To be honest with you, I was expecting a lot worse. Sure, the Browns are down by a score of 14-10 going in to the half, but you know what? They've been moving the ball down the field pretty darn well against the Ravens so far today.
I've been very impressed by the way Peyton Hillis has ran the ball today. They've been playing smash-mouth football against the Ravens and scored the first touchdown against that defense this season. As a former offensive lineman, I've got to say that it starts up front, but the individual effort that Hillis has given on each and every play has been very exciting to watch. He's got 73 yards rushing on 12 carries, the longest of which was 25 yards where he literally drove the defender trying to tackle him another 5 yards before he was taken down. It's also worth noting that Hillis has 5 catches for 27 yards. Seneca Wallace has also had a nice game so far, showing really nice accuracy by going 12/14 for 114 yards. Josh Cribbs has been decently involved with the pass offense as well, and impressed me by gaining a couple extra yards stretching out after the catch.
On the flip side, the defense has unfortunately looked a little bit dazed and confused. The first series was a three and out, but after that it seemed like the Browns just lost it. Ravens QB Joe Flacco has been pretty impressive throwing, also going 12/14 but with 132 yards and 2 touchdowns. Ray Rice has 7 carries for 51 yards, but one of them was for 25 so I'd say that the run D isn't looking too bad. My main concern is Eric Wright, who really looks like he's got his head up his rear end trying to cover Anquan Bolden. Hopefully he'll get it squared away for the 2nd half.
Like I said, I wasn't expecting much out of the Browns for this game, but it's really nice to see them competing. Hopefully the 2nd half offensive woes that we've had the first two games won't be there today. I'll wrap it up after the game.
~MAS
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