Kardiac Kidz

Didn't you expect Brian Sipe...I mean Hoyer to wake up and rally the team?  Isn't this sample size large enough to tell you that this is who this guy is?

The word "identity" is overused, and many have picked on the Browns for not having one.  But they do.

They're the schizophrenic team!  Jekyll and Hyde.  The offensive line, tight ends, backs, and receivers are all consistently good.  The quarterback and defense are symbiotically bad or good.

This isn't quite fair to Hoyer, though.  He's either very good or mediocre.

That is sort of remarkable.  Hoyer deserves credit for piling up all those points, but the defense was half of that  comeback.  They rose to the occasion as well.  Had they surrendered so much as a field goal in the entire second half, this win is far less likely.

For that matter, don't forget that safety!  

So this was the whole team.  But Hoyer remains the key: As the NFL guys say a lot, without genuine confidence in that quarterback, a team can't summon the...call it fire... to pull a long rally off.

Hoyer has already showed us that he's at his best when backed into a corner.  He's also been inaccurate earlier in games, which is maddening. 

But there is hope.  Vs. Cincinnati last season and New Orleans this season, he played well without first digging himself into a deep hole.  As time goes on, he should turn into at least a top ten guy.  Technically, he already is, but few expect him to stay there.

I just heard Russell Wilson kick butt again.  Some say that Johnny Selfie isn't that.  It's true.  But he could become like Wilson. The difference is that Wilson had twice Johnny's college experience, and ran pro style offenses. He has all the same tools, including the arm.

The microbes excelled. While Miles Austin did little, the three smurfs were practically uncoverable.  This has become another element of the offensive identity.  The Browns will bludgeon you with big running backs, then use microscopic speed demons like an ice pick.

The defense, I repeat, is too talented not to improve dramatically, and like Hoyer has been stellar in the comebacks.  This proves that they have it in them.

I can't wait for Josh Gordon.  Those long bombs might well have worked.  If they can stay above .500  til he gets back, look out.