it.
August 19th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
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August 24th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Hey, George, I know you only write on your blog once every four to five months, but do you think you can occasionally take three seconds of your day (between racquetball games at the club) to delete the above junk that is perpetually spammed here? I don't know why it's a minor irritant for me, it just is. I'm no Internet maven, but don't they make some kind of blocker to prevent those blue crap posts from being posted in blogs?
August 25th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Alan, might I suggest more fiber?
August 25th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
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August 27th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Big George, already done. As I am reading this, and this is absolutely true, I am eating Trail Mix Crunch Cereal, the raisin and almond variety. I also dumped some blackberries and blueberries in there, which I purchased from Marc's yesterday. If everything works out as planned, I should be pooping up a storm within the next 45 minutes. I'll keep you posted.
August 27th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
George, over two hours later. Absolutely nothing. I'm beginning to wonder about your fiber theory.