At the expense of Mike Bell and only Mike Bell, the Eagles have traded for RB Jerome Harrison of the Cleveland Browns. Remember him? He only did this last year.
Okay, so he lost the job to Peyton Hilis and found in himself in Eric Mangini's doghouse, the fact of the matter is, the guy who had the above performance last year is now the back up running back of the Philadelphia Eagles. I'm hard.
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
Monday, October 5, 2009
Were Rich Gannon And Donovan McNabb Ever Roommates?
Man, as time goes by, Donovan McNabb is looking better and better about not knowing that an NFL game ended in a tie. This time, however, it was Rich Gannon who pulled a McNabb, if you will. A big difference though was that Gannon was in the booth at the time. Via Shutdown Corner
NFL's overtime rules continue to confuse (Awful Announcing)
One year after McNabb infamously expressed surprise that professional games could end deadlocked, Gannon, the former Raiders quarterback-turned-CBS analyst, made a similar slip-up at the end of the Cincinnati Bengals-Cleveland Browns game, in which he was providing color commentary.Wow. I understand that not many NFL games go into overtime, let alone end in ties, but you would think that at the very least that everyone in the booth would know the very simple rule that if tied at the end of the game, all NFL games will play 1 (and only 1) 15-minute period of sudden death overtime. I have to agree with a point AA made in that McNabb's ignorance is a little more excusable in that the Eagles under McNabb-Reid have played in few OT games (I don't have these numbers handy, but I would be shocked if the Eagles are not below average in the number of OT games played since 1999), whereas not only as Gannon played in many, but he is in the booth informing the general public on all of the rules and intracisies of football. I would expect him to be familiar with rare rules hardly come up at all, let alone the simple basic timing rules and procedures for an event that occurs 10-15 times a year.
With seven seconds left in overtime, the Bengals called a timeout to prepare for the potential game-winning field goal, to be kicked by Shayne Graham(notes). It was an easy decision for head coach Marvin Lewis: Since the clock was running, calling a timeout allowed Graham and the field goal team to take their time instead of having to rush the kick. Gannon, though, took exception.
Why, you ask? Did he think a miss would give the Browns too much time to run a Hail Mary? Was it his belief that the timeout could unintentionally lead to a self-inflicted icing of Graham? Nope. Both those things would be somewhat reasonable (if still misguided).
No, Gannon didn't like the timeout because he thought that if Graham hit the field goal, it would leave too much time for dangerous Cleveland return man Joshua Cribbs(notes) to take back the subsequent kickoff for a touchdown. You know, that dreaded post-score overtime kickoff that has felled so many teams throughout history.
Gannon's partner in the booth, Ian Eagle, quickly and politely informed Gannon that the game would be over if Graham successfully converted the field goal, since NFL overtime is sudden death. Gannon laughed and apologized for his mistake. Awesomely, Eagle then asked if McNabb had infiltrated the broadcast booth. Nah, Ian, if that were true, Gannon would have vomited when the game got down to crunch time. (Rimshot!)
NFL's overtime rules continue to confuse (Awful Announcing)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
2009 NFL Preview: Cleveland Browns
By 49er16:
Well the Cleveland Browns dumped a former New England defensive coordinator in favor of another former New England defensive coordinator. The Browns fired Romeo Crennel and their GM Phil Savage after the Browns fell apart last season after starting out with huge expectations. In comes Eric Mangini who the New York Jets fired because his team fell apart after starting the season with huge expectations.
It still baffles my mind that the Browns hired Mangini after firing a coach who is just like Mangini. Both Crennel and Mangini were the Patriots defensive coordinator's. Both have the same type of personality. And both had the same type of coaching record. The hiring to me just made no sense at all, but it's the Browns. There hoping Mangini can find the success he had with New York in his first season, when he lead the Jets to the playoffs. Needless to say Cleveland is once again starting over.
Coaching Staff: Besides Mangini being named the new head coach, there is an entire new coaching staff. The defense will remain the same, but with Rob Ryan leading. Ryan was Oakland's defensive coordinator the past two seasons, and was the main culprit as to why Lane Kiffin was fired. Ryan will continue to run the 3-4 defense that Mangini prefers and his main goal for the defense is to stop the run and don't give up big plays.
The Browns will employ a west coast offense that wants to stretch the field. The Browns can't go anywhere but up on offense after going six straight games last season with a touchdown.
Quarterback Battle: Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn have continued to battle for the starting quarterback spot. Obviously the Browns want Quinn to win the starting job after spending money and time developing him. Anderson though is a better deep passer and he might fit the offensive philosophy better than Quinn. That is when Quinn isn't giving the defense the offensive hand signals. As of this moment, neither one has been named the starter.
Receiving depth: One of the area's the Browns will not have much depth in, is at receiver. With Sgt. Winslow in Tampa and Donte Stallworth suspended, Braylon Edwards is the only threat the Browns have at this moment at receiver. Edwards struggled mightily last season. He lead the league in drop passes. The Browns will try and use Joshua Cribbs at receiver, but that experiment has failed before.
An Improved Offensive Line: The Browns did improve their offensive line in the off season. They drafted Alex Mack and signed John St. Clair and Floyd Womack to give the team depth on the line. The Browns will need a strong offensive line to take pressure off of the quarterback and to open up lanes for old man Jamal Lewis.
Schedule: The Browns caught a break with their schedule. Their toughest road games are divisional games and they only have to play four playoff teams. Their toughest opponents have to travel to the dog pound this season. Plus they also catch a break in the fact that they play AFC West and NFC North opponents. Mangini caught a huge break in the scheduling department for his first season in Cleveland.
Video: Here's a video of the great and depressing history of the Cleveland Browns.
Prediction: 8-8, 3rd AFC North. The quarterback battle and the lack of depth at receiver will hurt this team in the long run. Their schedule will help them out finish the season off with a respectable record, but their division is too tough for them to reach the playoffs.
Well the Cleveland Browns dumped a former New England defensive coordinator in favor of another former New England defensive coordinator. The Browns fired Romeo Crennel and their GM Phil Savage after the Browns fell apart last season after starting out with huge expectations. In comes Eric Mangini who the New York Jets fired because his team fell apart after starting the season with huge expectations.
It still baffles my mind that the Browns hired Mangini after firing a coach who is just like Mangini. Both Crennel and Mangini were the Patriots defensive coordinator's. Both have the same type of personality. And both had the same type of coaching record. The hiring to me just made no sense at all, but it's the Browns. There hoping Mangini can find the success he had with New York in his first season, when he lead the Jets to the playoffs. Needless to say Cleveland is once again starting over.
Coaching Staff: Besides Mangini being named the new head coach, there is an entire new coaching staff. The defense will remain the same, but with Rob Ryan leading. Ryan was Oakland's defensive coordinator the past two seasons, and was the main culprit as to why Lane Kiffin was fired. Ryan will continue to run the 3-4 defense that Mangini prefers and his main goal for the defense is to stop the run and don't give up big plays.
The Browns will employ a west coast offense that wants to stretch the field. The Browns can't go anywhere but up on offense after going six straight games last season with a touchdown.
Quarterback Battle: Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn have continued to battle for the starting quarterback spot. Obviously the Browns want Quinn to win the starting job after spending money and time developing him. Anderson though is a better deep passer and he might fit the offensive philosophy better than Quinn. That is when Quinn isn't giving the defense the offensive hand signals. As of this moment, neither one has been named the starter.
Receiving depth: One of the area's the Browns will not have much depth in, is at receiver. With Sgt. Winslow in Tampa and Donte Stallworth suspended, Braylon Edwards is the only threat the Browns have at this moment at receiver. Edwards struggled mightily last season. He lead the league in drop passes. The Browns will try and use Joshua Cribbs at receiver, but that experiment has failed before.
An Improved Offensive Line: The Browns did improve their offensive line in the off season. They drafted Alex Mack and signed John St. Clair and Floyd Womack to give the team depth on the line. The Browns will need a strong offensive line to take pressure off of the quarterback and to open up lanes for old man Jamal Lewis.
Schedule: The Browns caught a break with their schedule. Their toughest road games are divisional games and they only have to play four playoff teams. Their toughest opponents have to travel to the dog pound this season. Plus they also catch a break in the fact that they play AFC West and NFC North opponents. Mangini caught a huge break in the scheduling department for his first season in Cleveland.
Video: Here's a video of the great and depressing history of the Cleveland Browns.
Prediction: 8-8, 3rd AFC North. The quarterback battle and the lack of depth at receiver will hurt this team in the long run. Their schedule will help them out finish the season off with a respectable record, but their division is too tough for them to reach the playoffs.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Eagles Week 15 Recap
Damn, between me working and me defending Lou Holtz's statement that Adolf Hitler is a great leader over at AA, I can't believe it's gotten this late. I know I promised you guys earlier and I apologize for the constant lateness for these. However, it seems whether I'm at college or on break, I'm always busy on Tuesdays.
Anyway, more to the stuff that you actually care about. The Philadelphia Eagles and The Utter Patheticness That Is The Cleveland Browns (sorry Browns fans, but any team that cannot score an offensive touchdown in a month is utterly pathetic). The Eagles came. They saw. They conquered. They struck early. They struck often. They never looked back. Face it, they flat-out dominated.
However, there were some discerning occurances in this game. For one thing, the Eagles were miserable in the red zone for the middle part of the game. 3 field goals and 2 interceptions (1 by McNabb and 1 thrown by DeSean Jackson on an obviously failed trick play). And yes, all of those were in the redzone. Which reminds me, FIRE ANDY REID! FIRE ANDY REID NOW! However, the first drive entered the redzone and resulted in a TD pass to Curtis and the last McNabb-led drive of the game (Kolb took over late cause of the blowout) resulted in a TD catch by Greg Lewis.
One other problem. Andy Reid is slowly slipping back into pass happy form. For the first time since the Eagles were thrashed by the Ravens, the Eagles passed the ball more than they threw it (38 pass to 33 run). Not good Andy, not good. Westbrook had only 16 carries for 53 yards. And while it did not matter much against a lackluster Browns team, it will matter much down the stretch against the Redskins and the Cowboys. And while the Redskins are in a terrible tail-spin and the Cowboys are riding high after accomplishing the not that impressive feat of beating the Giants at home when the Gmen were without Brandon Jacobs and Plaxico Burress, it will still be critical for the Eagles to play their best games of the year in these last 2 weeks because with everything on the line for the Eagles' opponents in the respective games, you know both of those games are gonna be dog fights to the end.
Aspeaking of the playoffs, the playoff scenario has changed for the Eagles. More on that tomorrow when I will once again delve into the playoffs and analyze and breakdown what each game featuring an NFC team in the playoff chase means to the Eagles and what they want to happen in those games.
Anyway, more to the stuff that you actually care about. The Philadelphia Eagles and The Utter Patheticness That Is The Cleveland Browns (sorry Browns fans, but any team that cannot score an offensive touchdown in a month is utterly pathetic). The Eagles came. They saw. They conquered. They struck early. They struck often. They never looked back. Face it, they flat-out dominated.
However, there were some discerning occurances in this game. For one thing, the Eagles were miserable in the red zone for the middle part of the game. 3 field goals and 2 interceptions (1 by McNabb and 1 thrown by DeSean Jackson on an obviously failed trick play). And yes, all of those were in the redzone. Which reminds me, FIRE ANDY REID! FIRE ANDY REID NOW! However, the first drive entered the redzone and resulted in a TD pass to Curtis and the last McNabb-led drive of the game (Kolb took over late cause of the blowout) resulted in a TD catch by Greg Lewis.
One other problem. Andy Reid is slowly slipping back into pass happy form. For the first time since the Eagles were thrashed by the Ravens, the Eagles passed the ball more than they threw it (38 pass to 33 run). Not good Andy, not good. Westbrook had only 16 carries for 53 yards. And while it did not matter much against a lackluster Browns team, it will matter much down the stretch against the Redskins and the Cowboys. And while the Redskins are in a terrible tail-spin and the Cowboys are riding high after accomplishing the not that impressive feat of beating the Giants at home when the Gmen were without Brandon Jacobs and Plaxico Burress, it will still be critical for the Eagles to play their best games of the year in these last 2 weeks because with everything on the line for the Eagles' opponents in the respective games, you know both of those games are gonna be dog fights to the end.
Aspeaking of the playoffs, the playoff scenario has changed for the Eagles. More on that tomorrow when I will once again delve into the playoffs and analyze and breakdown what each game featuring an NFC team in the playoff chase means to the Eagles and what they want to happen in those games.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Monday Night Football Eagles Week 15 Preview
Who: Browns @ Eagles
When: Monday Night at 8:30
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What Channel: ESPN (The game will be simulcast in the local markets of Cleveland and Philadelphia with 6ABC simulcasting in Philly and Fox 8 in Cleveland.)
Announcers: Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Dr. Tony Kornheiser (He's not a real doctor, he just likes to play one in the booth on MNF when players get hurt).
Are you ready for some football? Some Monday Night Football? Some Eagles Monday Night Football? I certainly am. And this should be a fun one from the standpoint of an Eagles fan. Although, I'll admit, the last time I thought an AFC North team would be easy, we tied the then 1-win, now 2-win Cincinnati Bengals.
The Eagles should not take this game totally lightly, though. The Browns do have some offensive potential with their running back, Jamal Lewis, and in their highly underachieving receiving corps consisting of Ex-Eagle Donte Stallworth and Braylon Edwards. That threat does go away though when the fact that Ken Dorsey is the Browns' quarterback becomes apparent.
One thing that cannot be overlooked though is the fact that the Browns are a team that do seem to get up and show up at Monday Night Football. They have won 2 of their 4 games this year on MNF, which includes beating the 11-3 Giants and going on the road and beating the Toronto, er, Buffalo Bills (in their old home of Buffalo, that is). The Eagles, on the other hand, are a team that have seemingly NOT gotten up for prime time games. Well wait, that's false. Andy Reid has not gotten up for MNF and SNF games this year. The Eagles are 0-3 this year in night games and they have all come down to the last 2-minutes and the Eagles had a game-winning drive going in all 3 of them and in all 3 of them they failed to convert a 4th down play.
Will the streaks continue tonight? The answer is simple. No, they won't. The Browns are going to be without back-up running game James Harrison and without the services of Kellen Winslow. And most of all, Ken Dorsey is going to be going up against a Jim Johnson defense. Can you say, blitz blitz blitz? Aspeaking of blitz and how the Browns are going to protect it, today marks the return of Ex-Eagle Hank Fraley to the Linc. May his highlight of the night be Eagles fans giving him an ovation of the beginning of the game.
As far as the Eagles offense vs. the Browns defense goes, the only way this game gets remotely interesting is if the Browns defense can actually defend the Eagles' potentially explosive offensive attack. The Browns defense has not been very solid at all this year and they are 28th in total rushing defense, which, would not bode well for them against a healthy Brian Westbrook.
The Eagles, if they are playoff contenders, should turn this into a statement game. I'm not saying they're going to pull an Oklahoma and score 63 pints, but this could have the potential of a beatdown. And if the Eagles offense doesn't show up, this also has the potential to be a 6-6 tie. But in the end, if the Eagles are a remotely credible team (which having not thought so a month ago but now do think so), this game shan't be a problem. Eagles 31, Browns 6
I will not be live-blogging this game, however, assuming SSR can get an internet signal in the frigid Pacific Northwest, he will be live-blogging this game at http://www.badnewsbloggers.blogspot.com/ I won't be there, but seeing as it's the site's first live blog, I encourage you to be there and chip in your thoughts. Me, well I'll be watching with me family without a computer in the room. I may check in with you guys at halftime if I'm not in the mood to hear the same Bermanisms for the 645,509th time.
When: Monday Night at 8:30
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What Channel: ESPN (The game will be simulcast in the local markets of Cleveland and Philadelphia with 6ABC simulcasting in Philly and Fox 8 in Cleveland.)
Announcers: Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Dr. Tony Kornheiser (He's not a real doctor, he just likes to play one in the booth on MNF when players get hurt).
Are you ready for some football? Some Monday Night Football? Some Eagles Monday Night Football? I certainly am. And this should be a fun one from the standpoint of an Eagles fan. Although, I'll admit, the last time I thought an AFC North team would be easy, we tied the then 1-win, now 2-win Cincinnati Bengals.
The Eagles should not take this game totally lightly, though. The Browns do have some offensive potential with their running back, Jamal Lewis, and in their highly underachieving receiving corps consisting of Ex-Eagle Donte Stallworth and Braylon Edwards. That threat does go away though when the fact that Ken Dorsey is the Browns' quarterback becomes apparent.
One thing that cannot be overlooked though is the fact that the Browns are a team that do seem to get up and show up at Monday Night Football. They have won 2 of their 4 games this year on MNF, which includes beating the 11-3 Giants and going on the road and beating the Toronto, er, Buffalo Bills (in their old home of Buffalo, that is). The Eagles, on the other hand, are a team that have seemingly NOT gotten up for prime time games. Well wait, that's false. Andy Reid has not gotten up for MNF and SNF games this year. The Eagles are 0-3 this year in night games and they have all come down to the last 2-minutes and the Eagles had a game-winning drive going in all 3 of them and in all 3 of them they failed to convert a 4th down play.
Will the streaks continue tonight? The answer is simple. No, they won't. The Browns are going to be without back-up running game James Harrison and without the services of Kellen Winslow. And most of all, Ken Dorsey is going to be going up against a Jim Johnson defense. Can you say, blitz blitz blitz? Aspeaking of blitz and how the Browns are going to protect it, today marks the return of Ex-Eagle Hank Fraley to the Linc. May his highlight of the night be Eagles fans giving him an ovation of the beginning of the game.
As far as the Eagles offense vs. the Browns defense goes, the only way this game gets remotely interesting is if the Browns defense can actually defend the Eagles' potentially explosive offensive attack. The Browns defense has not been very solid at all this year and they are 28th in total rushing defense, which, would not bode well for them against a healthy Brian Westbrook.
The Eagles, if they are playoff contenders, should turn this into a statement game. I'm not saying they're going to pull an Oklahoma and score 63 pints, but this could have the potential of a beatdown. And if the Eagles offense doesn't show up, this also has the potential to be a 6-6 tie. But in the end, if the Eagles are a remotely credible team (which having not thought so a month ago but now do think so), this game shan't be a problem. Eagles 31, Browns 6
I will not be live-blogging this game, however, assuming SSR can get an internet signal in the frigid Pacific Northwest, he will be live-blogging this game at http://www.badnewsbloggers.blogspot.com/ I won't be there, but seeing as it's the site's first live blog, I encourage you to be there and chip in your thoughts. Me, well I'll be watching with me family without a computer in the room. I may check in with you guys at halftime if I'm not in the mood to hear the same Bermanisms for the 645,509th time.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday Night Football Live Blog Cleveland @ Buffalo, 2nd Half
Those were some scary results I got when I googled Brady Quinn. No wonder Dr. Kornheiser has a man crush on him.
The second half is set to get under way with the Browns leading the Bills 13-10 in a game that's gone from dull to mildly interesting between 1st and 2nd quarters.
"Instead of the fastest 3-minutes, we had the slowest 4 hours." - Chris Berman on the Eagles-Bengals game. It's nice to see he's taking after Dan Patrick and recycling his material. He used that line on the Blitz.
Here's Cribbs on the kickoff return and he takes it to the 25. 1st down and 10 and on comes Brady Quinn.
"Michelle lost her hat from the teams at 20 report, it must be warming up down there." - MIke Tirico
Lewis picks up 3 on 1st down and 2nd down sees Lewis pick up a couple. 3rd down for the Browns. Brian Scott falls down leaving Winslow wide open for the first down and then some, but alas, there was a reason he was so wide open, and that was offensive pass interference. 3rd and 16 now for Cleveland. Quinn under pressure....incomplete. 4th down and that's a hugh 3 and out for the Bills.
Stop talking about the weather!!! It was 15 degrees in Seattle in 2006 but I didn't b***h about it! (Via SSR)
Did you hear Joe Buck during Game 5 part 1 of the World Series? Believe me, compared to that these guys are singing in the cold.
"Very cold night here in Buffalo, it feels like it's in the high teens with the windchill here." - Mike Tirico
Then again SSR, maybe you do have more of a point after all. 1st down from the 39 after the Zastudil punt is a run from Lynch who picks up 4. Injury timeout as Shaun Smith is injured.
Not one mention of penetration from Jaws tonight. (Via SSR)
There wasn't a mention of that last week earlier. Maybe a certain part of Jaws stopped penetrating...
2nd and 6 and Edwards swings it to Lynch who gains 3. 3rd and 3 and Edwards drops back, goes deep, and it's caught by Steve Johnson for 21 yards to the Browns 33! 1st down and a gain of 4. 2nd down and THE BALL'S OUT AND IT'S RECOVERED BY THE BROWNS!
"Down the middle, he finds Johnson." - Ron Jaworski (Via SSR)
Coupled that with Dr. Kornheiser's talk about how he likes boys, and these guys really should get a room together with a tape of Brady Quinn porn playing.
1st down and Quinn gives to Lewis who takes it across the 40 to the 42 for a gain of 5. 2nd and 6 and Brady Quinn scrambles for a gain of 8. 1st down Browns and Quinn passes to Edwards for 5. 2nd down is called back for an illegal formation and it's now 2nd and 10 and the pass is deflected. 3rd down and 10 and the Bills call a timeout.
"Rivalry week. Say that when it's 15 degrees outside." - Mike Tirico
3rd and 10 and Quinn from the gun goes deep for Edwards and it's CAUGHT AT THE 27! 1st down Browns. Lewis gets a couple on the carry. 2nd and 8 and Brady Quinn is sacked! And is it all about penetration?....No! Still no mention of it. 3rd and 17 from the BUF 34. Quinn's pass picks up 8 and on will come Phil Dawson to attempt a 43-yard field goal into the wind. It's up....and IT'S GOOD! 16-10 Browns.
Jackson picks up the kickoff and takes it to 42. 1st and 10 and Edwards passes to Lynch into the backfield and he gets a yard. We're reminded of the Music City Miracle. And yes, Bills fans, that was a lateral. 2nd and 9 Edwards scrambles and gets belted at midfield. Offsetting penalties will mean that that never happened. 2nd and 9 again. Edwards throws it away to the rich guy with the front row seat at midfield.
"Is there such a thing as too much time back there?" - Dr. Kornheiser
3rd and 9 and Edwards to Lynch who picks up a 1st down. Caught it out of the backfield and ran all the way to the marker and then some.
"He's saving his quarterback's bacon here tonight." - Mike Tirico
Bacon? 1st down picks up 7. 2nd and 3 and Jackson gets another Buffalo 1st down. 1st down and Edwards fires incomplete. 2nd down and Lynch with a good run for a first down.
"That's how you hit the hole!" - Ron Jaworski
"You don't get holes in the NFL, you get little cracks." - Ron Jaworski
"That was a little crack? I could have driven my bus through that, Jaws!" - Dr. Kornheiser
What a fantasbulous catched by Mercedes Lynch for the first down, he has the legs of a tarantusaur. - Emmitt Smith
Emmitt! Welcome to the blog! It's great to have a star like you here.
1st and 2nd down gives us Jackson runs of 6 and 2, respectively. 3rd and 2 and Lynch goes backwards and on will come Rian Lindell to add to tonight's field goal fest.
Lindell from 31-yards out...BANG! IT'S GOOD! 16-13 Browns
Cribbs takes the kickoff to the 17 as Mike Tirico tells us that no team in NFL history has blown 3 straight 13-point leads. Ravens, Broncos, and now the Bills? We shall see. Oh, by the way, nice gloves Doc!
1st and 10 for the Browns. Quinn fires to Edwards for another 1st down.
That's the end of the 3rd quarter with the score, Browns 16, Bills 13
"Romeo has had 3 soap operas bubble up on him in the last few weeks". - Dr. Kornheiser (Via Mal)
Jerome Harrison takes the hand off AND HE BREAKS FREE AND NO ONE IS GOING TO COME CLOSE TO CATCHING HIM AS HE TAKES IT INTO THE ENDZONE! TOUCHDOWN BROWNS! The PAT makes it 23-13 Browns
This one maybe over, but wait...
McKelvin on the kickoff return AND HE BREAKS FREE, HAS THE KICKER TO BEAT, HE WHIFFS! LEODIS MCKELVIN WILL GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE ENDZONE! TOUCHDOWN BILLS! The PAT makes it 23-20 Browns and this one ain't over yet, folks!
And here's Cribbs on the return and he can break 'em as well. A high kick backfires and the kick is out of bounds. Browns ball at the 43 as that's where it went out.
"I wonder what Shaun Rogers gets up to?" - Dr. Kornheiser after they showed the speed of McKelvin and Tirico announced the speed of Harrison on their respective runs.
".1" - Ron Jaworski
1st down and Quinn fires incomplete. 2nd and 10 and Harrison bounces to the outside ann picks up a first down and a tough late hit will be called as Harrison got bounced over to the bench. Add 15 to that one. It's amazing how momentum can draw penalties. Quinn fires deep to Edwards and it's incomplete as Edwards got his feet tangled.
Lewis takes for 3 on 2nd down. 3rd down and Quinn fires for Harriso who MAKES THE CATCH at the 9. 1st and goal and Lewis picks up 4. 2nd and goal and Quinn overthrows everyone out of the endzone. 3rd and goal...
...Quinn throws it out of the endzone again! Goalline stand for the Bills as we will see Phil Dawson come in to attempt a 22-yarder. Dawson drills it and...IT'S GOOD! 26-20 Browns
Kickoff taken to the BUF 42 and on 1st down Lynch busts one into Cleveland territory at the 44 for a first down. 1st and 10 and Lynch gains 3. 2nd and 7 and Edwards throws it to Lynch for the first down at the CLE 30. Here come the Bills!
No gain on 1st down as we find out that no Stanford QB has ever thrown a TD to a Cal player. Holding on 2nd down and that will make it 2nd and 19 now. Edwards gonna throw and it's incomplete intended for Robert Royle, the tight end. 3rd and 19. Edwards short to Lynch and he goes backwards and that may have just knocked them out of field goal range. Nice to see Dick Jauron channeling Andy Reid.
The punt is fair caught at the 17 by Cribbs.
"Donovan McNabb thinks every game is the Super Bowl, he just wants to keep playing." - Mike Tirico
Lewis gets 3 on the 1st down carry. On 2nd and 7, Quinn just launches one straight up into the air and IT'S PICKED OFF BY KO SIMPSON! But this one is going to be challenged and it does not look good for the Bills.
"You can't bank challenges from game to game." - Mike Tirico on the Browns not challenging until now.
"Really? It's not like roll-minutes?" - Dr. Kornheiser
The play is overturned and the Browns regain possession. 3rd and 7 and Quinn finds Kellen Winslow for the first down. 1st and 10 and Lewis picks up 3. 2nd and 7 and Quinn fires deep...Incomplete. 3rd and 7. Quinn from the gun passes and it's dropped by Braylon Edwards! There's another drop, Shutupkornholer.
Parrish takes the punt return to the outside and into Browns territory! 1st and 10 and Lynch pucks up 3 to the Browns 45. 2nd and 7 and Steve Johnson makes the catch for the 1st down at the 35. 1st and 10 and Edwards hands to Lynch who gets 7 there. And the Bills are circling that ol' wagon that Berman loves to talk about.
2nd and 3 and they give it to Lynch who BOUNCES OFF OF ROGERS! TO THE OUTSIDE, LYNCH REACHES FOR THE GOALLINE AND HE'S JUST SHORT! 1st and goal from the 1!
Edwards....QUARTERBACK SNEAK.....TOUCHDOWN BILLS! THIS GAME IS TIED! Lindell to give the Bills the lead on the PAT...IT'S GOOD! 27-26 Bills!
Has this game seemed to go on forever? Or does it just seem that way because it's so cold?? (Via Mal)
It's the cold. And yes, Andy Reid wonders how the Bills do it.
Cribbs takes the kickoff to the 30. 1st and 10 and Quinn finds Edwards for 12 to the 44. 1st and 10 is incomplete. 2nd down and 10 and QUINN FINDS WINSLOW FOR 16 YARDS AT THE BUFFALO 40!
He did it at Notre Dame? You mean almost beat USC in 2005 and get blown out by LSU, Ohio State and every other good team? (Via Walnuts)
Exactly.
2-minute warning and this one's ending in bold, again, folks.
Quinn throws on 1st down and it's NEARLY INTERCEPTED BY MCKELVIN! 2nd down is incomplete. 3rd down and that pass is batted....and incomplete!
And here comes Dawson for a 56-yard field goal to give the Browns the lead. IT'S LONG ENOUGH....IT'S STRAIGHT ENOUGH....IT'S GOOD! BROWNS TAKE THE LEAD 29-27
"That one was stroked beautifully." - Jaws with the late double entendre
Jackson on the kickoff return and he takes it to the 44.
"Unlike last week, I have not declared this game over." - Dr. Kornheiser
Edwards passes it to Royal and the Bills are at the Browns 35!
Lynch gets a couple on 1st down and the Browns call timeout in hopes that they might get the ball back. Boring start, but this is getting crazy!
Lynch gets another 2 yards up the middle and it's now 3rd and 6 as the Browns call another timeout. 3rd and 6 and Lynch to the outside and he gets 2 yards again and we'll be seeing a 47-yarder against the wind.
A 47-YARDER FROM LINDELL IS UP......NO GOOD!!!! WIDE RIGHT! AND THAT'S IT! THE BROWNS WILL ESCAPE BUFFALO WITH THE WIN!
And an eerily similar finish to that ill-fated Super Bowl. 47-yards. Wide right.
Quinn takes a knee and that puts a capper on this one, 29-27 the Browns over the Bills.
Thanks everyone for joining me for my first live-blog on my new blog. Good night and good luck. I will be live-blogging the Eagles-Ravens game Sunday afternoon, if you get the game, I hope that you will join me once again.
Monday Night Football Live Blog Cleveland @ Buffalo, 1st Half
All right folks. Yes, this has nothing to do with the Eagles and/or Andy Reid but Papa Bear AA can't make the live-blog tonight at Awful Announcing so we're having it here instead. This live blog will be run AA style. The comment section is yours to chime in and leave quotes. We'll get under way at 8:30 when our boys Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Dr. Tony Kornheiser (no, he's not really a doctor, he just likes to play one in the booth when players are injured) hit the air. See you then!
"Bills will beat the Browns...loser of this game is done anyway as far as playoffs go." (SSR)
With the way the Bills have looked in their division, I can't say I disagree.
"Feels like it's in the low 20s....and that's just fine with these folks." - Mike Tirico
"Anderson's quarterback rating was so low, if it was his body temperature, he'd be dead." - Dr. Kornheiser
The same can be said for most quarterbacks in the NFL. Very few have a rating of 98.6
Kickoff taken to the 44. 1st and 10 and Edward's pass is PICKED OFF BY WIMBLEY! Not a good start for Buffalo.
1st down and Quinn fires incomplete. 2nd and 10 and Lewis carries for 4. 3rd and 6 from the CLE 47 and that's incomplete. The Browns do nothing with the turnover and they'll punt it away. The fair catch was muffed but Jackson got it back. Edwards will try it again. 1st and 10....
Edwards hands off to Marshawn Lynch who gains a whopping 1 yard. 2nd and 9 and Edwards finds Roscoe Parrish for a gain of 21. 1st and 10 from the BUF 39 and Edwards gets back to the line of scrimmage on the scramble.
"Hey, another zero APR ad that IS NOT annoying. How about that, Toyota?" (Via Yet another idiot with a music blog.)
How about that?
EDWARDS IS PICKED OFF AGAIN! This time by Andra Davis and he takes it to the into Buffalo territory!
"Well, Romo throws 5 INT's last year and wins against Buffalo, maybe the roles are reversed in Buffalo's favor?" (Via SSR)
And Brady Quinn on the bootleg picks up 12.
"A lot of green grass in front of him." - Jaws
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Ralph field turf. 1st down and Quinn finds his full back, Ali over the middle for the 1st down. From the 25, the handoff is to Jamal Lewis who only gets a couple. 2nd and 8 and Quinn goes to deep for Edwards and...It's dropped!
"Brady Quinn looks like he's born to do this." - Dr. Kornheiser fawning over his man crush.
3rd and 8 following the timeout. Quinn to throw and it's broken up by Scott. And on comes Phil Dawson will come on to attempt a 40-yarder. It's up...and IT'S GOOD! 3-0 Browns.
Packers and Saints next week on Monday Night Football. That should be a good one. Here's Phil Dawson and his kick is a touchback.
Lynch takes it up the middle for 7 on 1st down. 2nd down and 3 and Lynch bounces it to the outside and picks up the first. Lynch is absolutely eaten up on first down by Shaun Rogers and that guy flat out scares me. 2nd and 11 and Edwards to Lynch for 3.
"Oh god, Packers/Saints next week? Favre-mania is back next week on Kornheiser Central." (Via SSR)
Yay! 3rd and 7 and Edwards dumps it off to Lynch in the backfield and it goes nowhere. And here's everyone favorite religious punter, Brian Moorman who kicks it to the fair-catching Josh Cribbs at the CLE 26.
"We'll have our eyes focused on Brady Quinn when the Browns take the field next." - Mike Tirico
Dr. Kornheiser can't take his eyes of Brady. Not you too Mike! We can't lose you!
That may have been the grossest fan shot I have ever seen on so many levels. 1st down picks up 8 and on 2nd and 2 Quinn hands to Lewis who goes nowhere and it's 3rd and 2. Quinn faces the pressure and Quinn is forced to throw it incomplete.
Parrish is deep to receive the punt and it's downed at the 1. Did that touch Parrish? Apparently not. Edwards hands it to Lynch and he's "pinballed" to the 4. 2nd and 7 and Lynch takes it for about 4. 3rd and 3 and the Bills are finally realizing that the key to winning most games is establishing a ground game. Something that's foreign to Andy Reid. Timeout Buffalo who barely avoid a delay of game.
EDWARDS IS PICKED AGAIN!!! FOR THE 3RD TIME IN THE 1ST QUARTER!
"Trent Edwards, he's a fairly bright guy he's been terrible thus far." - Dr. Kornheiser
Ex-Eagle Dante Stallworth goes backwards on 1st down and loses 4. 2nd 14 from the BUF 16. Quinn's pass is incomplete intended for Edwards. 3rd and long. Quinn goes toward the endzone and it hits the back of Brian Scott. Incomplete and on will come Phil Dawson. From 33 yards out...IT'S GOOD! 6-0 Browns.
"Trent needs a Priceless Pep Talk." (Via SSR)
Sadly, Peyton Manning is not here. Actually, that's a good thing. Nice kickoff return to the 49. 1st down and 10 goes not get a lot. 2nd and 8. Edwards hands to Lynch who gets 5. 3rd and 3 coming up. And it's dropped by Steve Johnson! Wow, talk about not helping a struggling QB.
I just realized that my attemps to bold on the Dawson field goals have not gone bold. Does anyone else see bold there?
"It can't be the cold weather because both teams are used to playing in cold weather." - Dr. Kornheiser forgetting about the warmer fall.
1st down goes for a couple. 2nd down goes for another couple and this could not have been a more boring quarter.
6-0 Browns after 1
3rd down and we have an illegal contact call that gives the Browns a 1st down. Lewis gains a yard and a half. Quinn to Winslow for a pickup of 13 and Tirico isn't lying when he's saying that was the best pitch and catch of the night. 1st down and Quinn fires to Edwards who actually brings the ball in! Gain of 19 and a 1st down at the CLE 49. Lewis picks up a measly yard on 1st down and from midfield Quinn goes over the middle for Edwards who makes another catch! 1st down at the 32.
"the players aren't dropping everything because the defenders have caught a few". - Dr. Kornheiser (Via Mal)
"You have to catch the ball with your hands." - Captain Obvious Ron Jaworski
2nd and 6 and Lewis to the outside and he's shoved out of bounds at the 2!
Did Dr. Kornheiser just annoint the Browns the sexiest team in the league?
Timeout Buffalo.
1st and goal and Cribbs takes the ball and he goes into the ENDZONE! TOUCHDOWN BROWNS! The PAT is good and the Browns lead the Bills 13-0.
Short kick and Jackson takes it all the way to the BUF 40. The Bills have good field position, so they have that going for them. 1st and 10 and Marshawn Lynch gets a couple on the wildcat. Edwards goes to Lynch out of the backfield and he picks up 4. 3rd down and Fred Jackson picks up a 1st down into Browns territory at the 34.
1st down and Edwards hands to Jackson who takes it all the way to the 17! Here come the Bills! 1st down and this time Jackson gets taken down in the backfield.
Here's Lynch weaving his way through the Browns defense INTO THE ENDZONE! TOUCHDOWN BILLS! The PAT is good and it's now 13-7 Browns.
"2 touchdown drives after a hard to watch first quarter has made this game interesting." - Mike Tirico telling it like it is.
The kickoff is taken for a touchback.
"He's a great looking kid." - Dr. Kornheiser on his man crush, Brady Quinn
1st down goes for a loss. 2nd down and the pass is caught by Edwards and it's now 3rd and 6 for the Browns. Quinn fires over the middle and he overshoots everyone. 3 and out for the Browns and momentum is with Buffalo now.
"He's gotta take that tight end down the middle." - Jaws giving us a lovely visual.
Edwards fires one deep and the Bills have the ball at midfield. 1st down and Lynch gains 8. 2nd down and 2 and Jackson through the middle gets another big gain.
"Brady Quinn wanted to play in Cleveland. If he ends up very good, he could be the governor of Ohio". - Dr. Kornheiser (via Mal).
Why would he want to set up Brady where he would undoubtally be involved in a sex scandal with Dr. Kornheiser?
Apparently I fell behind and NFL Gamecenter is not working for me. 2nd and 3 from the 27 and Edwards hands it off to Lynch who gets bottled up at the line of scrimmage.
Jackson out of the wildcat on 3rd down and he fights his way for a 1st down. What an effort! 1st and 10 from the 22 and it's deflected by Thomas and incomplete. 2nd down and Marshawn Lynch makes a diving catch, gets back up and gets all the way to the marker. 1st down Bills from the 12 with 31 seconds left. Edwards, scrambling and he gets to the 8.
"We've seen some poor clock management this year in the NFL." - Jaws
*cough*cough*Eagles
Timeout Buffalo. 2nd and 6 and Edwards fires to the ENDZONE...incomplete! Nearly picked off. 3rd and 6 and Edwards stands in the packet, eats dinner there, and ends up throwing it to the drunk guy in the front row. Here's Rian Lindell from 26 yards out. It's up.....AND GOOD! 13-10 Browns.
And that's the end of the 1st half, 13-10 the Browns over the Bills and I will see you in the 2nd half thread!
"Bills will beat the Browns...loser of this game is done anyway as far as playoffs go." (SSR)
With the way the Bills have looked in their division, I can't say I disagree.
"Feels like it's in the low 20s....and that's just fine with these folks." - Mike Tirico
"Anderson's quarterback rating was so low, if it was his body temperature, he'd be dead." - Dr. Kornheiser
The same can be said for most quarterbacks in the NFL. Very few have a rating of 98.6
Kickoff taken to the 44. 1st and 10 and Edward's pass is PICKED OFF BY WIMBLEY! Not a good start for Buffalo.
1st down and Quinn fires incomplete. 2nd and 10 and Lewis carries for 4. 3rd and 6 from the CLE 47 and that's incomplete. The Browns do nothing with the turnover and they'll punt it away. The fair catch was muffed but Jackson got it back. Edwards will try it again. 1st and 10....
Edwards hands off to Marshawn Lynch who gains a whopping 1 yard. 2nd and 9 and Edwards finds Roscoe Parrish for a gain of 21. 1st and 10 from the BUF 39 and Edwards gets back to the line of scrimmage on the scramble.
"Hey, another zero APR ad that IS NOT annoying. How about that, Toyota?" (Via Yet another idiot with a music blog.)
How about that?
EDWARDS IS PICKED OFF AGAIN! This time by Andra Davis and he takes it to the into Buffalo territory!
"Well, Romo throws 5 INT's last year and wins against Buffalo, maybe the roles are reversed in Buffalo's favor?" (Via SSR)
And Brady Quinn on the bootleg picks up 12.
"A lot of green grass in front of him." - Jaws
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Ralph field turf. 1st down and Quinn finds his full back, Ali over the middle for the 1st down. From the 25, the handoff is to Jamal Lewis who only gets a couple. 2nd and 8 and Quinn goes to deep for Edwards and...It's dropped!
"Brady Quinn looks like he's born to do this." - Dr. Kornheiser fawning over his man crush.
3rd and 8 following the timeout. Quinn to throw and it's broken up by Scott. And on comes Phil Dawson will come on to attempt a 40-yarder. It's up...and IT'S GOOD! 3-0 Browns.
Packers and Saints next week on Monday Night Football. That should be a good one. Here's Phil Dawson and his kick is a touchback.
Lynch takes it up the middle for 7 on 1st down. 2nd down and 3 and Lynch bounces it to the outside and picks up the first. Lynch is absolutely eaten up on first down by Shaun Rogers and that guy flat out scares me. 2nd and 11 and Edwards to Lynch for 3.
"Oh god, Packers/Saints next week? Favre-mania is back next week on Kornheiser Central." (Via SSR)
Yay! 3rd and 7 and Edwards dumps it off to Lynch in the backfield and it goes nowhere. And here's everyone favorite religious punter, Brian Moorman who kicks it to the fair-catching Josh Cribbs at the CLE 26.
"We'll have our eyes focused on Brady Quinn when the Browns take the field next." - Mike Tirico
Dr. Kornheiser can't take his eyes of Brady. Not you too Mike! We can't lose you!
That may have been the grossest fan shot I have ever seen on so many levels. 1st down picks up 8 and on 2nd and 2 Quinn hands to Lewis who goes nowhere and it's 3rd and 2. Quinn faces the pressure and Quinn is forced to throw it incomplete.
Parrish is deep to receive the punt and it's downed at the 1. Did that touch Parrish? Apparently not. Edwards hands it to Lynch and he's "pinballed" to the 4. 2nd and 7 and Lynch takes it for about 4. 3rd and 3 and the Bills are finally realizing that the key to winning most games is establishing a ground game. Something that's foreign to Andy Reid. Timeout Buffalo who barely avoid a delay of game.
EDWARDS IS PICKED AGAIN!!! FOR THE 3RD TIME IN THE 1ST QUARTER!
"Trent Edwards, he's a fairly bright guy he's been terrible thus far." - Dr. Kornheiser
Ex-Eagle Dante Stallworth goes backwards on 1st down and loses 4. 2nd 14 from the BUF 16. Quinn's pass is incomplete intended for Edwards. 3rd and long. Quinn goes toward the endzone and it hits the back of Brian Scott. Incomplete and on will come Phil Dawson. From 33 yards out...IT'S GOOD! 6-0 Browns.
"Trent needs a Priceless Pep Talk." (Via SSR)
Sadly, Peyton Manning is not here. Actually, that's a good thing. Nice kickoff return to the 49. 1st down and 10 goes not get a lot. 2nd and 8. Edwards hands to Lynch who gets 5. 3rd and 3 coming up. And it's dropped by Steve Johnson! Wow, talk about not helping a struggling QB.
I just realized that my attemps to bold on the Dawson field goals have not gone bold. Does anyone else see bold there?
"It can't be the cold weather because both teams are used to playing in cold weather." - Dr. Kornheiser forgetting about the warmer fall.
1st down goes for a couple. 2nd down goes for another couple and this could not have been a more boring quarter.
6-0 Browns after 1
3rd down and we have an illegal contact call that gives the Browns a 1st down. Lewis gains a yard and a half. Quinn to Winslow for a pickup of 13 and Tirico isn't lying when he's saying that was the best pitch and catch of the night. 1st down and Quinn fires to Edwards who actually brings the ball in! Gain of 19 and a 1st down at the CLE 49. Lewis picks up a measly yard on 1st down and from midfield Quinn goes over the middle for Edwards who makes another catch! 1st down at the 32.
"the players aren't dropping everything because the defenders have caught a few". - Dr. Kornheiser (Via Mal)
"You have to catch the ball with your hands." - Captain Obvious Ron Jaworski
2nd and 6 and Lewis to the outside and he's shoved out of bounds at the 2!
Did Dr. Kornheiser just annoint the Browns the sexiest team in the league?
Timeout Buffalo.
1st and goal and Cribbs takes the ball and he goes into the ENDZONE! TOUCHDOWN BROWNS! The PAT is good and the Browns lead the Bills 13-0.
Short kick and Jackson takes it all the way to the BUF 40. The Bills have good field position, so they have that going for them. 1st and 10 and Marshawn Lynch gets a couple on the wildcat. Edwards goes to Lynch out of the backfield and he picks up 4. 3rd down and Fred Jackson picks up a 1st down into Browns territory at the 34.
1st down and Edwards hands to Jackson who takes it all the way to the 17! Here come the Bills! 1st down and this time Jackson gets taken down in the backfield.
Here's Lynch weaving his way through the Browns defense INTO THE ENDZONE! TOUCHDOWN BILLS! The PAT is good and it's now 13-7 Browns.
"2 touchdown drives after a hard to watch first quarter has made this game interesting." - Mike Tirico telling it like it is.
The kickoff is taken for a touchback.
"He's a great looking kid." - Dr. Kornheiser on his man crush, Brady Quinn
1st down goes for a loss. 2nd down and the pass is caught by Edwards and it's now 3rd and 6 for the Browns. Quinn fires over the middle and he overshoots everyone. 3 and out for the Browns and momentum is with Buffalo now.
"He's gotta take that tight end down the middle." - Jaws giving us a lovely visual.
Edwards fires one deep and the Bills have the ball at midfield. 1st down and Lynch gains 8. 2nd down and 2 and Jackson through the middle gets another big gain.
"Brady Quinn wanted to play in Cleveland. If he ends up very good, he could be the governor of Ohio". - Dr. Kornheiser (via Mal).
Why would he want to set up Brady where he would undoubtally be involved in a sex scandal with Dr. Kornheiser?
Apparently I fell behind and NFL Gamecenter is not working for me. 2nd and 3 from the 27 and Edwards hands it off to Lynch who gets bottled up at the line of scrimmage.
Jackson out of the wildcat on 3rd down and he fights his way for a 1st down. What an effort! 1st and 10 from the 22 and it's deflected by Thomas and incomplete. 2nd down and Marshawn Lynch makes a diving catch, gets back up and gets all the way to the marker. 1st down Bills from the 12 with 31 seconds left. Edwards, scrambling and he gets to the 8.
"We've seen some poor clock management this year in the NFL." - Jaws
*cough*cough*Eagles
Timeout Buffalo. 2nd and 6 and Edwards fires to the ENDZONE...incomplete! Nearly picked off. 3rd and 6 and Edwards stands in the packet, eats dinner there, and ends up throwing it to the drunk guy in the front row. Here's Rian Lindell from 26 yards out. It's up.....AND GOOD! 13-10 Browns.
And that's the end of the 1st half, 13-10 the Browns over the Bills and I will see you in the 2nd half thread!
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