The Cleveland Browns played, by far, their best game of the season yesterday. They played great defense, performed very well on offense, got the running game going and even made a couple big plays. Unfortunately, they still lost to a very good, nearly undefeated (Ugh, that was tough to type) Bengals team. I think what we saw for sure though is that Derek Anderson should be the Quarterback of this team. He made just a few mistakes, the biggest one being an interception at the goal line. From what I saw, Derek looked more like his 2007-self rather than his 2008-self. He even figured out how to make the short passes that help open up the deep ball.
I was most impressed with the defense. They really made it tough on the Bengals. Other than the first quarter and the final drive of regulation, they kept the Bengals offense out of the end zone. The Browns kept the Bengals from getting a first down on seven straight drives. Six of those were Three-&-Outs and one was an interception. Also, for those of you that didn't know it before, Shaun Rogers is a kick-blocking machine! What a day he had! He blocked a field goal early that would have given Cinci a three point lead and then the extra point that would have put them ahead by one point with a little over a minute to play. Unfortunately, he didn't have a third block in him for the overtime attempt by Shayne Graham.
Get Joshua Cribbs some more money! He is a flat-out animal! I only wish they could find a way to use him more in the offense because he could be a great weapon. He had over 100 yards on kick returns, 120 yards on punt returns, 15 yards on one run, and five yards on a catch. I'll take those numbers any day of the week! The man is a weapon that not a lot of teams have and if we're not careful, soon we won't have him either. It's no secret he wants a new contract, and what makes me optimistic is that he's not holding out. He's going on the field and proving that he deserves more. Hey Crabtree, are you still sitting at home? Well, I hope you're watching Cribbs do his thing and EARN every single penny.
Mercifully, the Indians season is FINALLY over. Thank God. No more Wedge, no more Derek Shelton, no more Carl Willis, no more LOSING, at least until April. It's going to take a lot to turn this club around. I'm picturing a Lou Brown, Willie Hayes, Pedro Cerrano and Rick Vaughn type change. How did the Indians go from the glory years of the 90's to the horrid years that have been the 2000's? I'll tell you how, an owner who doesn't want to spend money to make money. Dick Jacobs had it right. He spent quite a bit of money putting those teams of the 90's together and he reaped the rewards ten or 20-fold. I'll have a playoff preview as soon as the picture is in focus. (Go Twins!)
Also, coming soon, I'll be trying something a little different. I'm going to be writing a review for an album by a local Cleveland-area band, Stalemate. Stay Tuned!
Fire Shapiro. Get a New Owner.
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