Boycott Temper Tantrums

Some of you people need to use your brains more.  The word "excuse" has become a dirty word, but it's not.  "Excuse" means justification, explanation, reason.

"No excuses" is cool to say.  It makes everybody think you are a hardass.  But if I lock you in a room long enough, you are going to pee in the corner. 

This year's Vikings can sort of say that.  They lose both their superback and Bridgewater, but are still undefeated.  Except they traded for Sam Bradford, see?  They DID something to fix an "excuse", and they have a dominating defense.  And they're a VETERAN team.

This is reality:  The Browns ARE young.  The coaches and systems ARE new.  They ARE rebuilding.  They HAVE lost a bunch of players to injury.  They DID get screwed by referees in three of their losses, and Tom Brady's Patriots ARE top Superbowl contenders.

And they TOLD you, before training camp began: We are rebuilding.  This will take several years.  They EXPLAINED it to you, in advance.  

One impatient brat couldn't take it anymore.  He is boycotting the new front office and coaching staff.  He conflates Jimmy Haslam with Randy Lerner and every other employee and player with those who came and went before them in some sort of muddy mess.  For him, nothing is different.  He is boycotting the Browns.

Well, go ahead and kick and scream and have your temper tantrum.  Thanks for making room for an adult.

Aside from the Tribe nailing down an American League Championship berth (Go Tribe yay), other good news includes the probable returns of both Cody Kessler and Josh McCown in time for the Titans game.

I would default to Kessler, who had been doing a very good job and might be the future.  On the other hand, if he is subject to getting re-injured and would be better off healing some more, then I go with Josh.

Same goes for Josh.  He probably should wait longer himself.  But Josh McCown is...expendable.  He understands and accepts this.  He is a true warrior, this guy.  

Kessler has proven something, however.  He might be the guy.  Even if he isn't, he is valuable.  He needs to get real experience, and develop.

Johnathan Cooper is a smart addition to this team.  Truly, he has been a bust so far in his career, but was a seventh overall draft pick in 2013 for a reason.  He may turn out to be another Gilbert, but he may also emerge as the real stud the scouts in 2013 envisioned.  Low risk, high reward.  Now the coaches go to work on him.  We'll see.

PFF rates the Browns offensive line 25th in pass protection, which is just about right.  But the weak spot is right tackle.  The rest of them are pretty good.

I don't know where they rank in run-blocking, but it has to be very high, even after the Patriots shut them down last week.  Don't expect Tennessee to manage that.

...but an offensive explosion wouldn't surprise me much good grief...