Ugly game

Well, things did not go so well tonight vs. the Lions. Oh well. I would have been nice to see the offense move the ball a bit better, though Holcomb did engineer a nice TD drive on the second posession. After that, though, it was kind of slow going. William Green didn't play. Jamel White looked like he was shaking off some rust tonight. Anyway, I'm not too concerned about this game. I really think the team just needed to go out and play a game without a QB battle going on and worry instead about fundamentals. The results were not so great tonight but it's preseason, and with another game to go I think the team will be okay... but that doesn't mean we'll be good.

The defense is a huge concern. I still think it will round into shape to be average or slightly below. That should keep games close and exciting. But the way the secondary has gotten killed and the lack of a pass rush are ominous signs. Lang needs to get his act together.

The poor rushing performance tonight, however, really is worrisome. I know Green didn't play but there's not reason for the Browns to get only a measly 59 yards on the ground tonight. I thought things looked good last week vs. Green Bay. Early tonight Jackson has some nice runs and early things went well. I'm optimistic the OL will do it's job, but if there's one thing to take from this game that is perhaps a bit unexpected, this is it.

Couch was not sharp tonight. I'm tired of making excuses for him, though obviously it was a long week for the dude. Still, fumbling your first snap is kind of like throwing an interception in the first pass of your career....

Oh yeah, you think CJ Jones made the team? Catches a TD and, much more importantly, had a very nice kickoff return. He's gonna be the 6th receiver.

Did Warren get a tackle tonight? I don't think he did. He didn't suck completely, but c'mon. He's gonna get booed after the first few games at this rate. People thought Couch got it bad...