Top 5 Questions facing the AFC North

Ravens
5
Will the Run D improve its level of play w/addition of DT Williams & loss of DE Guy?
4Will the rebuilt O line protect Flacco better than last year?
3Will Macklin help the passing game?
2Will the pass D hold up with the additions of Jefferson, Carr & keeping Webb?
1Will quarterback Joe Flacco be as productive as he was last year?
Bengals

5

Can a banged up and aging D compete with PT & BA?
4How much heat is HC Lewis feeling this year about making playoff & win 1 game?
3Will the run D improve its level of play w/addition of ILB Minter?
2Will O line recover from loss of LT Whitworth & RG Zeitler?
1Can Andy Dalton (the reverse vampire) ever win a playoff game?
Browns

5

Will WR Gordon ever play again for the Browns?
4Can the staff get WR Britt & the 2nd yr WRS corps to produce with the loss of Pryor?
3Can the D ever figure out how to stop the run?
2Can CB Joe Haden play up to his 2014 level or is he done?
1When will QB
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NNR Projected wins for the AFC

AFC EastAFC WestDIVNFCAFCEXTOT
 NFC South     
NE w9@PT HO633113
BF w6@CN IN32207
MI w11@BA TN21115
NJ w11@CL JK10113
  12673 
AFC NorthAFC South     
NFC NorthDIVNFCAFCEXTOT
PT w9@KC NE533112
CN w6@DV BF32319
BA w10@OK MI323210
CL w9@LC NJ11013
  12895 
       
AFC SouthAFC North     
 NFC WestDIVNFCAFCEXTOT
HO w7@NE KC42208
IN w11@BF DV422210
TN w8@MI OK32218
JK w8@NJ SD11114
 12774 
       
AFC WestAFC East     
 NFC EastDIVNFCAFCEXTOT
KC w10@HO PT423211
OK w10@TN BA533213
DV w5@IN CN31217
LC w9@JK CL00112
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The Browns personnel staff is GUTLESS!

Memo to EVP Brown:  You and your staff are GUTLESS.  They won’t pick a QB in fear they will screw it up.  I hope you are GONE before the next NFL Draft.

Too cute for your own good.

While the 1st pick should have been a no brainer, someone in the Browns “brain trust” was leaking comments about taking a QB with that pick.  All Browns fans now know that was a bald-faced lie.  This group DOESN’T HAVE THE GUTS TO TAKE A QB!

If you think the clock doesn’t start until you take a quarterback, YOU ARE WRONG!  Thanks to your blunders and bad draft picks, we fans suffered through a 1 win season!  Watson was graded below last year QB Myles Garrett that you gave to the Eagles.  He then beat you in the 1st game of the season.

This year you not only bailed the Texans out of a HORRIBLE contract they gave to Brock Osweiler, but then you gave them their new QB in Deshaun Watson.  The Texans will make EVP Brown their MVP of the season.  The down side is the Browns will face the Texans the week before they … Read more at FryingPanSports

What will the Browns do in the draft

NOTE:  On NNR Samantha Bunten of NBC Sports, Tony Williams of Metro NY and I discussed the news of the day and the NNR Mock draft on fryingpansports.com/radio-show.

My view of the world tells me past actions are a good indication of future events.  That does not bode well for Browns fans.  The Browns have had more 1st round picks than any team in NFL history over the last several years.  And for the most part, those guys are not on the roster.  That is what happens when you put a lawyer in charge of the draft.

Part of that was due to the failure of the top draft people to go to the pro days.  When you go to a player’s pro day, you get to talk to those around the player.  A perfect example was the 2014 draft.

In that draft, the Browns had 2 1st round picks.  With the 8th overall pick they selected Justin “No tackle” Gilbert.  Had they gone to his pro day, they would have heard him say “check my film” when someone asked him to catch some punts.

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NFL Week 8 results

DVDC Wade Phillips was hurt by a player running into him. Went to the Hospital but was OK & released.
CRQB Cam Newton is complaining to the NFL about not getting late hit calls.  Good luck with that!
SEDE Michael Bennett will get surgery for a cartilage issue & will miss 2-3 wks
KCQB Smith is in concussion prototcol after taking 2 hits to the head.
KCrb Spencer Ware is in concussion protocol.
KCRB Jamaal Charles will go to a knee specialist to get his knee checked.
DACB Claiborn sports hernia & S Church broken arm.
AZS Ty Mathieu shoulder injury MRI today & LT Veldheer needs surgery Tricep
NFLWR Andre Johnson retires after 14 seasons in the NFL.
WA24 CN24WA missed a 34y FG in the last 2 min to send the game into OT.
4-3-1  3-4-1RV Dalton lost a fumble in OT but Cousins couldn’t get into scoring position
Dalton 27/42 284 11 FL Hill 20/76 TD Bernard 11/52 TD Green 9c 121  Eifert 9c 102 TD
Cousins 38/56 458 21 Kelley 21/7 TD Crowder 9c 107 TD  Reed 9c 99 TD
NE41 BF25Brady & Pats
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NFL Week 8 preview on NNR.

MIrb Arian Foster retires
njQB Smith is put on IR
DVrb C J Anderson has meniscus damage out indefinately
OKlb Aldon Smith has applied for reinstatement after a year susp for substance abuse policy violation
DATony Romo is throwing the ball at practice.
JK22 TN36The Titans scored on 4 of their first 5 possessions. It was a very one sided game.
2-5  4-4The issue with JK was as usual QB Bortles.  His mechanics & footwork are bad. That prevents accuracy.
The game was Col. Mustard vs the Smerfs
TN Mariota 19/22 270 20 Murray 21/123 TD Wright 4c 84y TD
JK Bortles 33/54 337 30 4r 22y Hurns 7c 98 TD
WA CN-3CN has to get the run game going again.  Looked great last week but that was vs CL so it doesn’t count.
4-3  3-4WA run game is solid but the pass game has not been as effective as last year.
CN pass game (4th) vs WA pass D (17th)
WA pass game (3rd) vs CN pass D (12th)
NE-6.5 BFIn week 4 BF shut out NE. But that was without Brady at QB. Look for NE to crush
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