SUMMARY: The old and the young stood not only on opposite ends of a
chronological divide, but also a gameball and goathorns divide. Browns elder
Phil Dawson was the hero, and deservedly so for nailing two clutch field goals
in the final 90 seconds. Young Colt McCoy, however, wound up wearing goathorns
after struggling in his first professional football appearance. If McCoy has a
career anywhere as successful as Dawson's, this franchise could turn out to be
okay.
| Fan |
Gameball Write-in |
Goathorn Write-in |
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ESPN |
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Pass Rush |
| RabidDawg |
TJ Ward |
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wallace |
mccoy |
| brownsfan88 |
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Derek Anderson/Brady Quinn |
| DAWGDC |
Phil Dawson |
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Phil Dawson |
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| footballwave |
starting offensive linemen |
Defensive secondary |
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The O.L. |
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| eisman |
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Defensive Backfield |
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Entire Special Teams |
Packer fans on-line |
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Bernie consistently calling Ratliff "Radcliff" |
| coloradodawg123 |
Brian Robiskie |
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Eric Mangini |
the haters |
| 875thechef |
Brian Daboll |
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| BlennyBaller |
Ahtyba Rubin |
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| Cooper7 |
Mangini |
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ahtyba rubin |
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| houndfromhell |
Phil (the drill) Dawson |
Art (no heart) Modell |
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DVR - I watched game sunday morning |
missed plays and random babbling by announcer
#19 |
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Offensive Line |
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| scottdog1 |
Seneca Wallace |
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| oakislanddawg |
Jake Delhomme |
Soory Colt you earned them. |
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Offense |
Defense |
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Productive players stepping up |
PLayers become athletes in nfl... |
| Aqib |
Jackie Groza |
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Phil Dawson |
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| jmidd44 |
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Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn |
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Ben Roethlesberger's Flash |
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White Pants! |
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Braylon Edwards' Essence |
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Senaca + Evan= major O |
D sucks |
| jimbodaddyo |
Brian Robiskie |
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| eezer |
LeCharles Bentley |
Weldon, Lebron, Brady Quinn |
| FeralMuttly |
the first three rounds of our draft |
bernie's shameless basket paramid scheme |
| murdocky1 |
Jake Delhomme |
Abe Elam |
| deathbyeagle |
LeCharles Bentley's twitter about Braylon |
Braylon's NYC boyfriend |
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Entire Special Teams |
pass rush |
| RJEDAWG |
JEROME HARRISON |
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all the doubters of Delhomme |
| DixieDawgg |
Long-Suffering Browns Fans Everywhere |
NONE |
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Offensive Line |
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| bighag |
Alex Mack and Joe Thomas |
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Gameball Comments
| Fan |
Comment |
| RabidDawg |
Finally, a safety who can tackle. |
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seneca with the rifle! |
| DAWGDC |
Phil "Boomer" Dawson for the 59 yard game
tying and the game winner. Daboll is learning, Jake for the first driver
and B Robiske for learning the position as well. |
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Wow what a special night for Phil Dawson, he
is simply the best. |
| footballwave |
58 yard field goal by Awesome Dawson. All I
got is WOW!!! |
| zoso197 |
Could of handed out more was hard pressed to
pick 3. Wallace and Robo deserving as well. |
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Phil Dawson reminds me of Lou Groza Era. Jake
Delhomme looked good and T.J. Ward was awesome. Good Team Start. |
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First team offense looked pretty good. First
team defense was just as impressive. Secondary better learn how to turn
around and look for the ball though! |
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Nice, encouraging start |
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Lauvo taking on and beating Raji was (and will
be) the hidden meaning of this season! |
| brownsclown |
Phil Dawson's vote could have gone to the
Special Teams in general, but a 59 yarder...WOW. I put Titus Brown in
because he was everywhere. Maybe he steps in for D'Qwell. Brian Robiske
could be key for us this year. He looked good tonight. |
| Irishjt |
Delhomme because he played much better than I
thought he would. He led the team on an 80 yd scoring drive against a
good D.
TJ Ward because he played good for a rookie. He looked like a rookie for
a few plays. I was pleasantly surprised by his physicality, though.
Phil Dawson because...well, everyone knows why. |
| djw333 |
Honorable mention to Tom Heckert for bringing
real players to Cleveland. |
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"Masterful Effort". The future is now. |
| Cooper7 |
Had to write in Mangini, for having some guts
last night. Going for it on 4th down and kicking a 58 yard field goal.
Last year I think he may have punted. |
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offensive line |
| houndfromhell |
Looked good in all phases, keep it up. |
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58 yard field goal. NICE! |
| mechmat |
I voted for Delhomme for looking good, Ward
for starting strong as a rookie, and for Dawson for winning the game. |
| oakislanddawg |
Nice effort good results, the team did not
quit were excited during the final moments cheering their teammates on
during the last minute. I think the Browns may have turned a mythical
corner somewhere between last December and now the word "team" fits this
current bunch of players who put the "whiteout" on the Pack. |
| dp10451 |
Ya just can't say enough about the senior
member of our team, Phil Dawson. Number one in seniority and number one
in our hearts. Wallace showed that he is more than capable and I'm glad
he is here finally. I wanted to draft him when he came out of college.
Ward is showing us why he was drafted highly. The naysayers will have to
eat crow before the season is over. |
| jaydawg74 |
My gameballs go to Dawson, T.J. Ward and Alex
Mack. I thought Mack had some awesome blocks downfield, Ward was all
over the place and Phil was Phil. |
| kkool |
who cares!!! It's the preseason. It doesn't
mean a lot, let wait until the # one units square off against one
another for an entire game. Then we'll get an true indication of what
this team is truly about.... |
| brownsjim73 |
I just picked 2 QB's as recipients of a
gameball... something good must have happened. Ward gave up the TD, but
even that wasn't really bad coverage, just a perfect throw and catch.
After that he was flying all over the place. |
| Aqib |
Wallace threw the ball well. Ward was all over
the field and if you kick a game winning FG you get a game ball. |
| shegalofus |
I would have chose Jake but I don't want to
jinx him. Best opening drive I have seen in years. Forget that it is
preseason. Woof Woof !!!! Go Browns ! |
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Ward served notice on the NFL.
Dawson is still the man.
Delhomme brought balance to the force, destroyed the Sith and will bring
about a new age of peace and enlightenment(or Browns wins). |
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O looking Great!!! D sucks! |
| deathbyeagle |
Offense did good -- Good QB and Oline play.
TJ Ward was all over the field. We have not had a safety do that since
Eric Turner. |
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Wallace proves he can play! The offense came
out firing. |
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#4 was Clutch. #17 Didn't suck like his
detractors predicted. #43 was active & hit hard. |
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Ward looked like an animal!!! |
| DixieDawgg |
Positive signs lead to hope for improved
seasons.
Phil Dawson is DA MAN! QB play was much better than last year with Jake
and Seneca. |
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certainly Watson & Delhomme are deserving as
is the entire O-LINE |
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Offense played well against Greenbay 1st team.
They showed poise and aggressiveness. Loved seeing those TDs and plays
in general in the Red Zone. |
| bighag |
So great to see the Browns get those 11-15
yard pass plays! Dawson is a beast, Delhomme was glass and TJ Ward was
always around the ball. A really fun game to watch |
Goat Comments
| Fan |
Comments |
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For covering a Browns win and showing nothing
but GB highlights. |
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welcome to the nfl! |
| brownsfan88 |
Derek Anderson/Brady Quinn - DAMN did you guys
suck. |
| DAWGDC |
St. Clair is slow, Colt is young but he did
throw 2 picks and Reggie Hodges can't kick worth a darn |
| TpostDawg |
Can't really give goat horns after a win but
TJ getting beat for the score earns him a lesson in the NFL. |
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We just can't blitz on every down. |
| chowdogg |
The poster that said E Wright had a bad game
[#24]... |
| footballwave |
The defense looked like swiss
cheese......Rodgers was 10 for 10 passing? Are you kidding me? We need
to work on the secondary a bit me thinks. |
| billlatham |
I know its just preseason but the pass
interference call on Sorensen was terrible. |
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Rookie was initiated into the NFL. Hope injury
is not bad. He'll improve. |
| eisman |
It was scary watching Rodgers go 10 for 10. No
pressure on the quarterback. |
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There was so much trash talk from the
cheezeheads before the game. Hope they like the taste of crow |
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Never know whether the fierce or the frantic
brnadon will show up. |
| brownsclown |
Colt had a rough debut and then got hurt. No
panic here though. Chris Jennings had more negative plays than positive,
not good when fighting for a roster spot. Syndric Steptoe had some nice
plays but dropped a key pass he really needed to make. Overall hard to
find Goats in a win on the road against a Superbowl contender. |
| Irishjt |
Casey Bender for getting his helmet in the way
of Colt McCoy's hand. ;-)
Abram Elam because he serves no purpose on this team.
Braylon Edwards' flash because it was tough to give goathorns during
this win. Edwards will always deserve a goathorn, though. |
| djw333 |
No goats this week. |
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In all likely hood you have a better coach
here than in N.E. Great staff, Prez, etc. Owner who finally came through
on his promise. |
| houndfromhell |
All the Cleveland bashers out there. So
let all the excuses of why the Packers
should of won fly.........
Dem Brownies kicked their butts...... |
| oakislanddawg |
McCoy really struggled in his role and was
probably trying to demonstrate his abilities while overreaching his
physcal limitations. I am sure that the game will slow down for him but
he needs to settle in the role that has been chiseled out for him. Live
within your skillset. |
| dp10451 |
BE belongs in Miami with that other self
annointed "king". Michigan has nothing to do with the diddain fans had
for him. Darden, Hoard, and Shea were all Blue and Maize alumni and all
were loved and revered by Browns fans. His problem had to do with
catching rhe ball. Something we kind of expect from a WR. Can't give out
any other goats for this excellent performance. |
| jaydawg74 |
I give only one goathorn and it goes to
Steptoe. |
| dawngregry |
Bernie is a GOAT for screwing up player's
names. Still have much love for Kosar though, |
| kkool |
who cares!!! It's the preseason. It doesn't
mean a lot, let wait until the # one units square off against one
another for an entire game. Then we'll get an true indication of what
this team is truly about.... |
| brownsjim73 |
Barton is just awful. Even with D'qwell hurt
we're fairly deep at LB and this guy should not see the field. Colt had
a rough start, although it should be noted that the 2nd team O-line is
FAR worse than the first team one. On his first interception he throw
off his back foot because the LT was being pushed into him. On his 2nd
he hit his hand into the RT's helmet. While he needs to have better
awareness than this, he probably looks significantly better with a
better O-line out there... but we won't find that out this year. |
| Aqib |
Colt McCoy looked like Charlie Frye out there. |
| shegalofus |
The three I picked were not necessarily goats
but had below average games.
GO BROWNS !!!! |
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Kooistra, more like Pooistra.
Barton is a full step behind everyone.
McCoy is just not ready for prime time; no shotgun read-option in the
Browns playbook. |
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I didn't see anyone really do anything
deserving of the term 'goat'. For the first game after the 'New
Organization' I believe the Cleveland Browns are back. |
| jmidd44 |
This game was enough to show us that last
years qb controversy was between worse and worser. Glad niether
survived. |
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D sucks |
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I didn't see most of the game so I can't
really select any goats. Go Browns! |
| Rubix60 |
1st practice game gets no goats, but I would
be warning a ew players to step it up were I a coach |
| deathbyeagle |
Abe Elam was getting grilled -- he needs to be
replaced ASAP.
Pass Rush was a bit concerning. I don't know if Fujita is a pass rushing
OLB. |
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Everyone but TRUE Browns Fans were WRONG! |
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OTOH, #43 is a rook who got beat for a TD.
Let's hope he learns... |
| DixieDawgg |
No GOATS in a victory (albeit preseason). |
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understood the vanilla defense in in effect,
so rather difficult to get a good gauge.. does look like the rook needs
some polishing |
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That goal line score where Fujita did not wrap
up the FB. Ward is a rookie so I can except that mistake from him but
not a vet/superbowel champ. Need to be consistent in tackeling. Jennings
made more poor decisions running the ball than I care to count. Keep it
up and you will play your way OFF the team. Steptoe did not take
advantage of his opportunities; catch the ball! |
| bighag |
The TV announcers were some of the worst
homers I'd ever seen. They were showing the rehab equipment of one of
the Packers during Browns plays. Ratliff looks like the bad old days of
QB and Elam was a day late and three dollars short. |