Cleveland Browns 10-6?

Question

Hmm?Hmmmmm?

Answer 1

As a Browns fan that would be nice but more realistically I would take 8-8 with JT and Wright playing well and Quinn getting in some games at the end of the season. That would be a successful season for the Browns this year.

Answer 2

William is on the ball here everyone. I agree that 10-6 is not that unbelievable or that unreasonable for that matter. Just lok at the schedule and you'll see that it is quite possible. 8-8 is a much better prediction and a lot mot likely to happen but 10-6 is not that crazy. Look what the Saints did with some good draft picks and Free-agent players in just one years time, they went from the basement to a "high-rise" in just one year.

To start the division is the toughest in the AFC but that is not saying much. The Bengals spend more time in court and laywers offices than they do on the feild to start things off. Secondly, yes the Steelers are only 2 years removed from the Superbowl, but so what ! Look at how they played last year not to mention the total dismantelization of the team and its structure and philosophy. They are going form the dominant 3-4 to a 4-3 with the loss of pro-bowler Porter and other numerous defensive players that have a great impact on that once ferocious defese. The O line has multiple hold-outs and a new offensive scheme brought with the new coach. Pittsburgh is not even a threat to anyone in the division. The Ravens lost many players as well with both Ray Lewis and Ed Reed near retirement age and the quite possible retirement of Ogden on the O-line. they have many problems to fix before they can be considered a real threat.

Now for the Browns, with adding Stinbech and Thomas to the line and a possible early return of Bentley, the line has improved greatly and with some depth. Also with a great recieving core like Edwards, Winslow and Juraviscious the passing game is no joke. The addition of Jamaal Lewis is good but not great, he is still a threat and needs to have a good season to make his market value rise before next season free-agentcy; trust me he'll run very hard for the Browns. The questionmark and "wild card" in all of this is of course the addition of Brady Quinn! If he plays this year has a great impact on this team. He is the cog that can make the whole thing work or fail. IF he is the great QB the media says he is and He can handle the transition from college, watch out! Let me just remind everyone of a guy that shocked the league just 3 seasons ago by the name of Ben Roethlesberger?!?! It just takes a spark to ignite a fire and a guy like Quinn who has the possiblity and potential could start a pretty big fire in Cleveland--remember that Quinn wanted to go to Cleveland---Who ever wanted to go to Cleveland and play for the Browns?

By the way, I am a huge, huge Steelers fan and this hurts me to write this answer. 10-6 is very reasonable.

Answer 3

Honestly, I see the Browns being one of the bottom 3 teams in the league last year. This is a 4-12 team last year that might have taken a couple steps back this year. They will either be starting Charlie Frye or Brady Quinn. Frye was a losing QB last year and he will be again this year. Brady Quinn will face the usual dissapointments of a rookie QB in the NFL. Considering his o-line is garbage, it will be even more pressure on the young QB. Joe Thomas will help but the rest of this line is mediocre at best. They are also starting a RB who plays soft now and takes way too many plays off. They have no pass rush other then Kamerion Wimbley. He more then doubled the sack production of any other player on the team. They also lost one of the best players in their defensive secondary in Brian Russell. No pass rush and a sorry secondary leads to a lot of points given up. They also play in one of the toughest divisions in football. They will more then likely get swept by all the other teams in their division. They also have tough games against New England, Seattle and the newly improved Jets. They need to just put in Quinn and let him learn on the go. They will struggle and struggle mightily but it will help them in the long run. It won't necessarily help them next year though, it will help Dallas however because they will be picking top 3 in the draft after this dismal season the Browns are going to have...sorry.

Answer 4

Before idiots from Pittsburgh get upset, I assume all home teams win their division games.

Sep 9 Pittsburgh 1:00pm W
Sep 16 Cincinnati 1:00pm W
Sep 23 @Oakland 4:05pm W
Sep 30 Baltimore 1:00pm W
Oct 7 @New England 1:00pm L
Oct 14 Miami 1:00pm W
Week 7 BYE
Oct 28 @St. Louis 1:00pm W (NFC)
Nov 4 Seattle 4:05pm W
Nov 11 @Pittsburgh 1:00pm L
Nov 18 @Baltimore 1:00pm L
Nov 25 Houston 1:00pm W
Dec 2 @Arizona 4:05pm W
Dec 9 @N.Y. Jets 4:15pm ?
Dec 16 Buffalo 1:00pm ?
Dec 23 @Cincinnati 1:00pm L
Dec 30 San Francisco 1:00pm W

I got 8W- 5L and 3?. Assuming 50% of "?" are Wins (and rounding up since there is no such thing as a 0.5 win:)) then 10-6 is possible on the high end. I see from 8-8 to 10-6.

Of course hope for Browns fans springs eternal in May.

Answer 5

With how tough the AFC North is, I see 4-12 for the Browns this season.

Oakland's in too much disarray to pose much of a threat, so that's one win.
The same goes for Miami, so that's 2.
That's it before the bye, but I wish I could see a Browns victory over the Bengals.
The game against Houston could go either way.
The same goes for the game at Arizona.
The same also goes for the game against Buffalo.
With the Browns' recent on-field luck, I see them losing at least one of those games that could go either way.

I would most like to see 7-9 with victories against every team mentioned above (note that I didn't specifically mention Baltimore or Pittsburgh when I talked about how tough the AFC North as a whole is), as anything better would be too much of a stretch with Brady Quinn as a rookie.

Answer 6

What drug are you on? Cuz I want some. You forget the Browns are in the toughest division in the AFC if not the NFL. The Ravens and Bungals both made the playoffs last year and the Steelers are just two years off their Super Bowl championship and a fully recovered Big Ben will lead them back to at least a wild card berth. Plus, they have a rookie QB and a weak running game.

Answer 7

It is possible, but i tend to think they will be closer to 8-8 this year and 10-6 in 2008.
The offense should be much better this year and so should most of the defense. But I am conserned with the defensive line. I hope Smith and Smith are great additions. If they are, then 10-6 may be possible.
GO BROWNS

Answer 8

My guess is 9-7, but 10-6 is possible. Hopefully Quinn sits for a year and the give Frye a chance to proved he can play with a little blocking and a threat of a running game.

Answer 9

Well most people would list the WIN first then loss. So translated to the normal view it would be 6-10 right? Yeah that sounds alright.

Answer 10

If the entire Steelers and Ravens starting defenses and the Bengals starting offense all suddenly suffer career ending strokes.