Monday, 10 October 2022 01:39

WYNN - BROWNS - Mismanaged Yet Again

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SW small Logo We Browns fans are a tough bunch.  It seems every week we have to watch this organization blow another winnable game in new and inventive ways.  But it all comes down to one guy. The guy at the top, Kevin Stefanski.

His continued arrogance and smartest guy in the room mentality is killing this season. We can talk about the late interception in the end zone all day long.  The QB is who he is, he's a career backup who has limitations.  He has played quite well, but he's a career backup for a reason.  Asking him to make a play at games end is ridiculous when there were plenty of other ways to go.  A field goal more than likely wins the game if you manage it right.

Run the ball, keep the clock moving, or make LA use time-outs.  You have great running backs that don't fumble, and are very dependable. If you don't score, kick a chip shot field goal and take the lead.  Pretty simple stuff.  There's only one thing you can't do. Turn it over - he did.  But he NEVER should have been put in that position. In fact, just the opposite.  The last two minutes again - amateurish.  The end of that game looked more like they were trying to win a Beer League Game on a Saturday afternoon, and nothing like a professional NFL game and coach.

THEN LA tries to GIVE you the game for some other stupid reason on their part, and you don't take advantage and you lose on a missed 54 yard field goal at home.  Not the biggest offense either. But the missed 43 yarder earlier in the game by your new shiny kicker certainly is, and again, cost you the points to win.  Should be noted that the teams the Browns have squeaked by are combined 2-8. 

The worst rushing team in the NFL ran it down your throat all day long too. Second week in a row. The word is out and so is the film from Atlanta.  The Browns are too small at linebacker and too physically weak up the middle, and teams are gonna do it till we stop it, but you can't get bigger in 7 days.  Again too, the Browns defensive "stars" didn't make a play pretty much all day.  It's going to get worse there too.  Even with the big guys back, we are movable, and the great players maybe aren't so great, because when it matters, they don't make big plays.  Player decisions are made in the summer too, by the coach and others.  Fast is great, but small where it matters isn't.

Much has been made about giving up the big play late in games, and this week we didn't.  But we also didn't make a big play late in the game that mattered and good teams do that too.  It's time to face the facts, there are things we do very well. But there are many things we don't do weekly.  And it cost us yet another game.

This one sits with the coach much like the Jets game by tripping over your own shoelaces again. This team needs a game manager on the field. We are a miracle kick from being 1-4, and now that guy has the shanks.  Stefanski knows offense there is no doubt, but he does not know how to win when it is winning time.

This is nothing new, and in fact, it's getting old

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