Browns do well vs. Falcons
Ah, what a relief! The Browns avoid a winless preseason and look pretty good in doing so against a pretty good Falcons team.
Good things: By far the most important thing -- the defense got penetration. Warren made a couple decent plays. Courtney Brown looked superb, including nearly getting a sack and forcing an interception on another play. If Brown can contribute like this he might approach what we've always hoped for him. The first-team secondary didn't really get beat. Holcomb's passes were sharp and he hit KJ perfectly in stride on the opening play. Green ran hard and you can tell he's starting to dial it up. KJ, Nortcutt, and Andre Davis looked very good. Faine did get beat on a Couch sack, but most of the time he handled his guy. Even Couch looked very good going 7 for 8 until he was sacked and stripped of the ball. I think Couch is back into things and it looks like he'll be ready if Holcomb goes down. McKinley looked great again and he could no doubt start if needed.
Bad things: It was an uneventful game for the linebacker. The most impressive were Boyer and Unck, and that can't be a very good sign. Andra Davis and Taylor both missed tackles on Warrick Dunn. And, of course, Verba left with an arm injury. This could be devastating, though initial reports said it was a hyper-extended elbow and x-rays were negative so I'm hoping for the best. The running game struggled on many plays, though Green and Jackson ran hard and the Falcons strength is in their front 7.
Who makes the team, and who gets cut? Well, C.J. Jones looked good again and he can count on a spot. Contrary to what Ace Davis said a couple weeks ago, I'm starting to wonder if Unck can make this team as he looked pretty good at time. Kevin McLeod had an awesome special teams tackle. There's gotta be 1 or 2 DBs who make it, but it's hard for me to really differenciate between them.
All in all, it was very nice to see the team apparently round into shape. While this was by no means a dominating performance, it was nevertheless a very encouraging one and now it's not hard to imagine this team competing well with the Colts next week.
For me, I won't be posting until next Tuesday. Viva Las Vegas...
Good things: By far the most important thing -- the defense got penetration. Warren made a couple decent plays. Courtney Brown looked superb, including nearly getting a sack and forcing an interception on another play. If Brown can contribute like this he might approach what we've always hoped for him. The first-team secondary didn't really get beat. Holcomb's passes were sharp and he hit KJ perfectly in stride on the opening play. Green ran hard and you can tell he's starting to dial it up. KJ, Nortcutt, and Andre Davis looked very good. Faine did get beat on a Couch sack, but most of the time he handled his guy. Even Couch looked very good going 7 for 8 until he was sacked and stripped of the ball. I think Couch is back into things and it looks like he'll be ready if Holcomb goes down. McKinley looked great again and he could no doubt start if needed.
Bad things: It was an uneventful game for the linebacker. The most impressive were Boyer and Unck, and that can't be a very good sign. Andra Davis and Taylor both missed tackles on Warrick Dunn. And, of course, Verba left with an arm injury. This could be devastating, though initial reports said it was a hyper-extended elbow and x-rays were negative so I'm hoping for the best. The running game struggled on many plays, though Green and Jackson ran hard and the Falcons strength is in their front 7.
Who makes the team, and who gets cut? Well, C.J. Jones looked good again and he can count on a spot. Contrary to what Ace Davis said a couple weeks ago, I'm starting to wonder if Unck can make this team as he looked pretty good at time. Kevin McLeod had an awesome special teams tackle. There's gotta be 1 or 2 DBs who make it, but it's hard for me to really differenciate between them.
All in all, it was very nice to see the team apparently round into shape. While this was by no means a dominating performance, it was nevertheless a very encouraging one and now it's not hard to imagine this team competing well with the Colts next week.
For me, I won't be posting until next Tuesday. Viva Las Vegas...
posted by Michael @ 11:54 AM
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