Most of you people don't know how to use statistics. Since the most recent collective bargaining agreement and the apparent agreement among owners not to play starters in preseason, game 1 for most teams is chaos.
Ignore the Patriots, Steelers, Saints etc here, as they're the exceptions to the turnover rule.
New coaches, systems, and players.
Tomorrow the Browns will face another exception to this rule as the Seahawks come to town.
One analyst predicted that Nick Chubb would "come back to earth" based on the Seahawks' defense's excellent ranking vs the run...after 5 games.
It's true that the Seahawks have stifled opposing running games so far, but none of the guys they stifled was named Chubb.
Shut up: Mixon isn't as good, David Johnson isn't the same since his injury, nor is Gurley get over these preconceptions!
In week 6 the Browns can probably run on the Seahawks' defense, partly because Higgins is back, and (I assume) so is Freddie Kitchens (ie overriding Monken.)
The Browns' Offensive Line sucks at "pass-pro" but can run-block.
...aw crap I've been over and over this! ZONE BLOCK RUN-PASS OPTIONS 3-STEP DROPS SLANTS AND CROSSES UNDER CENTER PLAY-ACTION and (in general) the FREDDIE KITCHENS 2018 OFFENSE DOYEEEEE#!%+?￦$@%!??%+¥!!!.
It's idiotic! OBJ excels at run-after-catch why send him deep all the time?
But I digress: I got my fingers crossed that Freddie Kitchens walked into his first meeting after that massacre last week and took over again.
(I say "again" because it was his offense that stomped the Ravens, see? It's like he's afraid to hurt Monken's feelings or something, and he backed off again and let Monken get Mayfield slaughtered!)
FREDDIE! YOU DESERVE TO BE HERE! TAKE IT! NO MORE MISTER NICE GUY! Freddie, you are blowing this. Take your offense back.
Seattle's pass defense is vulnerable, partly because they don't have a great pass rush.
The Hawks are missing their Left Tackle and Right Guard (not that that matters or anything), and the Browns get Higgins, Williams, and Ward back (yawn)...
Certainly, Freddie Kitchens could mess this one up too, but I can't believe he's that stupid (or suicidal).
Anyway if Baker hands off or pitches out as often as not, and is under center or in a pistol more often than not, and he has slanters and crossers (including OBJ) to hit quickly, the Browns should win this game.
You youngsters don't get a lot of this: Baker Mayfield is Brian Sipe with a much, much stronger arm.
OC Lindy Infante maxed Sipe out with dumpoffs and short passes; I still think he pioneered most of the West Coast offense as well (but I digress):
The 2019 Browns are much more talented than the Kardiak Kidz were per relative standards; ie as measured against their competition.
Brian Sipe under Todd Monken might never have made it off the cab-squad. Under Freddie Kitchens, he would have had a shot.
I'm telling you that Freddie Kitchens is a better OC than Monken, ok? The Seahawks won't win unless Freddie Kitchens LETS Monken LET them win.
I HAVE SPOKEN.
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