BL live blog: Peyton Hillis fumbles........

if the Browns lose this game it will because we gave it away on
turnovers...

there is a reason perhaps why Denver gave up on Peyton Hillis. 2
fumbles so far

BL live blog: so much for veteran experience

Big turnaround at the end of the half.

The first time all game Delhomme forces a play and the Browns pay
dearly. Bucs get the ball to start the second half.

BL live blog: 1 man defensive line

The Browns show the 1 man defensive line again on the play that the
Bucs completed for 23 years to Winslow.

In general the Bucs look unprepared for the Browns and the Browns look
quite prepared. The only time the Bucs move the ball is when Freeman
uses his extraordinary athletic ability. Also sooner or later Tampa might figure out that they should be able to run against a 1 or 2 man line

BL live blog: 2-5-4 formation

At various times in the current Bucs drive, the Browns have used a
2-5-4 formation on defense.
They put two linebackers over the offensive left tackle in a 2 point
stance, leaving the tackle to have to guess who will blitz and who
might drop back. All of the 5 Browns defenders in two point stances were in fact linebackers, not just defensive lineman in a 2 point stance.
The 2 down lineman approach hasn't seemed to cause major problems for
Tampa.

BL live blog: 1-6-4 Formation

I was joking the other day when I said the Browns would use a 1-6-4
formation on defense against Tampa. Well in Q1 on defense, the Browns
have lined up one time, on 3rd and long, with only Shaun Rogers in as
a defensive lineman and 5 linebackers behind him (1-5-5 formation)

Marcus Benard positioned himself where the defensive end might normally be, but in a 2 point stance

It worked too. Freeman had no idea what to do...