Week 4: Cleveland Imposters vs Baltimore Browns

[OSUFan_88]

It'll be faux close. It's what the Browns do best. They will lose something like 30-21 or 24-14. And while the score line looks like they were in it, the Browns, in all reality, will get dominated on both sides of the ball. Flacco won't need to pass the ball, Ray Rice will get about 150 yards, and the Browns offense will add a garbage time TD to make the scoreline look better.

[IlliniM1ke]

I think this is gonna be ugly, Flacco is going to murder our secondary.

If you have a Ravens WR or TE in fantasy football start them.

Weeden has looked better the last two games but he hasn't seen a defense like the Ravens yet, I already feel bad thinking about Trent having to run against a Ravens defense stacked to stop him because I think Weeden is going to struggle badly this week.

[jth1331]

Quote: Originally Posted by 55

Ray Rice will score more points than the Browns by himself.

Justin Tucker will score more points than the whole Browns team.

[LBzrule]

Browns fans, this aint the Ravens teams of old. It is not the dominating defensive team. It's an offensive team that has yet to show it can maintain its level of consistency and intensity for more than a week. I'm still going to say this game is gonna be closer than it should be. We are struggling at one of our CB spots with Cary Williams and we might not be as stout against the run. The last two weeks they played better, but week 1 they played terrible run defense. With Upshaw and McClellan they do a much better job of sealing the edges. If Kruger starts he might be iffy sealing the edge.

[OSUFan_88]

We'll see, LB. So far, our offensive line has been Jekyll and Hyde for performances. One game they'll be busting holes wide open, the next they will get literally no push. The good thing is, I don't think the Ravens D-line is AS good as the Bills, although they are a handful themselves, especially the guy they chose Kam Wimbley over.

As for your secondary problems, depends on if our receivers decide to catch the ball this week or not. If they do, and Weeden finally starts hitting on the long ball, it could be an exciting game. I definitely don't expect it but...weird things happen in the NFL from time to time.

Your offense is going to carve up our defense, though. We are missing three starters, two of them huge impact players in Haden and Taylor. Our defensive line is pretty good. Our linebackers a young and easily fooled. And our secondary...oh our poor secondary. They made Fitzmagic look like a God. They'll make Flacco look like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning combined.

My official prediction I think will be 31-17 Ravens. Browns will add a garbage TD late. Game should be over by the start of the third quarter.

[Caveman24]

im going with the Ravens

[slickdtc]

This is the Thursday Night game. Just saw that. Moderately let down...

I wanna go Browns upset. But Flacco is moving up the QB mountain and Baltimore seems focused on bigger things this year. Tough first 3 games, but they're 2-1 and a questionable 1 point loss from 3-0.

This will be a big test, though. Cleveland is gonna play loose with nothing to lose. If the Ravens take care of business, it's a toss up between them and Houston for best of the AFC.

[OSUFan_88]

Sounds like this game will be the last with scab refs.

That's both a horrifying and interesting sub plot.