Are the Browns now a threat for us to contend with?

[Shake n Blake]

(03-10-2018, 01:42 AM)Jakeypoo Wrote: The dude was benched last year, holds on to the Ball to much, and he doesn't take any chances. He is a less talented Alex Smith. Is he an improvement over Kiser yeah but again that doesn't say much. There a team that needs a lot of work good for the GM for making some moves but there is a lot that needs to get done.

Nobody said Taylor is an all-pro. I said he's a competent game manager who can win with a run game behind him. 

Btw, the guy is 3-2 against the Bengals. 

(03-10-2018, 01:59 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: He is a check down Charlie who holds the ball too long.   He is Flacco but holds the ball longer.

He's nothing like Flacco.

Flacco: Pocket passer who throws the ball 600+ times every year. 40 INT's over last 3 years. Not a running threat.
Taylor: Game manager who throws around 400 times per year. Only 16 INT's over last 3 years. Big time running threat.

As for the check down stuff...

Percentage of passes thrown that traveled 10 yards or less:

Aaron Rodgers- 73.1%
Alex Smith- 72.3%
Drew Brees- 71.4%
Joe Flacco- 69.2%
Tyrod Taylor- 66.4%
Kirk Cousins- 64.3%
Matt Stafford- 64.2%

Maybe Taylor wasn't checking down as much as you thought?

(03-10-2018, 08:48 AM)kevin Wrote: Whew boy. They lost every game in 2017.  Whew boy. Stinky. Smells Brown, Flush It Down. Stinky.  Lost every game in 2017.  Every year the Browns STINK.  Every off season we hear Browns are going to go from STINK to SUPER BOWL.  The truth is Browns have a long way to go just to go from 0-16 to 7-9 record Bengals put up.  If you don't like 7-9, try 0-16 STINK.  Remember you don't live in Cleveland, and also be thankful.  0-16 Stink, Whew boy, Whew boy. Flush it down. 

Browns went 0-16. Got it.

(03-10-2018, 11:31 AM)McC Wrote: Correction--Shady McCoy the last two years: 15-14 with a playoff appearance.  Tyrod Taylor: hot garbage along for the ride, benched for the worst QB anybody ever saw.

So...he proved he can win with a running game. What would Barkley provide? Taylor is not "hot garbage"...that would be the guy they tried to replace him with. Hyperbole city, McC. You're better than that.

I remember when the Bengals were constantly trying to move on from Jeff Blake even though he wasn't the problem.