We should be 4-0

[BengalChris]

(10-04-2017, 05:46 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: And here I thought I was jaded. 

We didn't run up the score on the Browns. Heck it was the opposite. Marv went into his typical prevent offense in the 2nd half. I'd argue the same of the Packers game. We racked up a 21-7 lead then started handing off like crazy. I don't think anyone looked at the offense after 2 weeks of record setting failure, and said to themselves "oh these guys are just playing beneath themselves" or however you want to put it.

It wasn't just a catastrophe on the scoreboard, it was a wreck on the field. Sure, nobody thought we were going to average 4.5 ppg for the entire season, but it was shaping up to possibly give our 2000 offense a run for the money. It's easy to say "oh, it was just the Browns" now, but here's a sampling from the Brown's prediction thread:

One thing that might get forgotten about the GB game is that the of those 21 first half points 7 of them were from the defense.

And I agree, Marv dialed up the prevent offense and handcuffed Lazor's play calling. He did that to Zampese all the time last year.