(09-02-2019, 11:44 PM)NKURyan Wrote: In all fairness I think *any* fanbase coming off of 3 straight losing season is back to just hoping to break .500. 

True.  When Marvin went .500 in his first season it was quite the feeling.

.500 would be nice. Heck 9-7 would feel good THIS Year.

(09-03-2019, 11:35 AM)Nately120 Wrote: True.  When Marvin went .500 in his first season it was quite the feeling.

Yeah, it felt like we were a legitimate team again.  Quite an accomplishment for someone who followed Shula/Coslett/LeBeau.  It wouldn't feel that great, but it would be quite an improvement.  Sad that we're back at that point without ever having won a single playoff game.  

(09-02-2019, 05:17 PM)McC Wrote: Time will tell. 

How ironic is it that they finally get a good QB but he has to be a complete asshole who speaks first and thinks after and an all pro receiver who is a complete tool.  I'd say the biggest danger to them is themselves.  Remains to be seen how it plays out.

I'm sure they'll be better than us, or at least, they damn well should be, but they will have a very hard time being as good as people think they should be.  People in Cleveland are making SB reservations and they haven't even been a .500 team yet.  I think there's just as much of a chance that their journey will be fraught with peril as much as there is that it will be filled with glory. 

They look built to succeed but they will not be well equipped to handle failure at all.  They will never go 16-0, so let's see how Mighty Mouth and yellow hair handle the first loss.

People want to make a huge deal out of our guy never being a HC but are willing to overlook that same fact about their guy.

And their coach is a pornstache, and the ability to speak in coherent, complete sentences away from being Jim Tomsula...

(09-02-2019, 05:17 PM)McC Wrote: Time will tell. 

How ironic is it that they finally get a good QB but he has to be a complete asshole who speaks first and thinks after and an all pro receiver who is a complete tool.  I'd say the biggest danger to them is themselves.  Remains to be seen how it plays out.

I'm sure they'll be better than us, or at least, they damn well should be, but they will have a very hard time being as good as people think they should be.  People in Cleveland are making SB reservations and they haven't even been a .500 team yet.  I think there's just as much of a chance that their journey will be fraught with peril as much as there is that it will be filled with glory. 

They look built to succeed but they will not be well equipped to handle failure at all.  They will never go 16-0, so let's see how Mighty Mouth and yellow hair handle the first loss.

People want to make a huge deal out of our guy never being a HC but are willing to overlook that same fact about their guy.

We shall see.  The Browns went from being a team with no talent to a team with lots of talent that might go belly-up, so I guess you can't knock them for at least giving it a shot.