Pro:

Charlie Frye- Frye has been completing over 62% his passes. He has a QB rating higher than Ben Roethlisberger, Steve McNair and Jake Plummer. He has thrown 5 td's despite being sacked 16 times and spending more time running than your average felon. He has been cool in the pocket (when there has been one) and has shown good leadership according to his teammates. Bernie Kosar, in an interview on WTAM, said that Frye has all the tools and needs a decent line to protect him. Bernie said that Frye has a chance to be great if he can stay on his feet.

Defense- The defense has, with the exception of the Cincy game, been pretty good. They have kept us in every game despite spending a ridiculous amount of time on the field almost every game. Ralph Brown sucks but other than him the secondary has done quite well despite injuries. Sean Jones and Brodney Pool have both been outstanding.

Kellen Winslow/Braylon Edwards- Finally healthy, putting up the numbers that everyone thought they could. They have combined for 50 catches, 593 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Special Teams- Given the practice Zastudil gets he should be good. Cribbs leads the league in kickoff return average and Northcutt leads the league in punt return average.

Con:

Playcalling- Started the first week with Carthon calling fullback sweeps on 3rd and 1...twice. The play calling has been astonishingly conservative given we have playmakers all over the place. This week Carthon decided to mix things up by throwing in a fullback pass on the goalline. Moronic play call. Chris Palmer showed more guts than this guy. It seems like we are content to dink and dunk without ever trying anything down the field. In the 21 games that Carthon has been the coordinator the Browns have been the lowest scoring team in football.

Running- Droughns has been hurt and inconsistent when he is in. The next problem is probably what is hurting the running game.

Offensive line- These guys suck. Frye has been sacked 16 times but seems to get hit on nearly every passing attempt. Frye is constantly being sacked on 3 step drops and in the midst of handoff attempts. I know very little about the intricacies of football but I know a sack on a running play is a very bad thing. The line has had plenty of time to "gel," this is a matter of a lack of talent. They have been little better when it comes ot clearing holes to run. Droughns gained 6 yards after first contact on one play last week, sadly he only made one yard past the line of scrimmage.

Charlie Frye- Much as I am a Charlie Frye apologist I will admit that he has made some really, really bad decisions this year. He has thrown nine interceptions but, in his defense, four have bounced off of his receivers hands and one smoked Droughns in the head. The interception in the end zone against Baltimore quite probably cost us the game and one in Oakland would have had the same effect had the defense not tightened down. Bernie said much the same thing when he said the only thing keeping Charlie from being great was his decision making (and the O-line of course). Bernie is of the opinion that Charlie will learn and get better. One can only hope.

Sorry this is rather poorly written. I put it on Facebook first and didn't bother proofing it.