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Old 01-14-2004, 01:31 PM   #142
QuikSand
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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We got a B for our draft, and WR Don Pritchett is listed fourth on the green page – not bad. We lost some of our cohesion in the passing game, since we are starting a rookie wideout, and we lost our receivers leader in the offseason. Overall, our cohesion ratings are 75-95-91-100(81). We have the fourth-rated roster at 75, behind Baltimore, Green Bay, and the Jets.>>

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In the preseason, S Jason Arnold blows out his knee, and is lost for the season. Tough loss- he was going to get a lot more time this year, I figured. We head into the season a little banged up, but ready to go.>>

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Week 1: Cleveland at Pittsburgh>>

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A 40-35 shootout isn’t exactly what we had in mind, but we’ll take the win. We play pretty well, and get WR Don Pritchett his first TD, but we yield nearly 400 yards and 5 TD to QB Mercury Shoemaker – so our pass defense might need some tightening.>>

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[b]Week 2: Atlanta (1-0) at Cleveland (1-0)>>

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We tighten up the defense, but the offense stays in overdrive, as we roll the Falcons 45-15 behind 5 TD from Deion Brock and 166 yards from Gus Stewart.>>

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Week 3: Tennessee (1-1) at Cleveland (2-0)>>

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We put a big hurt on the Titans, and get a nice 23-0 shutout win. We’re in great shape leading up to our early bye – and look to keep this engine running smoothly.>>

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Week 5: Denver (1-2) at Cleveland (3-0)>>

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We have activated fragile DE Seth Hartman, who us supposedly fully recovered from his last injury. If we can get him back and healthy, he would be a huge gain for our defensive front – becoming our most talented player there by far.>>

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We need an 11-point fourth quarter comeback and an overtime FG to sneak out this win, 27-24. DE Seth Hartman had 2.5 sacks in his debut, and stays healthy at least through one game.>>

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We have lost LB Kurt Dodge for a while, and have to reshuffle our LB group. We pick up an old friend, LB Darrin Regalado, from the free agent scrap heap, after he was cut by the Jets, and we’ll get him into the rotation.>>

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Week 6: Oakland (1-4) at Cleveland (4-0)>>

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Another big day for Brock and Stewart push us to a 45-21 win over the Raiders. Our newest injury crisis, though, is at WR – where Joey Newsome has just been lost for the year, and we don’t have enough players to field a team. We’ll have even more pressure on young starters Don Pritchett and Austin Haass.>>

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Week 7: Cleveland (5-0) at San Diego (3-2)>>

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Another offensive explosion, as we beat the Chargers 42-20, behind four more TD Passes from Deion Brock, who is having a whale of a season so far (21 TD to 2 Int). Despite our injury losses, we keep on rolling. Brock is dinged up a bit now, but can keep playing.>>

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Week 8: Cleveland (6-0) at Kansas City (2-4)>>

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Our win streak finally ends, once again in KC (this has happened before). They get a late TD to prevail, 28-25. They helps Gus Stewart to 43 yards, which seems to be a key to stopping our attack, despite the lofty passing numbers.>>

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Week 9: Cleveland (6-1) at Baltimore (3-5)>>

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With Deion Brock still ailing, we get nipped again, 27-22. They pound the line again, and hold Stewart to 63 yards – and the formula for beating us is looking pretty clear.>>

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We’ve played half our season – here are the main stats:>>

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Record: 6-2 Winning Pct.: .750 Cleveland Browns Team Rank Rushes 258 6 Rushing Yards 1158 5 (T) Yards Per Carry 4.48 10 Pass Attempts 275 15 Completions 169 11 (T) Passing Yards 2123 6 Yards Per Attempt 7.72 3 (T) 3rd Down Conversions 45.8 4 Points Per Game 33.6 1 Turnovers 4 1 (T) Turnover Margin +13 3 (T) Opponents Team Rank Rushes 175 1 Rushing Yards 677 1 Yards Per Carry 3.86 7 (T) Pass Attempts 276 13 (T) Completions 151 5 (T) Passing Yards 2056 27 Yards Per Attempt 7.44 30 3rd Down Conversions 39.6 17 Points Per Game 21.2 16 (T) Turnovers 17 4
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Our pass defense is awfully weak, and that might end up being the downfall of this team, if I had to guess. We need to generate some pass rush, which we really are not doing with our current configuration of players. >>

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On the good side, Deion Brock has a remarkable 107 passer rating, which is totally impossible to maintain, but interesting nonetheless.
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