It's safe to say I'm less than impressed with the Browns effort in the first half, as they're down to the Titans by a score of 21-6. Looks like I was more recklessly optimistic than I thought.
Tackling has not been a problem for the Browns in the first two games, but today it's been terrible. There was the 80 yard touchdown to Cook, where Usama Young missed a tackle, and then just before halftime T.J. Ward also missed a tackle. And there have been two long passing plays, something that I don't think we've seen all year long. What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here?
Hasselbeck is 8/12 passing, with 194 yards and three touchdowns. Are you kidding me?
Besides his 25 yard run, Chris Johnson hasn't been doing much. He has 7 carries for 41 yards, but you take that carry away, he's got 16 yards on 6 carries. But that doesn't matter much if Hasselbeck can throw like he has so far today.
The defensive line hasn't been nearly as noteworthy today, with only 1 tackle for loss and a big zero for quarterback hits. They're not getting any pressure on Hasselbeck at all.
Seriously, what the heck is going on? I mean, I know we're playing a team that can actually do something for the first time this year, but this is just ridiculous. The Browns dominated time of possession, as they had the ball for 19:18 in the first half, while the Titans were held to just 10:42. But again, that doesn't matter if you're down 21-6.
Here's a stat that matters, the Browns are 3-9 on third down, and 0-1 on fourth down. That's not going to win you ball games.
Colt McCoy hasn't been terrible today, but he hasn't been good either. He's 13/20 for 137 yards. Hillis and Hardesty have also been alright, but neither has been effective when we need it the most. Hillis has 8 rushes for 37 yards, and Hardesty has 6 carries for 20 yards, averages of 4.6 and 3.3 respectively.
The offensive line is driving the struggle bus though, as they've let up two sacks, two tackles for loss, and four QB hits. That's not going to get anything done.
So like I said in the Start Me Up, I went with my heart in the prediction. But let me tell you, this team deserved to be booed as they were when they came off the field for the half. What a terrible effort in the first half.
It's going to take something close to a miracle for the Browns to focus up and win this game.
I'll see you after,
~MAS
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