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troutman · 09-21-2009, 10:27 AM

Same old Browns:

TONY GROSSI’S GRADES
Offense: Brady Quinn’s throws were all over the gridiron. Four more sacks, another turnover. He looked better as a rookie. Converting 3 of 14 third down situations reflects equally poor play on first and second downs. Failing to punch in a touchdown on Denver’s fumble of the opening kickoff set the tone. Good grief, this wasn’t the Orange Crush they were facing. Bottom line: Not at a professional level.

Defense: Live by the blitz, die by the blitz. Kyle Orton made more plays on third down than on the others. Tackling in the fourth quarter was non-existent. Brandon McDonald’s lapse vs. Jabar Gaffney in the fourth quarter was a killer. Hank Poteat? Time to audition somebody else in the slot. Bottom line: Deja vu.

Special teams: Coye Francies and Blake Costanzo combined on a fumble and recovery on the opening kickoff. Josh Cribbs had one punt return of 17 yards and was bottled up the rest of the game. Dave Zastudil landed three of his six punts inside the 20 — one at the 6. Bottom line: Marked improvement.

Coaching: The two-tight end offensive base is not cutting it. Somebody has to instruct Quinn to throw the ball into the end zone on occasion. The defense gets gassed by the third quarter. At least penalties were cut in half, to four. Bottom line: Into crisis management mode already.
-- Tony Grossi

http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports...g_news_43.html

The Cleveland Browns are 0-2 and Ohio.com columnist Patrick McManamon has already accepted that the Browns are on the level of an expansion team.

McManamon points out that nothing has really changed from last season ---- too many mistakes, lack of execution and not enough impact players.

McManamon left Denver following the Browns recent loss with this:

This Browns' performance was as pathetic as an NFL team could have. And there's no blaming this one on the fact the Browns played a good team — like the Minnesota Vikings.

They left like an expansion team, a ragtag collection of guys who can't block, can't avoid penalties, can't stop the run, can't cover the pass and can't come up with a play when needed.

09-21-2009, 10:27 AM	#41
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Same old Browns: TONY GROSSI’S GRADES Offense: Brady Quinn’s throws were all over the gridiron. Four more sacks, another turnover. He looked better as a rookie. Converting 3 of 14 third down situations reflects equally poor play on first and second downs. Failing to punch in a touchdown on Denver’s fumble of the opening kickoff set the tone. Good grief, this wasn’t the Orange Crush they were facing. Bottom line: Not at a professional level. Defense: Live by the blitz, die by the blitz. Kyle Orton made more plays on third down than on the others. Tackling in the fourth quarter was non-existent. Brandon McDonald’s lapse vs. Jabar Gaffney in the fourth quarter was a killer. Hank Poteat? Time to audition somebody else in the slot. Bottom line: Deja vu. Special teams: Coye Francies and Blake Costanzo combined on a fumble and recovery on the opening kickoff. Josh Cribbs had one punt return of 17 yards and was bottled up the rest of the game. Dave Zastudil landed three of his six punts inside the 20 — one at the 6. Bottom line: Marked improvement. Coaching: The two-tight end offensive base is not cutting it. Somebody has to instruct Quinn to throw the ball into the end zone on occasion. The defense gets gassed by the third quarter. At least penalties were cut in half, to four. Bottom line: Into crisis management mode already. -- Tony Grossi http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports...g_news_43.html The Cleveland Browns are 0-2 and Ohio.com columnist Patrick McManamon has already accepted that the Browns are on the level of an expansion team. McManamon points out that nothing has really changed from last season ---- too many mistakes, lack of execution and not enough impact players. McManamon left Denver following the Browns recent loss with this: This Browns' performance was as pathetic as an NFL team could have. And there's no blaming this one on the fact the Browns played a good team — like the Minnesota Vikings. They left like an expansion team, a ragtag collection of guys who can't block, can't avoid penalties, can't stop the run, can't cover the pass and can't come up with a play when needed. Last edited by troutman; 09-21-2009 at 10:37 AM.