Delhomme Reportedly a Game-Time Decision Against Chiefs

They say its annoying and distracting.

Yeah I saw him play.
Most of AP saw him play

in case this wasn’t a joke, Wallace has been with the seahawks his entire career.

Interesting point. Wonder what Bernie would say? He is a beloved Browns legend, and he really could not have been without his disregard for his body, and the courage he displayed in the pocket. He was so slow, that so often he would have to wait for the last split second to make the play, and then just fearlessly take a hit. So what would you choose? To have the pain associated with football, and to be a legend and have some asset to rebuild your life on? Or less pain and being a mediocre bankrupt has-been?

Exactly.

it would be impossible to rec this enough.

Jake Delhomme has led a team to a Super Bowl before to his credit.

And it’s the difference between 3rd and 3 or 3rd and 7.

The Browns started as a 2 point favorite. The line may change based on Cleveland’s quarterback starting the game. I think the Browns are a better team than the Chiefs. It just looks like a must win for Mangini based on the next 7 games. They need to win the ones the are supposed to win now because it isn’t getting any easier and 1-9 or 2-8 may spell the end for Mangini (WHO I LIKE) Holmgren may want to completely start over including the coach if they go 1-9. Maybe not.

I honestly think the Browns are not a bad football team. Not a strong football team though. The quarterback situation is really the major problem. A better receiving core may help that but that is the glaring problem to me.

I wasn’t trying to say they produced consistently, I said young and talented.

We have to defend McCluster and Charles, which will be difficult for us. Bowe is difficult for anyone if he is catching the ball. Their defense is loaded with first round picks, and a Crennel/Vrabel reunion.

They might only need one or two plays against us if we are putting up 14 points per game. They are explosive enough to get those one or two plays.

Maybe the Browns are still better, but I don’t agree with this:

The Kansas City Chiefs are NOT a good football team. They really do not have much talented personel.

Champ, in this case I have to agree with you. The second half of that game went all the Chargers’ way. They barely squeaked out with a win, just like we barely squeaked out with a loss. I also believe the Chargers are overrated.

Charles is dangerous if we let him break out, even for just one play. Our special teams is good enough to contain Arenas and McCluster. Regardless what anyone else thinks, Chiefs fan or Browns fan, I think this is Cleveland’s game to lose, just like the Tampa game. Let’s hope we remember how good our running game can be.

This is one area where I feel Mangini will be judged. Daboll stayed he must produce. Fair or not that is going to reflect to some degree on Mangini. Whether or not Delhomme reverts back to 1985, I don’t feel is a product of Mangini’s coaching, but how we choose to use Delhomme will reflect on Mangini. If he decides to allow Daboll to have him throw the ball like last week I think he will be judged on that if Delhomme turns in a bad season.

yes. Trent Edwards? Really? Even after what we saw yesterday, there are only 1-2 teams that I would likely rather take their QB (for this year at least) of teams that drafted in the bottom 10 and that would be the Jags and the Raiders.

Every guy pretty much on the teams that drafted around us has a sucky QB. You can argue that one is a bit better than the other, but that all comes down to a matter of opinion. at the end of the day, all of them aren’t very good at this point.

You can forget Seneca Wallace ever being a long term fix. He is a career back up, and Colt McCoy is too small for the NFL. The Browns future quarterback has not been drafted yet. Hasselback was who Holmgren wanted, but the price was too high. I still like Jason Campbell as a mid term fix. I know ship has sailed but my point is any of the three quarterbacks on this roster will not be here long.

I dont think we will roll you but I think it will be a very close game

I didn’t get a chance to watch the whole game, but i’ve heard numerous times that the o-line didn’t look up to par and Thomas was beat a couple times, if i’m mistaken i apologize, but I’ve read and heard on a couple sports shows that people weren’t happy with the o-line play.

As far as the O-line, its all hear-say, as i said i didnt get to watch the game. I’ve listened to a lot of other people’s opinions on the radio and local radio stations seem to think the O-line wasnt up to par, i apologize if it was.

When i said the running game took a step back i was more so referring to the imbalance of running plays v. passing plays, which obviously isnt Harrison’s fault. I was referring to the fact that it didnt seem like a priority in the plays called, which obviously it should’ve been considering thats how we won the last 4 games. I am by no means inferring that it was Harrisons fault.

Hillis is a sexy play, cause he typically bounces off the first defender, but i dont believe thats a reason for Harrison who was on the team last year, to take a backseat. Hillis is going to be/is a fan favorite already because of his hard-nosed style of running but when you play like that, you’re subjecting your body to alot of abuse and someone with that style shouldn’t be a featured back in this modern era when most teams use a tandem RB backfield.

Haha, best part of the show was this game film they showed. Guess what play this was…

McCoy – “What? did you want me to throw it down there to nobody?”

Mangini – “IT WAS THE LAST PLAY OF THE GAME!”

McCoy – “…What if he ran it back for a TD?!”

Wonder if he actually bought the iPhones/iPads.

KC media is hoping for Delhomme.
Seneca has that stretch to the Offense that Delhomme doesn’t.

No, it can’t. It was great over those four games but even a one dimensional game is very unsustainable and if not working, is very prone to implosion.

I don’t think so….see Jets VS Ravens game from last week for further proof. Ground and Pound days are over, unless your defense is completely stacked. Even with a stacked defense you can still lose due to lack of explosion…see Jets.

every team with a non-franchise QB should build a Running game and an Offensive line.
That rookie with a rookie WR behind a rushing game and an O-line can shine enough to make a playoff run. Just look at Sanchez.

Approval of his performance will be hard to reach when he is being taken to the ground that often. If it continues, I would expect his decision making and timing to degrade quite frankly. That said, I was never sold on the fact that Cutler could become a great NFL QB. He has the skills and talent, but has not really proven it yet.

The other thing I predict has happened, is that Mike Martz is forcing Jay Cutler to stay in the pocket no matter what. I consider Jay Cutler to be dual threat, he does not take sacks normally.
Jay Cutler´s punishment, or shall I say the attitude swayer in this equation, is forceably imposing Mike Martz´s will on Jay Cutler, which is assumed to be the Greatest Show on Turf Part Two. This is done through positive or negative play-calling, reinforcing predictable safe play out of Jay Cutler, through fan approval or disapproval. That means, if Jay takes off, Mike takes plays out of his play-book.

What you say makes sense, logically at least.
I see a greater predicament at this point though.
Can the Bears degrade Jay Cutler enough, to make him unattractive to potential future employers? I would say, due to the receivers marooning him last year, and the offensive line this year, that trend has been established.

Yes, very.