Around the League Week 16

[UKBillFan]

1 minute ago, Chugga said:

Looks like the Browns are doing their job today.  Just need the falcons and cowboys to do theirs too

 

Not their specials team unit.

[GoBills808]

1 minute ago, HappyDays said:

 

I've already seen him catch two underthrown deep passes, one that just went for a 75 yard TD.

Underthrowing deep passes to the right guys can be very productive

[Buffalo03]

11 minutes ago, Buffalo619 said:

We want the browns and colts to lose. 

No, the Browns need to win

[Saxum]

31 minutes ago, Arkady Renko said:

I always felt like we underrated Singletary. 

 

He was not underrated, he was underutilized.

[Rocky Landing]

25 minutes ago, Arkady Renko said:

I always felt like we underrated Singletary. 

I agree. The notion that Harris was an upgrade, or even a lateral move, was ridiculous to me. They had almost identical stats in many categories, including ypc, but Harris did that on the Pat*, who were predicated on the run. And the one category where Motor was far better was the simple stat of availability. I don't believe Harris has gone one entire season without missing game, but Motor routinely got mashed, and would pop right back up like he was made of rubber. I'm definitely a fan of his.

 

But, I also suspect the main reason he was cut was his lack of receiving skills, and his poor drop rate. I know that on paper, his drop rate wasn't so bad, but I do believe that several of his drops came on check downs. You can't drop check-downs on a spread offense!

[Buffalo03]

The Texans are gonna get lucky breaks with kickoff returns like that. That could be the only way they win

[TFBillsfan]

Atlanta had a chance to go up 7 but had to settle for a FG. Don’t see the Texans beating Cleveland which is okay as it should knock them out. Like seeing NYJ winning as it worsens their draft pick.

[GottaRun]

13 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said:

No, the Browns need to win

If the Browns lose don't we have a chance to overtake them both?  Or is our conference record to weak to take the tiebreakers?

[UKBillFan]

1 minute ago, GottaRun said:

If the Browns lose don't we have a chance to overtake them both?  Or is our conference record to weak to take the tiebreakers?

 

If the Browns win they'll have a 10-5 record, with conference record of 7-3. The Bills will be 9-6/5-5. If the Bills win out and the Browns lose both, could still overtake. But it may be a case of accepting the Browns taking up a place, and supporting them over the Texans and Bengals.

[RiotAct]

Browns might be a problem in the playoffs.

[TFBillsfan]

1 minute ago, GottaRun said:

If the Browns lose don't we have a chance to overtake them both?  Or is our conference record to weak to take the tiebreakers?

After last night our conference record is 5-5 which improves to 7-5 if they win out. My sights are winning the AFCE vs WC with two games remaining in the regular season.  I would anticipate CLE losing once more.

[Buffalo03]

1 minute ago, GottaRun said:

If the Browns lose don't we have a chance to overtake them both?  Or is our conference record to weak to take the tiebreakers?

We need to just get into the playoffs first. The Browns are basically already locked into a spot. The Texans winning is more detrimental to us getting in because if they do win, they stay ahead of us. The Bengals and the Texans are the teams that need to be buried

[Steptide]

21 minutes ago, wppete said:

Texans and Colts would be ideal for us. I think. 

Yes, we want the Browns to win

[gonzo1105]

Yup we want the Browns to win if there is any thought to us losing a game. If we go 11-6 our goal should be to win the division. The only way 11-6 matters as a WC is getting 5 vs 6 which to me is not that big of a deal.

[TFBillsfan]

1 minute ago, RiotAct said:

Browns might be a problem in the playoffs.

This is what happens when you don’t turn the ball over and make self inflicted mistakes. They should beat the Texans easily.

[Bangarang]

Stefanski is making a strong argument for COTY. 

[Steptide]

1 minute ago, RiotAct said:

Browns might be a problem in the playoffs.

Its a tough pill to swallow that flacco is playing so good. Like, wait he's been awful the last few years 

[Aussie Joe]

3 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

 

If the Browns win they'll have a 10-5 record, with conference record of 7-3. The Bills will be 9-6/5-5. If the Bills win out and the Browns lose both, could still overtake. But it may be a case of accepting the Browns taking up a place, and supporting them over the Texans and Bengals.

This is exactly the case … want the browns to win 

[GoBills808]

Njoku is underrated

Big time talent when healthy

[gonzo1105]

1 minute ago, Steptide said:

Its a tough pill to swallow that flacco is playing so good. Like, wait he's been awful the last few years 

 

He has a good offensive line and good offensive weapons with the Browns. Look at his other stops before this one and you can see the huge difference on why a statue QB struggles.