Well...I'm not particularly sure what to make out of this one. The Browns have looked pretty great at times, and then they've also looked dismal - it's been sort of a tale of two teams. Although, even with the identity crisis, the Browns are up 13-10 going into the half after Phil Dawson's 31 yard field goal as time expired.
The offense has looked decent, but I think they moved the ball a little bit better against the Ravens last week. That's especially true for the running game, as Peyton Hillis only has 37 yards on 11 carries. The running game really aught to be able to get into a rhythm. I mean, Cincinnati's run defense can't be that much better than the Ravens...can it? In the passing game, Seneca Wallace has looked pretty solid, as he has in the last two weeks. He's completed 14 of 21 passes for 154 yards, with a beautiful touchdown throw to Evan Moore and an interception (To be fair, the INT went off of I believe Chansy Stuckey's hands). Speaking of Stuckey, he's done a pretty nice job in the slot receiver position catching 4 for 48 yards. Hopefully Daboll can make the halftime adjustments necessary to get the running game going the way it was last week.
On the defensive side, the Browns secondary has been really disappointing. I don't know why, but it seems like all the corners want to leave their feet when they're covering T.O. and so far that is blatantly not working. Carson Palmer has 212 yards passing in the first half - and that means that Rob Ryan has got to do something different for the second half. They've been doing a lot of corner blitzes, which is fine when you get sacks, but so far we've only got one and that wasn't even on a blitz. Carson Palmer has done a nice job of getting the ball out of his hands quickly when he senses that corner blitz. The run defense has been fine, but they're not even really trying to run. If we do a little bit better job on the pass, this defense will be in business.
I'm not really holding my breath for this one, but the Browns are up at halftime and (as I think I've written every week...) do have a nice chance at getting the W for this game. See you after.
~MAS
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