In a nutshell, Pete says Garrett's teammates are fired up by how the league has mishandled the whole situation, including leaking what Garrett said in a closed hearing about a racist comment by the foaming-at-the-mouth, deranged maniac Mason Rudolph as he chased Garrett all over the field.
They're even angrier about the rest of the world now calling Garrett another Jesse Smollet and labelling him a liar.
As Jarvis Landry said, Garrett's fate was predetermined by public reaction, and the mitigating factors like Rudolph having started it, Garrett trying to back away, etc were ignored, as well as Garrett's assertions of a racist comment--which were summarily dismissed.
While (sigh) Garrett needs to be hammered hard for his act, the league also ignored Garrett's history and character. He has now been labelled a dirty player and a liar as the result of one isolated incident.
Lord Goodell has predictably ignored all of this in order to make "an example" of Myles Garrett, and show the world that he is "tough on crime".
Peter says that the team has rallied around Myles Garrett, and is "galvanized" by this whole hot mess.
Pete has to be right about that. Myles Garrett is loved by the whole team for his personality and character. Freddie Kitchens keeps saying "watch the film" (from the beginning).
Garrett's teammates did, and they know that Goodell and co ignored all of it in a headlong rush to "send a message".
Anyway, the Cleveland Browns are pist off now, and will stay that way. Rage is good. Rage works. It will make them practice harder, and play harder.
They will concentrate, and focus. Get the fk outta the way mfkr! It's MINE! YOU CAN'T STOP ME!!!
Peter Smith, as usual, is on the money. He's as good at the "intangibles" as he is at the X's and O's.
The players (and coaches) are taking this personally, and I agree with Pete that the whole team will play significantly better going forward as a result of not only the loss of Myles Garrett, but the rain of bullshit falling all over the team.
As Pete says, you either cave in, or you come out more adrenalized and determined.
Greg Robinson or Hubbard won't get any quicker on their feet, but they won't make false starts, they will mentally be prepared for stunts and twists and stuff, and they WILL be "nastier" in run-blocking.
Baker Mayfield will stop forcing balls to OBJ deep and continue doing what he does best ("distributing").
I HOPE Freddie Kitchens keeps coaching as well as he has in the last 3 games, and rolls the pocket a little more...
...oh maybe you are eyeball-deep in
Anyway the 2019 Browns remain one of the most talented teams in the NFL, even sans Garrett and (temporarily) Ogunjobi and Lawrence.
This rain of ignorance should do more than any coaching staff ever could to make them live up to their hype.
The Browns won't look past the Fins, but I can: They'll demolish the fish, then stomp the "outraged" Stoolers again at Heinz Field...
...well unless the referees say otherwise...
I HAVE SPOKEN.
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