...The Browns are AWFUL.
Just when I thought my football team couldn't be any worse or lose a game in any worse of a manner, they go ahead and prove me wrong. The Browns second half meltdown against the Broncos was not only epic, it was legendary. How can a team, up by 10+ points at the half in two consecutive games, lose? At what point does the coaching staff take a look into the warped mirror and hold themselves accountable? Granted, Winslow's fumble wasn't their fault, but the godawful play calling definitely was.
The only silver lining in this debacle was the fact that Brady Quinn couldn't have looked any better, and gayer. The latter because he just looks really gay when playing football, if that's possible. I can't really describe it in words but the aura of gayness surrounds him at every turn. However, he looked real good as a quarterback. He has the balls to step up in the pocket and complete passes. He definitely reads the field quicker and better that Anderson ever did. DA's definition of progressions was looking at Edwards the whole time and overthrowing him. Quinn went through his progressions and hit the open man every time he could. He wasn't afraid to use his running backs in the flat.
I'm not saying that Quinn is going to be a pro bowler, but his first game was impressive, even in a loss. The only real caveat is that Denver's defense is looser than a $20 whore. It will be interesting to see how he handles the Bills defense this week. Hopefully the Browns will throw short passes and march it down the field like the Patriots did. Speaking of which...
...The Bills Looked Bad
I watched the Bills game this week with B-Rad at a Bills backer's bar in Manhattan. The atmosphere was awesome. I mean the continuous pitchers of beer and plates of wings really helped assuage the devastating full night of drinking and 5 hours of sleep that preceded the affair. However, the Bills play was disgusting. They ran their offense like the Browns usually do. Nothing came easy, not even a 2nd and 2. Marshawn needs to be used more creatively instead of just running off tackle or up the middle, using brute force to move the line. Edwards is still scared from that concussion that he experienced a few weeks back. His feet were real happy. I'll leave the rest of this to be discussed by B-Rad because I feel bad criticizing his team.
...Gold Gloves are a Joke.
I've pretty much come to the understanding that the Gold Glove awards players for being merely good at fielding provided that they can hit. It doesn't necessarily award the best fielders in the game, that's an afterthought. If you can hit and field decently well, you go it. There's also the reputation factor. If you have been a good fielder historically, then you're given the benefit of the doubt. Both of these explain how Derek Jeter has won so many and why Michael Young won one this year.
It's a fucking joke. Really. Derek Jeter has the worst range of any shortstop in the American League. He can barely field balls that are hit to his left (the hitter's right). Sure he's made some standout plays in the past, but overall he's more of a liability on the field than an asset. The last few years have shown that as his errors have mounted. Michael Young was rated as the 30th best fielder in the Majors. The only reason he got the award this year is because he had a high fielding percentage (meaning he did well when he got to balls).
But fielding percentage is a gilded statistic. It only tells you how effective they are when the play comes to them. You have to look at range to determine how many plays the fielder actually made. Here's an example. Young could race to a ball in the hole and dive but let it get past him and it wouldn't be counted an error. It wouldn't be part of his fielding percentage either because he never got to make the play. However, if a shortstop with better range actually got to the ball and botched the throw, its an error. If he made the play entirely, then the process (looking at fielding percentage and errors) wouldn't award him anything. In fact, him making the play and Young's/Jeter's inability to even get to the ball are treated the same. What a joke.
On the experience and reputation side of things, Carlos Gomez of the Twins got absolutely robbed. He was incredible this year. Gomez deserved to win over Hunter, Ichiro, and Sizemore. They could have easily put him in there and taken any of those three out. However, the voters decided to "play it safe" and give it to the same guys who won it last year.
Just when I thought my football team couldn't be any worse or lose a game in any worse of a manner, they go ahead and prove me wrong. The Browns second half meltdown against the Broncos was not only epic, it was legendary. How can a team, up by 10+ points at the half in two consecutive games, lose? At what point does the coaching staff take a look into the warped mirror and hold themselves accountable? Granted, Winslow's fumble wasn't their fault, but the godawful play calling definitely was.
The only silver lining in this debacle was the fact that Brady Quinn couldn't have looked any better, and gayer. The latter because he just looks really gay when playing football, if that's possible. I can't really describe it in words but the aura of gayness surrounds him at every turn. However, he looked real good as a quarterback. He has the balls to step up in the pocket and complete passes. He definitely reads the field quicker and better that Anderson ever did. DA's definition of progressions was looking at Edwards the whole time and overthrowing him. Quinn went through his progressions and hit the open man every time he could. He wasn't afraid to use his running backs in the flat.
I'm not saying that Quinn is going to be a pro bowler, but his first game was impressive, even in a loss. The only real caveat is that Denver's defense is looser than a $20 whore. It will be interesting to see how he handles the Bills defense this week. Hopefully the Browns will throw short passes and march it down the field like the Patriots did. Speaking of which...
...The Bills Looked Bad
I watched the Bills game this week with B-Rad at a Bills backer's bar in Manhattan. The atmosphere was awesome. I mean the continuous pitchers of beer and plates of wings really helped assuage the devastating full night of drinking and 5 hours of sleep that preceded the affair. However, the Bills play was disgusting. They ran their offense like the Browns usually do. Nothing came easy, not even a 2nd and 2. Marshawn needs to be used more creatively instead of just running off tackle or up the middle, using brute force to move the line. Edwards is still scared from that concussion that he experienced a few weeks back. His feet were real happy. I'll leave the rest of this to be discussed by B-Rad because I feel bad criticizing his team.
...Gold Gloves are a Joke.
I've pretty much come to the understanding that the Gold Glove awards players for being merely good at fielding provided that they can hit. It doesn't necessarily award the best fielders in the game, that's an afterthought. If you can hit and field decently well, you go it. There's also the reputation factor. If you have been a good fielder historically, then you're given the benefit of the doubt. Both of these explain how Derek Jeter has won so many and why Michael Young won one this year.
It's a fucking joke. Really. Derek Jeter has the worst range of any shortstop in the American League. He can barely field balls that are hit to his left (the hitter's right). Sure he's made some standout plays in the past, but overall he's more of a liability on the field than an asset. The last few years have shown that as his errors have mounted. Michael Young was rated as the 30th best fielder in the Majors. The only reason he got the award this year is because he had a high fielding percentage (meaning he did well when he got to balls).
But fielding percentage is a gilded statistic. It only tells you how effective they are when the play comes to them. You have to look at range to determine how many plays the fielder actually made. Here's an example. Young could race to a ball in the hole and dive but let it get past him and it wouldn't be counted an error. It wouldn't be part of his fielding percentage either because he never got to make the play. However, if a shortstop with better range actually got to the ball and botched the throw, its an error. If he made the play entirely, then the process (looking at fielding percentage and errors) wouldn't award him anything. In fact, him making the play and Young's/Jeter's inability to even get to the ball are treated the same. What a joke.
On the experience and reputation side of things, Carlos Gomez of the Twins got absolutely robbed. He was incredible this year. Gomez deserved to win over Hunter, Ichiro, and Sizemore. They could have easily put him in there and taken any of those three out. However, the voters decided to "play it safe" and give it to the same guys who won it last year.
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