It hasn’t been pretty. It hasn’t even been particularly “okay”, even by beer goggle standards, but at the half, with the Browns getting the ball, its a 10 point game, and as we all know and love, the Browns will make a game of it. I hope.<\/p>\n
My notes:<\/p>\n
1:03 PM – Browns kick to Super Bug Dante Hall. Seriously, is that Webster in pads? Not a big return, we’re good. Whew!
1:09 PM – After a good stop, the Browns get a first down on their first play, then 3 plays later are lining up for the FG. Such a predictable start to the game, they finish EVERY first drive with a FG attempt. Its good, 3-0 good guys.
1:12 PM – A little better return by Hall, but still nothing ugly. This is good.
1:16 PM – KC self destructs, Trent Green is breaking out his game ending play in the first quarter, someone should tell him you don’t throw to the fat guys. Then again, if jerkoffs like Gerard “Pocket Change” Warren is going to let him off the hook with a stupid stupid stupid personal foul, maybe he can keep it up.
1:19 PM – More Warren-related stupidity.
1:20 PM – Priest Holmes for 6, at this point, I’m looking for 237 yards rushing out of him today. (He actually finishes with about 90 and 65 or so receiving, I’m not too far off here. That screen pass killed all damn day.)
1:22 PM – In the quest to find some hangover-safe food, I find Timbits!!! (btw, even a couple beers on 2 hours of sleep and a relatively empty stomach can hurt you, especially when flavor mixing is involved) The joy of the donut hole is short lived, KC is in the endzone again.
1:29 PM – I’m really impressed with the way James Jackson is running the ball, even though he just fumbled at midfield. That’s okay, the defense is going to tighten up, right? Um, defense? We don’t need no stinking defense…
1:36 PM – Chris Crocker has to be the most worthless pile of trash to ever put on a uniform. 3rd and long is no time to make dinner plans with Anthony Henry. Meanwhile, Dick Enberg reminds us that the score is 14-0 Chiefs. Apparently, Phil Dawson doesn’t exist in his mind.
1:41 PM – Browns go deep and get the PI call. A cheap way to get 30 or so yards, but I’ll take it at this point.
1:46 PM – Huge reverse to Northcutt. THIS is the offense that made the playoffs last year.
1:49 PM – Incomplete, but there’s a roughing the passer flag. Apparently, Gerard Warren has snuck into a red jersey for this series. First and goal, Browns, and Holcomb looks gimpy again. This has been a good sign over the past 2 years.
1:53 PM – Touchdown for Jackson, the Browns are hangin in!
1:59 PM – I’m starting to think this “7 yard cushion” defense in the secondary isn’t the best gameplan. Anthony Henry is lucky for two things. 1) He had that season with 157 INTs or whatever a couple years back, and 2) He plays on the same field as Chris Crocker. If either or both of these weren’t true, he’d be a horrible DB.
2:12 PM – Browns get a break as a punt touches a KC upman. The lethargic offense is given a chance! But what is that big ass ring on Butch’s finger? I’m guessing its something Miami-related, and I don’t remember if he has a Super Bowl ring from anywhere, but it damn better not be that.
2:16 PM – Despite the down right shitty spot on this run, I’m really liking what James Jackson is doing. Can we find someone to plant a little more ganja on William Green for next week, too?
2:18 PM – My heart was in my throat as Holcomb looks VERY wide for RJ Bowers. TD Browns, but I could have done three loads of laundry in the time it took that play to develop.
2:21 PM – Dante Hall gets loose (I still have no clue how he ducked out of the mass of white jerseys by the sideline.) Fortunately Chris Crocker doesn’t get as abused as he looked like he was going to get and trips him up. Still, this Hall kid is scary good. I bet Ma’am and George are very proud of him.
2:36 PM – Whats the best way to top off a job of really shitty tackling? By taking a shot at someone after the whistle, 30 yards from the play. Thanks Daylon. Man, the Browns DB’s are piss poor today.
2:38 PM – Man, the Browns DB’s are piss poor today.
2:45 PM – This entry was revised after the end of the game. Green scrambles, is going down, but as he’s wrapped up inches from the ground, he flings it off a lineman’s ass (his favorite route, remember), and its nothing more than incomplete. Clock stops, KC gets an eventually meaningless FG (though a stop right before the half would have been HUGE!) End of the game, Holcomb is wrapped up for half the time Green was and the whistle blows immediately. Go figure.
3:15 PM – Michael Lehan reminds us that he’s part of the Browns secondary and gets abused like the dirty kid in the schoolyard.
3:20 PM – Andre Davis looks good in place of KJ. Good return, a couple of good catch and runs, too.
3:26 PM – Jackson picks up a big 4th and 1 down close.
3:29 PM – Which promptly leads to another field goal. How nice.
3:34 PM – I understand the concept of ESPN throwing away a few hours of programming when everyone is easily going to watch another network, but they’ve got the 2003 International Scrabble Championships on. Are you kidding me? I can’t even pronounce most of those words, and I like to think I’m a smart one. Next year, lets hope they can get John Madden and Beasley Reece to do the play by play of this big event.
3:41 PM – Nice job getting on the little runt before he could throw the reverse-pass. He better go hide in the clock after that one.
3:45 PM – Browns have to punt, to the surprise of no one, and have it downed at the “1 blade of grass line”, but it somehow pops free into the endzone. I think Lehan was involved. What a piece of crap.<\/p>\n
blah, blah, blah…. at this point, I think I realized that living through it on TV was bad enough, I shouldn’t have to penalize myself by typing it out, too. Browns go to 3-6 and need ALOT of help from the other shitty teams in the division to make anything of this season. BUT, Pissburgh and Cincy both win. Back to the basement!<\/p>\n
At least there’s hockey on at 4:30… or then again, maybe not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It hasn’t been pretty. It hasn’t even been particularly “okay”, even by beer goggle standards, but at the half, with the Browns getting the ball, its a 10 point game, and as we all know and love, the Browns will make a game of it. I hope. My notes: 1:03 PM – Browns kick to … Continue reading The Browns are back! And sweet Jesus, are they ever!<\/span>