Buffalo Rumblings Reviews the Browns vs. Bills Week 14 Match

by Chris Pokorny on Jul 1, 2011 11:01 PM EDT in General News

I don't have any of last season's Cleveland Browns games on tape anymore, and I don't know if I could get into the mood to watch them in full again. With that said, our Buffalo Bills affiliate, Buffalo Rumblings, has been doing film review of Buffalo's regular season contests last year. He just recently reviewed the first and second half of the Bills' meeting with the Browns in Week 14. Here are the links if you'd like to review their notes; some excerpts are listed after the jump.

Browns/Bills Film Review (1st Half)
Browns/Bills Film Review (2nd Half)

Browns gashed the Bills on the ground early. Simple blocking scheme: double a DT, get two to the second level, and Peyton Hillis is off to the races. Bills have no answer.

Paul Posluszny makes two of three tackles on a massive goal-line stand by the Bills defense that featured no Browns passes. Browns settle for a field goal and a 3-0 lead.

Ugh, I remember this. After Hillis' first couple of carries, I thought he was going to break the single-game rushing record or something. Then, we couldn't punch the ball in at the goal line, something Cleveland had been doing extremely well.

Awful quarterback play from Jake Delhomme. Horrid. Cleveland should never pass.

Many Browns fans echoed that statement.

Hillis runs over Kyle to pick up eight yards. This is proof positive, in case you needed more, that Peyton Hillis is a beast.

Most certainly.

Chris Kelsay blows by Joe Thomas - yes, Chris Kelsay and Joe Thomas - but Delhomme again steps up and avoids pressure, this time throwing incomplete.

Whoa, let's get one thing straight -- if you get by Joe Thomas, it's because he let you by.

Moats cruises past Thomas and strips the ball out of Delhomme's hand. The moron refs blow the whistle too quickly, negating a Bryan Scott recovery and touchdown. Nonetheless, it's Bills ball.

Man, they are really trashing Thomas now.

Mohamed Massaquoi gets by McKelvin on a fly pattern. This works in McKelvin's favor, as a blitzing Scott hits Delhomme, the ball pops into the air, and McKelvin is all alone to catch the duck. Here comes Buffalo's four-minute offense.

Blown opportunity, and there's your ball game.

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Chris Kelsay blows by Joe Thomas – yes, Chris Kelsay and Joe Thomas – but Delhomme again steps up and avoids pressure, this time throwing incomplete.
Whoa, let’s get one thing straight — if you get by Joe Thomas, it’s because he let you by.

so do you think Joe has it out for Jake? he sure seems to like Colt.

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by Brownsbacker488 on Jul 2, 2011 12:55 AM EDT reply actions

He must have it out for seneca too.

He ‘let’ John Abraham by from the Falcons to sack Seneca Wallace too…causing his high ankle sprain.

by johnnyphoenix on Jul 2, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Its a tall order trying to stop a blitz all by yourself when most of the rest of your offensive line consists of human turnstiles.
Joe Thomas is definitely the man for the job though.

BTW, it appears as if you’re assigning blame to Joe Thomas for Wallace’s ankle sprain. You certainly are a brave soul.

We're going to hold onto him by the nose and we're going to kick him in the ass. We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time and we're gonna go through him like crap through a goose. -- Patton (channeling his inner Joe Thomas)

by burntorangeandbrown on Jul 3, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I have heard of John Abraham though. Pro-bowl worthy DE who just doesn’t get the attention?

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by LondonBrown on Jul 3, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions

He can rush the passer with the best of them. Joe had a bad game that day, one of very few in his career.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Jul 4, 2011 4:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Dont get me wrong…I love joe thomas…I just think he had a bad year last year.

by johnnyphoenix on Jul 7, 2011 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn. That’s JT, Cribbs, and Wright. So, how many more games do we win this year if they all 3 turn it around?

"... you slay the chicken and you crack the egg ..." - Moon

by JustBob on Jul 7, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Super Bowl!

(If all the nachos are stuck together, it only counts as one nacho.)

by North Coast Flea on Jul 8, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions

haha…no. Like I mentioned below…I just think overall Joe didnt have a great year according to his usual stellar play.

by johnnyphoenix on Jul 7, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

that DAMN game!

I was in ATL watching this ABOMINATION of Cleveland Browns football…it was SNOWING there and RAINING in Buffalo…that shoulda been a sign (OK, well I guess it was week 14).. and I was hoping they would give a shot on on my birthday..guess not…this is why you ARE GONE Mangini…this shoulda been a gimme…………

by JDawg in Cbus on Jul 2, 2011 11:56 PM EDT reply actions

1. With all due respect to Buffalo Ramblings, I don’t trust that analyst to know when the ball should have been out or what our blocking schemes were (who was responsible for doing what in any given play). Joe Thomas is still a beast.

2. “Mohamed Massaquoi gets by McKelvin on a fly pattern.” McKelvin is fast. I’d like to see how this happened. My guess is McKelvin was waiting on a break in the route between 12 and 18 yards, and counting on the rush to disrupt a longer pass. Sounds like it worked. I am still not completely down on Mass, but I don’t think he is fast enough to blow by McKelvin.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Jul 3, 2011 2:56 AM EDT reply actions

I’ve followed there top 25 best and worst moments list that they’re doing. Pretty good. Only other group I occasionally read on here.

I guess there's only one thing left to do.....win the whole ******* thing. - Major League

by 24rubikscube on Jul 4, 2011 11:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Reading this reminded me of one of the biggest problems in the Browns defense – consistently leaving huge running lanes open for scrambling QBs. So help me Joe Thomas, if that happens again this year I’m going to run out of curses to hurl at the TV screen.

"... you slay the chicken and you crack the egg ..." - Moon

by JustBob on Jul 6, 2011 6:21 PM EDT reply actions

That…and the 3rd and 17 the offense converts on when a receiver sits in between the zone and is wide open in the middle of the field…with no one within 10 yards. (sigh)

by johnnyphoenix on Jul 7, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions