I dont get it.
Did everyone fall asleep last week? Tennessee is a better team. They were the AFC title game team last year.
This is a game the Browns shod have won and they choked it.
The media talking about how good Baker was in a loss instead of why the team lost is maddening.
If That were Aaron Rodgers none of the Green Bay media is talking moral victories. Theyrw ripping the defense from top to bottom.
The Browns have not won jack shit yet. We haven’t made the playoffs in almost two decades.
Comparing our situation to Rodgers and Green Bay is nonsensical. Tennessee may be a better team than Baltimore (it’s close, either way) but the thing about the Browns is we are an up and coming team, so inconsistent performances where we beat a great team one week, and lose a nailbiter the next shouldn’t be a sky is falling situation. You have the Browns about two steps ahead of where they really are. They are overperforming people’s expectations, especially at the beginning of the year, hence why there’s optimism.
And Baker playing well IS something important to take note of, because really until this week there were still plenty of people wondering whether we should pursue an extension or not.
Additionally, the only real difference between the Titans and Ravens games was turnovers.
The Browns built a huge lead on the Titans because they forced multiple turnovers early. Against the Ravens, no turnovers were forced.
It's really that simple. This defense isn't capable of forcing more than one or two punts a game against any team with a pulse.
Look at each time the Browns have faced a good team:
1st Ravens game: Lost turnover battle, lost the game
Colts game: Tied in turnovers, but had a pick 6 and won the red zone battle, won the game
Steelers game: Lost turnover battle, lost the game
Raiders game: Lost turnover battle, lost the game
Titans game: Won turnover battle, won the game
2nd Ravens game: Lost turnover battle, lost the game
This is the 2020 Browns. A playoff team capable of beating good teams *if* they win the turnover battle.