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Week 1, Sep. 13: at Ravens
Week 2, Sep. 17: vs. Bengals (Thursday Night Football)
Week 3, Sep. 27: vs. Redskins
Week 4, Oct. 4: at Cowboys
Week 5, Oct. 11: vs. Colts 4:25pm
Week 6, Oct. 18: at Steelers
Week 7, Oct. 25: at Bengals
Week 8, Nov. 1: vs. Raiders
Week 9: BYE
Week 10, Nov. 15: vs. Texans
Week 11, Nov. 22: vs. Eagles
Week 12, Nov. 29: at Jaguars
Week 13, Dec. 6: at Titans
Week 14, Dec 14: vs. Ravens (Monday Night Football)
Week 15, Dec. 20: at Giants
Week 16, Dec 26/27: at Jets
Week 17, Jan. 3: vs. SteelersI hate starting at the Rats. For the Sunday games, all are 1 pm starts aside from a HOME game against the Colts which I find weird.
Why is starting at 1 weird? All football games start at 1. Even the west coast, it’s just 4 for us on the east coast. Should they start at 230 lol?
Also, I’m going to the Jags game.
Not a bad schedule. Bye week right in the middle. Only one really short week and it’s the Bengals and they have a short week too. I’m kinda worried about the week 16 Jets game if it’s gonna take 2 days to play.
Also, I’m going to the Jags game.
Perhaps a meeting? Lets get seats in the pool section. TV would just love to see you and I frolicking shirtless behind the uprights.
Why is starting at 1 weird? All football games start at 1. Even the west coast, it’s just 4 for us on the east coast. Should they start at 230 lol?
Also, I’m going to the Jags game.Nope. While the west coast teams get preference, the 4:00 games are allotted to high interest games that aren’t in primetime, because there are fewer games that are going on at 4:00.
The best example is always the Cowboys. This year, they play the Giants twice, the Steelers, the Vikings, and the Eagles at 4:00. Even though none of those teams are west coast teams. They also play the Seahawks at 4, but that’s obviously a west coast team. Also, the Seahawks have 2 home games with 1:00 ET kickoff.
This schedule clearly indicates the NFL doesn’t think much of the Browns this year. Which is fine by me, as I didn’t like entering last year with a mountain of unrealistic expectations.
One more note about the schedule: the NFL CLEARLY doesn’t want their MVP losing to the Browns. Starting a new coach off on the road at Baltimore is bad enough, but for the second meeting, the Browns play the Ravens on a Monday Night with the Ravens coming off a Thursday Night game, meaning the Ravens have an extra 4 days to prepare for it. BS.
Also also, I think it’s BS to send a new coach on the road week one and follow that up with a short turn around for a Thursday night game. It is a home game agains the Bengals, but still. Seems harsh to me.
Shooter, the Browns play the Colts in Cleveland and it is a 4:25 pm start and that is what I find weird. I do not remember the last time the Browns had a scheduled 4 pm start at home.
You two gonna have a bucket of fish there that, way passer bys can feed the whales? :p
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Hah! I’m no longer a whale, I’ve lost weight. I’m now merely an Orca. And if we bring anything up there it’ll be dog treats that we can whip at rowdy Jags fans. Nothing like a soggy milkbone exploding on the back of your head. Seagulls will be circling.
One more note about the schedule: the NFL CLEARLY doesn’t want their MVP losing to the Browns. Starting a new coach off on the road at Baltimore is bad enough, but for the second meeting, the Browns play the Ravens on a Monday Night with the Ravens coming off a Thursday Night game, meaning the Ravens have an extra 4 days to prepare for it. BS.
Also also, I think it’s BS to send a new coach on the road week one and follow that up with a short turn around for a Thursday night game. It is a home game agains the Bengals, but still. Seems harsh to me.Yay for early excuses! 1-19-1 is our opening day record since 1999. Enough with the excuses before theseason. If this season is played, anything but making the playoffs is an abject failure by this coaching staff and should cost their jobs. I’m done with excuses. We’ll know week 1 if he’s a coach worth a shit by how much he runs the ball. I’m guessing he’s the same old run it 5 times and throw 400 POS
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I was merely reviewing the schedule and pointing out a few observations. Was not making any excuses.
Did I say anything wrong? Do you disagree that the Browns have a rough start to the schedule?
What rough start? None of those teams are close to elite up through the bye week. Every one of those games is extremely winnable. Stay in your lane and you beat Baltimore because RBs don’t make good QBs. The only thing that makes this schedule look daunting at all is the fact our team is Cleveland. The Washington Generals of the NFL
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The rough start is the 2 weeks I explicitly pointed out. Baltimore only lost 2 games last year, and the Browns were the only team to beat them IN Baltimore, which has been one of the most difficult stadiums for away teams to play in over the last decade, statistically speaking. I hate Baltimore as much as anybody, but there is simply no denying that going to Baltimore is one of the toughest assignments a team can get in week 1. And a 4 day after a HCs first game is rough. I don’t see how that’s even debatable.
Nothing I’ve stated is controversial. It simple facts: that’s a rough, “Welcome to the NFL” first 2 games.
DawgEDawg, Soup’s just upset because what you posted doesn’t agree with his worldview. What’s Soup’s worldview you ask?
“This season is already a disaster, we’re already 0-16, everyone should be fired and now we’re starting over again and everything is horrible.”
The rough start is the 2 weeks I explicitly pointed out. Baltimore only lost 2 games last year, and the Browns were the only team to beat them IN Baltimore, which has been one of the most difficult stadiums for away teams to play in over the last decade, statistically speaking. I hate Baltimore as much as anybody, but there is simply no denying that going to Baltimore is one of the toughest assignments a team can get in week 1. And a 4 day after a HCs first game is rough. I don’t see how that’s even debatable.
Nothing I’ve stated is controversial. It simple facts: that’s a rough, “Welcome to the NFL” first 2 games.Because it’s making excuses. We start 0-2 “well the NFL made us play Baltimore then 4 days later Cincy” (who has a 4pm game opening week).
In September I’m doubtful fans will be at games yet. They’ll be empty stadiums
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The Bengals have a home game against the Chargers, who went 5-11 last year with Philip Rivers, and will be now starting either a rookie or Tyrod Taylor. And Zac Taylor is in his second season. That’s a soft week 1.
And it has nothing to do with my comments about the Browns schedule.
In case you missed it, last year’s record means zilch. Bengals have 3 less hours of rest and preparation than we do. Ravens play against a Browns team with a different scheme. We can prepare now for them, they can’t prepare now for us. Advantage Browns. Quit making excuses
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Holy shit you’re insufferable. “Last years record means zilch??” Sure. The Bengals, Lions, 49ers, and Chiefs are all the same team. Yep. Ok.
I looked at the schedule and offered my thoughts. You’ve provided 0, zip, nada, nothing about the schedule.
Regarding the Ravens, they can prepare now by studying Stefanskis offense from Minnesota. It’s not complicated.
And for the last time, I never made a damn excuse for games that haven’t even been played yet. The Browns had a rough 5 game stretch on their schedule or so after the opener last year, and a shit ton of injuries. That’s fact, not an excuse. Freddie still deservedly got canned. Regardless of the schedule, everybody still expected more, and everybody will have expectations this year. Regardless of the outcomes of week 1, nobody will excuse the browns to lose to the bengals at home, in primetime, in week 2. But, all things being equal, I’m sure Stefanksi would rather not have a short turnaround after his first game as a HC. That’s all I said.
The Rams went to the Super Bowl. The following year they missed t playoffs. Last years record doesn’t mean shit. In the late 90s the Rams went 3-13, the following year they won the Super Bowl. The previous years record doesn’t mean shit. Stefanski ran Kubiaks offense last year. We also have a different OC who may or may not call plays so no, they can’t prepare near what we can for the Ravens. To me the schedule through the bye would scream a minimum of 6-2 at t he bye for us. There’s nothing daunting t he RE if you base it off last years meaningless records
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To me the schedule through the bye would scream a minimum of 6-2 at t he bye for us.
Soup is always full of ridiculous optimism, until his ridiculous pessimism kicks in after the 1st quarter of the first game when he declares the season over.
Can you imagine Soup in WWII?
**as his transport chugs across the Atlantic**
We’re unstoppable! A force this large has never been assembled in the history of the WORLD!!!
**as soon as his transport is within sight of land**
WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! WE’RE ALREADY DEAD, WE JUST DON’T KNOW IT YET!!!!!!
**soup accidentally gets thrown overboard**To me the schedule through the bye would scream a minimum of 6-2 at t he bye for us.
Soup is always full of ridiculous optimism, until his ridiculous pessimism kicks in after the 1st quarter of the first game when he declares the season over.
Can you imagine Soup in WWII?
**as his transport chugs across the Atlantic**
We’re unstoppable! A force this large has never been assembled in the history of the WORLD!!!
**as soon as his transport is within sight of land**
WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! WE’RE ALREADY DEAD, WE JUST DON’T KNOW IT YET!!!!!!
**soup accidentally gets thrown overboard**Well yeah, every war prior to that was won with ground troops, but WWII we had to start getting cute and bringing in the air raid and forgetting the tried and true formula for success.
The Rams went to the Super Bowl. The following year they missed t playoffs. Last years record doesn’t mean shit. In the late 90s the Rams went 3-13, the following year they won the Super Bowl. The previous years record doesn’t mean shit. Stefanski ran Kubiaks offense last year. We also have a different OC who may or may not call plays so no, they can’t prepare near what we can for the Ravens. To me the schedule through the bye would scream a minimum of 6-2 at t he bye for us. There’s nothing daunting t he RE if you base it off last years meaningless records
How are you coming up with 6-2 if last years records are meaningless??? Do you see just how ridiculous and contradictory your logic is?
And I’m not interested in your 2 cherry picked examples where teams had big swings. Usually big swings up can be attributed a new QB or HC, while big swings down can be attributed to player losses, coach losses, and/or injuries. None of those apply to the Ravens in week 1. And for your 2 examples of swings that you had to look up, there are dozens of examples to the contrary. Like the colts and patriots for most of the 00s. Or the saints since Brees has been there.
How can you say it’s a rough schedule? No one knows. Go by team? Okay:
Ravens – loss
Bengals – rookie QB and shit coach – W
Redskins – shirt QB and owner W
Cowboys – no QB in t he NFL is more average than Prescott – W
Colts – bunch of nobody’s – W
Steelers – L
Bengals – see above W
Raiders – Gruden is a moron and they have a TV guy GM – W6-2
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How can you say it’s a rough schedule? No one knows. Go by team? Okay:
Ravens – loss
Bengals – rookie QB and shit coach – WRight, so, if you read what I wrote, I never said it was a rough schedule. I said it was a rough start to go on the road to Baltimore, and follow that up with a Thursday nighter.
It looks like you agree with me that Baltimore on the road is a rough start, because you penciled in an L for that game. I also said in a follow up that regardless of the circumstances, I still expect the Browns to beat Cincy. Which you agree with.
So what are you arguing? You predict an L, so you’re “making excuses” as much as I am. If you’re arguing that going on the road to one of the most difficult stadiums to play in (historically speaking) for your first game and following that up with a short week is not challenging for a rookie HC, we’ll just have to agree to disagree.
Reality. We can beat Baltimore and have 3 of the last 4 times (sorry, stupid cheating female ref allowing Duke Johnson to be clotheslined on a pass play to allow Baltimore to win doesn’t count. I painted it as a loss just because. You can flip Baltimore and Cincy if you want W L wise. My point is 6-2 isn’t out of the realm of possibility
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For the record, my prediction is 5-11 because Browns
Watch the catch fire and go 11-5…well because soup.
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For the record, my prediction is 5-11 because Browns
Watch the catch fire and go 11-5…well because soup.
I’d love to eat that crow. The odds of Stefanski committing to the run with a former QB as an OC are very slim.
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I’d love to eat that crow. The odds of Stefanski committing to the run with a former QB as an OC are very slim.
This comment is absolutely bathed in irony. You’re going to criticize Van Pelt and assume he’ll be pass happy because he was a QB???
And yet, you refuse to give Stefanski any credit for Minnesota’s run heavy offense last year because Gary Kubiak was “the mastermind” behind the whole operation.
One guess what position Gary Kubiak played prior to becoming a coach. Go ahead, I’ll wait.
I’d love to eat that crow. The odds of Stefanski committing to the run with a former QB as an OC are very slim.
This comment is absolutely bathed in irony. You’re going to criticize Van Pelt and assume he’ll be pass happy because he was a QB???
And yet, you refuse to give Stefanski any credit for Minnesota’s run heavy offense last year because Gary Kubiak was “the mastermind” behind the whole operation.
One guess what position Gary Kubiak played prior to becoming a coach. Go ahead, I’ll wait.Kubiak played QB behind Elway. I’m aware.
Minnesota playoffs. 14-10 at halftime SF lead. Total handoffs for the game – 10. 3 in half 2.
We will be a pass happy team like all dumb Cleveland coaches
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Minnesota vs. Falcons
32 rushes against 10 pass attempts
We will run the ball more than any team in nfl history.
See, I can cherry pick stats and extrapolate them to make ridiculous conclusions too.
Minnesota vs. Falcons
32 rushes against 10 pass attempts
We will run the ball more than any team in nfl history.
See, I can cherry pick stats and extrapolate them to make ridiculous conclusions too.I’ll believe it when it happens. U til then I expect 5-11 at best. I’d rather be surprised than disappointed like last year
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Soup, you have never needed stats to make ridiculous conclusions.
Minnesota vs. Falcons
32 rushes against 10 pass attempts
We will run the ball more than any team in nfl history.
See, I can cherry pick stats and extrapolate them to make ridiculous conclusions too.I’ll believe it when it happens. U til then I expect 5-11 at best. I’d rather be surprised than disappointed like last year
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