Strategy And Personnel

This is a pretty damning mid-term report card, but pretty much sums up a lot of what has been written on DBN.

7 months ago JustBob 28 comments 0 recs |

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Most of this sounds about right. I still can’t believe we are down to playing 4th and 5th string RBs.

Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.

by North Coast Flea on Nov 9, 2011 9:03 PM EST reply actions

Sure, we suck. But the rush defense is far from an F.

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Nov 9, 2011 9:12 PM EST reply actions

No, sounds about right to me.

In Golan we trust.

by SpecialBrownie on Nov 9, 2011 11:19 PM EST up reply actions

For the Houston game, absolutely.

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by rufio on Nov 10, 2011 12:27 AM EST up reply actions

Sorry, but it is a mid-term report card. That’s more than just the Houston game.

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Nov 10, 2011 8:20 AM EST up reply actions

Except that we still let two runners in a game run for more than 100 yards apiece.

I mean, you can do perfect on the multiple choice section, but when you come to the Essay that’s worth as much as the whole multiple choice section and more and you flunk it, that’s an F.

In Golan we trust.

by SpecialBrownie on Nov 10, 2011 8:55 AM EST up reply actions

Your analogy is weak. An aced A (your words) on half of something and then an F on the other half turns your “test” into an F. That’s a little far fetched.

Thank god you aren’t a teacher.

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Nov 10, 2011 10:51 AM EST up reply actions

Except that I am.

In Golan we trust.

by SpecialBrownie on Nov 10, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs

"I want my unwarranted optimism back." -Dilbert

by Simmsinns on Nov 10, 2011 3:27 PM EST up reply actions

Thats whats wrong with the education system.

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by J. W. on Nov 12, 2011 11:10 PM EST up reply actions

There’s more than that wrong with it.

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Nov 13, 2011 10:51 AM EST up reply actions

And you didn’t read it completely. The essay was worth the same AND MORE. Meaning your grade drops under a C, and depending on the difficulty and scoring, a possible F. When the time came to step up against a true running threat, we blew it hard. All the team’s up to that point did not have the running prowness that Houston employs. We stunk against Houston and our “pseudo” Run D performance up to that point, coupled with a true performance against Houston, pushed about a F perofrmance.

In Golan we trust.

by SpecialBrownie on Nov 10, 2011 11:04 AM EST up reply actions

I still find no way that it can be listed as an F. One team ran all over the Browns out of eight. If that deserves an F then about 20 teams will be getting one at this point.

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Nov 10, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions

Also, read below. You’ve still been wrong this whole time anyways.

In Golan we trust.

by SpecialBrownie on Nov 10, 2011 2:12 PM EST up reply actions

Read the headline above then hit the article and missed the little spot where it just says Texans game report card halfways done.

Anyways, I’m correct that it is not an F for the season. And yes it was an F for the Texans game but I didn’t say it wasn’t an F for that specific game. So yes, the Browns get an F for the Texans game.

So no, I haven’t been wrong on any it because even though I did read it wrong, we weren’t arguing that point anyways.

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Nov 10, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions

Meh, for the whole season, including the Texans game, including strength of running packages we’ve seen, I’d push a high F, low D.

In Golan we trust.

by SpecialBrownie on Nov 10, 2011 2:40 PM EST up reply actions

And that all really matters? Does any of this help salve your wounds of the Browns sucking hard this season?

by J. W. on Nov 12, 2011 11:12 PM EST up reply actions

I have no clue what you’re talking about. This looks more like a reply for John than it does me.

In Golan we trust.

by SpecialBrownie on Nov 12, 2011 11:32 PM EST up reply actions

If the grade is based on a subjective view of the quality of the rushing d, then the grade could easily be an F, regardless of the stats. It’s possible for someone to view the rushing d and say, yes their numbers look good but numbers lie and the evidence is their performance against a quality rushing opponent.

Mangini apologist by default.

I’m speaking about his innate accuracy, not how well that innate accuracy is translating on the field.

by Villeslgr on Nov 13, 2011 9:16 AM EST up reply actions