Sunday, September 11, 2011
BL Live Blog: rookie mistakes
Browns last drive failed. On third down the Bengals stunted and Pinkston didn't read it. While Pinkston was helping Joe Thomas, Geathers of Cincinnati stunted in and was on top of McCoy. Pinkston run blocks well but he is a rookie who has never played guard. He's going to make mistakes.
BL Live Blog: Hardesty
Hardesty has looked good today the few times he's touched the ball. He's a good change up to the fastball better know as Peyton Hillis
BL Live Blog: Joe Haden
I haven't seen a Browns cornerback play this well since the days of Frank Minnefield and Hanford Dixon.
Great field position. Time to put some more points on the board.
BL Live Blog: solid drive
Great blocking on that drive by Shawn Lauvau and Oniel Cousins. The right side of the offensive line really stepped up.
BL Live Blog
A terrible Q1 but a brilliant Josh Cribbs kick return sparked the Browns back to life. Colt threw for two TDs and just as fast as we got in the hole we climb back out. 14-13 at half.
BL Live Blog: Cribbs
Thank goodness for Cribbs. Our playmaker returns a kick 51 yards giving the Browns field position.
The Browns also put Hardesty in the backfield. Net result 7 points.
BL Live Blog: a terrible Q1
Numerous penalties, many of them stupid.
Pinkston is lost on pass coverage. The Bengals are ignoring Pinkston on passing plays and he basically is left standing there blocking nobody. He hasn't been able to reposition and help another lineman pass block.
TJ Ward looks very bad.
Long day unless we figure something out quick.
BL Live Blog: TJ Ward
Ward looks one step slow, and the Bengals are going after him. Ward had the coverage on the Bengals TD and also gave up a long completion earlier in the drive.
Bengals are also wearing out the right side of the Browns D with their running game.
10-0 Cincinnati
BL Live Blog: offensive line
Lauvao has two penalties, Pinkston looks sluggish and even Thomas has a false start.
6 penalties overall for the Browns. The Bengals have started in Browns territory on both possessions.
Bad start!
BL Live Blog: Bad punt costs 3 points
- we are going to really miss Reggie Hodges brilliant punting this year.
- two all pro plays by Joe Haden in the red zone.
- Browns O looked sluggish on their first possession.
- two all pro plays by Joe Haden in the red zone.
- Browns O looked sluggish on their first possession.
BL Predicts: Week 1 vs Cincinnati
This first game of the new NFL season is very hard to predict. There are a lot of new variables all coming together so let's study them:
Negatives
* A new coach together with a new offense and defense. I am very happy with Pat Shurmur and the direction he is taking the team, but for the first game of the year, the fact that he's new is more negative than positive, especially when you consider the lockout and short time Shurmur has had to acclimate his team to completely new ways of playing. Due to the lockout, the Browns lost the entire off season and only had a handful of weeks to teach their team these new systems.
* The offensive line has lost Eric Steinbach to a season ending injury and will start rookie Jason Pinkston in his place. Watch Pinkston's play today early if you want an initial take as to how the game might go. Look for the Bengals to try to confuse and take advantage of Pinkston on obvious passing downs. If Pinkston can rise to the occasion, it should be a good afternoon for the Browns. Otherwise, McCoy might find himself on his back more than a few times.
Positives
* Colt McCoy appears to be ahead of schedule in understanding the West Coast offense.
* In game one, the Browns are at home. The home team wins nearly 60% of the time in the NFL.
* The Bengals will start a rookie quarterback against the Browns. Andy Dalton will likely make a few errors during the game that will assist the Browns.
BL Predicts
Browns 23
Bengals 17
For reference find the Browns depth chart for today's game:
OFFENSE
QB: Colt McCoy
2nd - Seneca Wallace
3rd - Thaddeus Lewis
RB: Peyton Hillis
2nd - Montario Hardesty
3rd - Armond Smith
FB: Owen Marecic
TE: Ben Watson
2nd - Evan Moore
3rd - Alex Smith
4th - Jordan Cameron
WR: Mohammed Massaquoi
2nd - Josh Cribbs
3rd - Jordan Norwood
WR: Brian Robiskie
2nd - Greg Little
3rd - Carlton Mitchell
LT: Joe Thomas
LG: Jason Pinkston
2nd - Artis Hicks
CT: Alex Mack
2nd - Steve Vallos
RG: Shawn Lauvao
2nd - John Greco
RT: Tony Pashos
2nd - Oniel Cousins
DEFENSE
LDE: Jayme Mitchell
2nd - Emannuel Stephens
LDT: Phil Taylor
2nd - Scott Paxson
RDT: Ahtyba Rubin
2nd - Brian Schaefering
RDE: Jabaal Sheard
2nd - Marcus Benard
WLB: Chris Gocong
2nd - Kaluka Maiava
MLB: D'Qwell Jackson
2nd - Titus Brown
SLB: Scott Fujita
2nd - Quinton Spears
LCB: Joe Haden
2nd - Buster Skrine
RCB: Sheldon Brown
2nd - Dimitri Patterson
3rd - James Dockery
FS: Mike Adams
2nd - Usama Young
SS: TJ Ward
2nd - Ray Ventrone
3rd - Eric Hagg
SPECIAL TEAMS
P: Richmond McGee
K: Phil Dawson
H: Richmond McGee
LS: Ryan Pontbriand
KR: Josh Cribbs
2nd - Buster Skrine
3rd - James Dockery
4th - Armond Smith
PR: Josh Cribbs
2nd - Jordan Norwood
3rd - James Dockery
4th - Armond Smith
PRACTICE SQUAD
RB Quinn Porter
FB Eddie Williams
WR Rod Windsor
OT Dom Alford
OL Jarrod Shaw
DL Brian Sanford
DE Auston English
LB Ben Jacobs
Negatives
* A new coach together with a new offense and defense. I am very happy with Pat Shurmur and the direction he is taking the team, but for the first game of the year, the fact that he's new is more negative than positive, especially when you consider the lockout and short time Shurmur has had to acclimate his team to completely new ways of playing. Due to the lockout, the Browns lost the entire off season and only had a handful of weeks to teach their team these new systems.
* The offensive line has lost Eric Steinbach to a season ending injury and will start rookie Jason Pinkston in his place. Watch Pinkston's play today early if you want an initial take as to how the game might go. Look for the Bengals to try to confuse and take advantage of Pinkston on obvious passing downs. If Pinkston can rise to the occasion, it should be a good afternoon for the Browns. Otherwise, McCoy might find himself on his back more than a few times.
Positives
* Colt McCoy appears to be ahead of schedule in understanding the West Coast offense.
* In game one, the Browns are at home. The home team wins nearly 60% of the time in the NFL.
* The Bengals will start a rookie quarterback against the Browns. Andy Dalton will likely make a few errors during the game that will assist the Browns.
BL Predicts
Browns 23
Bengals 17
For reference find the Browns depth chart for today's game:
OFFENSE
QB: Colt McCoy
2nd - Seneca Wallace
3rd - Thaddeus Lewis
RB: Peyton Hillis
2nd - Montario Hardesty
3rd - Armond Smith
FB: Owen Marecic
TE: Ben Watson
2nd - Evan Moore
3rd - Alex Smith
4th - Jordan Cameron
WR: Mohammed Massaquoi
2nd - Josh Cribbs
3rd - Jordan Norwood
WR: Brian Robiskie
2nd - Greg Little
3rd - Carlton Mitchell
LT: Joe Thomas
LG: Jason Pinkston
2nd - Artis Hicks
CT: Alex Mack
2nd - Steve Vallos
RG: Shawn Lauvao
2nd - John Greco
RT: Tony Pashos
2nd - Oniel Cousins
DEFENSE
LDE: Jayme Mitchell
2nd - Emannuel Stephens
LDT: Phil Taylor
2nd - Scott Paxson
RDT: Ahtyba Rubin
2nd - Brian Schaefering
RDE: Jabaal Sheard
2nd - Marcus Benard
WLB: Chris Gocong
2nd - Kaluka Maiava
MLB: D'Qwell Jackson
2nd - Titus Brown
SLB: Scott Fujita
2nd - Quinton Spears
LCB: Joe Haden
2nd - Buster Skrine
RCB: Sheldon Brown
2nd - Dimitri Patterson
3rd - James Dockery
FS: Mike Adams
2nd - Usama Young
SS: TJ Ward
2nd - Ray Ventrone
3rd - Eric Hagg
SPECIAL TEAMS
P: Richmond McGee
K: Phil Dawson
H: Richmond McGee
LS: Ryan Pontbriand
KR: Josh Cribbs
2nd - Buster Skrine
3rd - James Dockery
4th - Armond Smith
PR: Josh Cribbs
2nd - Jordan Norwood
3rd - James Dockery
4th - Armond Smith
PRACTICE SQUAD
RB Quinn Porter
FB Eddie Williams
WR Rod Windsor
OT Dom Alford
OL Jarrod Shaw
DL Brian Sanford
DE Auston English
LB Ben Jacobs
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