(03-13-2018, 03:07 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: Oh no no no.....they can’t fool me anymore. I’ve seen Peanuts when Lucy keeps pulling the football out from Charlie Brown.  Every damn time.  No, it’s going to take a hell of a lot more than just one signing of an oft injured OL to bring me back into the fold.  I know how our doctors operate. Are we sure Glenn is fully healthy or is he going to retire due to complications from his injuries?  Our team doctors can misdiagnose a common cold as a broken fibula.  I have no expectations whatsoever for Glenn or these new coaches we brought in.  You can paint a turd orange, it’s still a turd.

(03-13-2018, 03:24 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: That was the old medical staff that got replaced man and to not have any expectations for Frank Pollack, Teryl Austin
and Alex Van Pelt is kind of sad when they have been very successful in the NFL. Pollack and Van Pelt are clear upgrades
over the coaches that were here before.

I just cannot be a fan of a team and have no hope, especially after they made very good moves.

Like i said, if we can run the ball and protect our QB it takes away most of Merv's weaknesses and keeps our Defense
fresh which was a big reason we were not very good on D last year. They were on the field all the damn time.

(03-13-2018, 03:28 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Somehow, Browns fans have hope and fill the stadiums every year. They always say they make good moves, then struggling to win 3-4 games per year.

(03-13-2018, 03:24 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: That was the old medical staff that got replaced man and to not have any expectations for Frank Pollack, Teryl Austin
and Alex Van Pelt is kind of sad when they have been very successful in the NFL. Pollack and Van Pelt are clear upgrades
over the coaches that were here before.

I just cannot be a fan of a team and have no hope, especially after they made very good moves.

Like i said, if we can run the ball and protect our QB it takes away most of Merv's weaknesses and keeps our Defense
fresh which was a big reason we were not very good on D last year. They were on the field all the damn time.

(03-13-2018, 03:35 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Cautiously optimistic is exactly right. I will say this, I am actually looking forward to the draft (like always) but I find myself looking forward to free agency, even if it turn out to be exactly like what we expect (a whole lotta nothin').

(03-13-2018, 03:28 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Somehow, Browns fans have hope and fill the stadiums every year. They always say they make good moves, then struggling to win 3-4 games per year.

(03-13-2018, 03:30 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: It's an I.Q. thing.

(03-13-2018, 03:32 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: That’s totally alright man.  I’m glad you’ve got some optimism, I just don’t anymore.  Im in the ‘prove it to me’ boat.  Let me see what you got. This is what apathy, apathy that has set on for so long gets me.  I’m not getting my hopes up just to see them crushed again.

(03-13-2018, 03:41 PM)sandwedge Wrote: Draft will bring more optimism for me, like always.

Same here, love the Draft.

(03-13-2018, 03:28 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Somehow, Browns fans have hope and fill the stadiums every year. They always say they make good moves, then struggling to win 3-4 games per year.

(03-13-2018, 04:31 PM)Nately120 Wrote: The Browns always make good moves?  When?

(03-13-2018, 06:56 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Until Marv is gone I have no optimism that this team will be anything but mediocre.  Firing PA and trading for Glenn won’t fix Marv’s inability to prepare for primetime, Steelers or playoff games. Won’t fix bad challenges and timeouts. Won’t fix coming out of halftime and getting out coached by every other coach in the league.

(03-13-2018, 06:56 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Until Marv is gone I have no optimism that this team will be anything but mediocre.  Firing PA and trading for Glenn won’t fix Marv’s inability to prepare for primetime, Steelers or playoff games. Won’t fix bad challenges and timeouts. Won’t fix coming out of halftime and getting out coached by every other coach in the league.

(03-13-2018, 06:39 PM)muskiesfan Wrote: There's still a lot that needs to be done. Mike Brown can **** up a wet dream. I've seen this trick before. They're just dangling that carrot right out in front of everyone. Remember, the FO already cut our available cap space in half. Glenn costs $11m. True, cutting Pacman saved $6m which means Glenn only added a net cap increase of $5m. However, I have a feeling Mikey boy is still subtracting Glenn's full $11m and will have Hobson talk about us having $4m or so remaining to spend.

(03-13-2018, 06:56 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Until Marv is gone I have no optimism that this team will be anything but mediocre.  Firing PA and trading for Glenn won’t fix Marv’s inability to prepare for primetime, Steelers or playoff games. Won’t fix bad challenges and timeouts. Won’t fix coming out of halftime and getting out coached by every other coach in the league.

(03-13-2018, 07:00 PM)sandwedge Wrote: My feelings also. 

(03-13-2018, 07:00 PM)kdgjr Wrote: This. 100%.

We've still got the same HC. Same guy preparing them. Same guy talking to them at halftime. Same guy giggling after the game.

(03-13-2018, 07:07 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: We will see, FA hasn't even started yet. I think this was a great start.




This is all understandable. Merv is still here, but like i keep saying if the O-line can run block for our two talented RB's
and keep our QB protected it minimizes Merv's poor coaching some. If we are running over teams we can be conservative.

But since Merv doesn't think in game adjustments are a thing i definately understand you guys.

(03-13-2018, 07:17 PM)sandwedge Wrote: I will never forget a couple of season's ago we got the 2nd half kickoff and had to call a TO before our 1st play on offense, what flustercluck!! Just an example of MErv's 3 ring circus.
I agree if our running game had been working then Merv's conservative style would had been the thing to do, but it wasn't and he tried to force it to work. He does get a slim pass, I'm a fair person, when the line can't pass block you need to save your QB's life by running the rock.