Week #10 - Browns @ New England

[Douglar]

I look at New England's record and I can't tell if they are any good.
The team is 5-4, but they got 4 free wins from the Jets (x2), Panthers, and Texans.
The only quality win on there chart was againt the Chargers, and that was mostly due to some timely turnovers.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I think the Browns take 'em to the cleaners.

 

[2 For The Brew]

I’m a Hatriot. F*ck Bill Belichick.

Poor Chud only needed an onside kick recovery and he would have beaten NE and maybe lasted another year. As it happened he never got to celebrate New Years Eve as HC.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

Myles and the rest of the defensive line should watch their ankles...

 

[TheLand1287]

Myles and the rest of the defensive line should watch their ankles...

Mac Jones is already unlikeable. Just add this to the list of reasons the Browns should detach his head from his neck and call it a day.

 

[MGMT]

You almost think a couple roughing the passer penalties might be worth it against that fuck stick

 

[MikeOC33]

Myles and the rest of the defensive line should watch their ankles...

That's some Grayson Allen shit right there. Fuck 'em both dirty bastards.

 

[2 For The Brew]

You almost think a couple roughing the passer penalties might be worth it against that fuck stick

Let some other team do that. Pretty dumb of this rook to get that rep in the NFL. Defensive players take that shit personally. QBs can’t win those sorts of wars.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

That should be a suspension. Probably won't be because it's New England, but if a DL was caught on film doing the exact same thing to a QB, he'd miss multiple games.

 

[Dr. Claw]

Brady is thankfully gone from there, but it's still Belicheat and the Cheatriots.
Given how NFL officiating has been and how close behind Buffalo New England is, expect some bullshit.

Need the Browns to kick ass like they did last week to let 'em know.

 

[Douglar]

Felton & Chubb are out with Covid

 

[CBBI]

Felton & Chubb are out with Covid

Maybe out.

They are both vaccinated so it's possible they could both still play if they're able to test negative later in the week.

 

[Douglar]

FiveThirtyEight's inhuman algorithms have this game ranked as the second most important game of the year for the Browns, behind only Monday, Jan 3rd against the Steelers.

2021 NFL Predictions

FiveThirtyEight's 2020 NFL forecast uses an Elo-based model to calculate each team's chances of advancing to the playoffs and winning the Super Bowl.

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[Dr. Claw]

The Football Gods are determined for this Browns season to be on Madden difficulty.
Defense handicap, offense handicap in key games, strength of schedule, arrangement of games (back-to-back with the LuckBirds?), the particularly derelict officiating (Chargers game still pisses me off, and the league straight up rigs it for the Steelers).

I hope the Browns kick the Cheatriots' asses, just like they did Cincy last week.

 

[Randolphkeys]

With New England at home in this matchup, I don't feel great about it. I have also seen far lesser defensive coordinators than Bill Belichick shut this offense completely down.

I expect a low scoring game with the Patriots stacking the box and daring Baker to beat them throwing deep and to the outside hashes from the pocket. Winning this is 100% on Baker's shoulders, and I'm not sure his shoulders can structurally take the weight.

On the other side of the field, Mac Jones processes the defense well for a rookie, but he is still a rookie quarterback. I expect more press man and blitzes than Joe Woods usually employs to keep the game close, hopefully force a few of those turnover thingies that happened last week.

 

[TheLand1287]

With New England at home in this matchup, I don't feel great about it. I have also seen far lesser defensive coordinators than Bill Belichick shut this offense completely down.

I expect a low scoring game with the Patriots stacking the box and daring Baker to beat them throwing deep and to the outside hashes from the pocket. Winning this is 100% on Baker's shoulders, and I'm not sure his shoulders can structurally take the weight.

On the other side of the field, Mac Jones processes the defense well for a rookie, but he is still a rookie quarterback. I expect more press man and blitzes than Joe Woods usually employs to keep the game close, hopefully force a few of those turnover thingies that happened last week.

I wouldn’t go as far as saying I feel confident enough about the Browns to win that I’d put money on it, but the Pats are 1-4 at home and their only impressive win was against the Chargers. Lost to the Dolphins, barely beat the Texans. Their resume isn’t anything special. And their offense is pretty garbage. Harris and Stevenson may not play. If the defense gives up more than 20 points than Joe Woods should be fired on the spot.