As a long time Browns fan the 2010 season has been very difficult to predict. A lifetime of losing certainly has tempered our ability to recognize that our Browns have a world class D that gives them a shot at winning every Sunday. Our offense however assures that almost no game will be a blowout, unless of course the defense scores a few times.
On paper Buffalo should be an easy win but nothing comes easy to our Browns and this week will be no different. Look for Jake Delhomme to move the team and just when we seem to have the Bills by the neck he'll make a mistake to put them back in the game. Look for Rob Ryan's D to dominate and keep the Browns on top all afternoon in spite of the offense.
What will happen ? Close game but Cleveland should win.
BL Predicts
Browns 17
Bills 10
The Brown Log won loss now matches our Brownies. We are 5-7 on predictions year to date
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
BL Live Blog: defense wins the game
I'm glad yet again to be wrong on the game prediction. Huge pro bowl level performance by Joe Haden and the Browns D was huge. It's hard not to say "what if" right now. The Browns are 5-7 but could easily be 8-4.
BL Predicts: week twelve vs Dolphins
On the road vs a Dolphins team playing well. The Browns are banged up, and starting to show it. It all points to a loss.
BL Predicts
Browns 15
Dolphins 27
The Brown Log after practically nailing last weeks final score, are 5-6 year to date
BL Predicts
Browns 15
Dolphins 27
The Brown Log after practically nailing last weeks final score, are 5-6 year to date
Saturday, November 27, 2010
BL Predicts: Week Eleven vs Carolina
On the upside.
The Browns are at home.
Browns face 1-9 Carolina that will be led by a rookie QB who is 0-4 as a starter while completing 48% of his passes.
Jake Delhomme played for Carolina last year and therefore should have some ideas about how to attack that offense.
On the downside:
The Browns are banged up with McCoy and Fujita out, and key players Josh Cribbs, Shaun Rogers, Ben Watson being doubtful. Furthermore the Browns are coming off a devastating loss last week vs Jacksonville and could be ripe for a major emotional letdown.
Even considering the injuries and a potential letdown, the Browns should pull this one out
BL Predicts
Browns 24
Carolina 21
The Brown Log is 4-6 year to date in predicting the winner.
The Browns are at home.
Browns face 1-9 Carolina that will be led by a rookie QB who is 0-4 as a starter while completing 48% of his passes.
Jake Delhomme played for Carolina last year and therefore should have some ideas about how to attack that offense.
On the downside:
The Browns are banged up with McCoy and Fujita out, and key players Josh Cribbs, Shaun Rogers, Ben Watson being doubtful. Furthermore the Browns are coming off a devastating loss last week vs Jacksonville and could be ripe for a major emotional letdown.
Even considering the injuries and a potential letdown, the Browns should pull this one out
BL Predicts
Browns 24
Carolina 21
The Brown Log is 4-6 year to date in predicting the winner.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
A Thanksgiving tribute: Rocky Belk
Holidays are a great moment to put life into perspective. We Browns fans can get pretty wrapped up in wins and losses, our Ohio heritage demands it.
Yesterday however, after noticing a spike over these last months in "Rocky Belk" google searches landing on this blog, I decided to do a google search myself on Belk. Unfortunately what I discovered is that ex-Browns receiver Rocky Belk tragically passed away last July at the age of 50 years old. For fans who followed the Browns in the 80's, Belk was a sort of comet who flashed across Cleveland. In one year he got very little playing time, but many Clevelanders noticed him because he scored two big touchdowns including one long TD pass from Brian Sipe against the despised Pittsburgh Steelers. Belk's NFL career lasted only one year with a total 5 catches and 2 touchdowns. By comparison to other pro football players, his career can reasonably be labeled as average.
Reading Belk's obituary however it's clear that Rocky Belk went on to achieve true hero status as a school teacher and social worker. Read what the citizens of Arlington, Virigina had to say about Belk after his untimely passing:
Can we summarize a man's legacy, his life's work, in a memorial plaque? It would be kind of cool for students that knew him to tell those coming in that ask who was this Rocky Belk and what did he do? Those that knew him could tell them that Rocky Belk from Gum Springs followed his dreams and made it all the way to the NFL working every step of the way and after he got there he never stopped giving back. What motivated him was simply his love for the children he taught.
In the end, for those that knew him, it really doesn't really matter whether a plaque with Rocky Belk's name inscribed on it is put out at the horseshoe kiss and drop where the Longbranch students start their morning; because in the end every child and parent that Rocky touched will remember him at that horseshoe full of hale and with a big,easy,giving smile.
Football players bring great joy to us fans by their magnificent feats of athleticism and courage, however let us not forget on this Thanksgiving day, that as great as it is to have witnessed Brian Sipe, Greg Pruitt, Bill Nelson, Marion Motley, Jim Brown, Doug Dieken or countless others fill our Sundays with memories, that the real heroes in our world are the people who go out without recognition day after day and help others.
So on this Thanksgiving Day, let's thank God that folks like Rocky Belk touch our world and remember, they are the heroes.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
BL Live Blog: disgusting loss
+6 on turnovers and the Browns lose???????
The Brown Log has been generous in it's praise for Coach Mangini in the last few weeks. Today a game the Browns absolutely should have won was instead lost. And 100% of the blame must fall onto Coach Mangini. A simply disgusting display takes the Browns to 3-7
BL Live Blog: plenty of time
Can the Browns D come up big one more time. They have been incredible all day
BL Live Blog: Browns D is tired
The Browns D gave us 6 turnovers and the O did almost nothing with them. Is it any wonder the Defense is worn out? If Jacksonville scores and ties the game it appears the only way the browns can win is if our defense scores. But our defense is completely worn out.
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