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Another Day in the Life of a Browns Fan

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by user Ross K.

The first week of the NFL season has come and gone. The Cleveland Browns lost their home opener to the New Orleans Saints and in the process gave Cleveland fans a quick reminder of what life is like as a Browns fan.

They looked bad (really bad) early, but then showed promise after it was too late.

They set themselves up for big momentum shifts, only to see a yellow flag fly or an opponent come up with the ball. (The interception off the hands of Braylon Edwards comes to mind.)

They lost another one of their key offseason veteran additions (Joe Jurevicius is out 4-6 weeks).

The list goes on and on.

But alas, Browns Nation will tune back in next week for another episode. Our ulcers will grow, our risk for a heart attack will increase, we'll wonder if a surgeon general's warning will soon start appearing before the game begins.

However, we won't give up. We won't switch channels. And even if it's 4th and 87 and we're down by 68, we will always have hope.


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Mon 09/11/06, 6:02 am EST


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FriskysmanVarsity Captain
757 days ago
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Either the Saints are a lot better than we thought or the Browns really, really suck. I'm going to go with a little of both. I still think Cleveland is a lot more talented than they showed. Hopefully they will start to gel soon.
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
757 days ago
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They started to gel toward the end, we'll see if it lasts.
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Manny StilesAAA-er
757 days ago
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It sucks when reality sets in, eh?
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DNLLegend
757 days ago
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4th and 87 would rock. BTW, how'd Kellen Winslow look?
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FriskysmanVarsity Captain
757 days ago
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Awesome. Did you see his near-one-handed catch even as he was being mugged? He and Frye were the highlights of the day. Once Edwards gets it going -- and if they get any semblance of pass protection -- it should be a fun offense to watch.
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
757 days ago
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He looked very good for his first game, which is good considering that they lost Jurevicius
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FriskysmanVarsity Captain
757 days ago
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I'm not terribly worried about Jurevicius as long as Winslow, Edwards and Northcutt are healthy. Joe was just icing on the cake. At least we'll only be without him for a month or so.
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Manny StilesAAA-er
757 days ago
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Maybe when the Browns win a game you guys can light the Cuyahoga on fire again!
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FriskysmanVarsity Captain
757 days ago
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Manny, I think the equivalent of you picking on Browns fans would be the President of the United States taking candy from a blind, deaf retarded kid with no appendages.
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Manny StilesAAA-er
757 days ago
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Hey, that could happen... picking on Red Sox fans is barely fun at this point (well, still a little fun), teasing Jets fans is TOO easy and "Pick on the Yankees" season doesn't start for a couple more weeks!

Browns fans are easy to rile. They're passionate and hopelessly hopeful. Still, FAR from a truly cursed franchise, Cleveland had THE NFL franchise through the 50's AND 60's, better than some teams who have NEVER had anything/anytime (Cardinals).

Besides, my "Drew Carey - Browns/Harry Carey - Cubs" theory has gone mostly unnoticed...
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Manny StilesAAA-er
757 days ago
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Wait, are you equivocating me to the President??? (and the Browns to the kid??)
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FriskysmanVarsity Captain
757 days ago
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Sure, the 50s and 60s were great...for those who were alive during it. Not even my dad remembers the last Browns' championship.
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Manny StilesAAA-er
757 days ago
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My Dad grew up with Gary Collins... Cleveland legend/WR/P of the 60's...

No one alive remembers the last great Cardinals run - because it HASN'T happened yet...

The Browns were at least 'good' in the 80's, I remember that!
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FriskysmanVarsity Captain
757 days ago
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There's a difference between being good and winning it all. At least I assume there is.......actually, I wouldn't know.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
757 days ago
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At least their owner can spend more on Villa come January! On Madden 05, I once had a 4th & 41 (offensive pass interference, holding, encroachment, sack and tackle for a loss included). A redzone chance nearly ended in a Punt-In-20. I remember the returner ran past the 1st down line on his return...
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
757 days ago
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When I worked at Best Buy people would always leave the Madden demo without pausing it, meaning that if they were on offense, the team would pick up delay of game calls until they got to their own goal line, so the next person person picking up the controller always had an interesting challenge to start off with. There were a few times we would take bets on whether or not one of us would be able to get out of the jam.
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Manny StilesAAA-er
757 days ago
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You must've been on a team of hard workers!
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
757 days ago
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Actually we somehow still managed to be the best in the district
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FriskysmanVarsity Captain
756 days ago
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Because the other stores just played video games MORE.
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