The official Brownstains drop a deuce on the Colts gameday thread.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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The Browns have played 4 good games and 1 bad game so far this season. They beat the previously undefeated 49ers last week, and they beat the Titans and the Bengals by a combined score of 51-6. They had one really bad game against the Ravens, when Deshaun Watson was not playing at quarterback (Watson is questionable for the Colts game tomorrow.) If the Browns beat the Colts in a close game, that will not necessarily be a sign that the Colts cannot compete with good teams, and/or have no chance for a post-season berth ....... this is not the necessarily the perennial doormat Cleveland Browns that the Colts will be facing on Sunday.


All of that said, I still believe that the Colts have a good chance to win the game if the offensive line does (at least) a reasonably good job of protecting Gardner Minshew.

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The Browns have had 2 bad games as they somehow managed to lose to the Steelers in week 2, which was in between the weeks they blew out the Bungles and Tits.

[HoosierinFL]

Who vs who now?

[apballin]

The Browns have played 1 road game amazingly and already had a bye

This is an overrated defense that has benefited from situations like Burrow not being ready and playing every dam game at home

I don’t give a fuck if Watson plays or not, Chubb has been the guy you have to worry about without him they’re not the same and much easier to defend

This will be Taylor’s breakout game

Colts win 24-17

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

The Browns have had 2 bad games as they somehow managed to lose to the Steelers in week 2, which was in between the weeks they blew out the Bungles and Tits.

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The Steelers just beat the Ravens in their most recent game.

With wins over the Ravens AND the Browns, their grade as a team for the 2023 season is still incomplete. They have been very erratic.

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[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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The Steelers just beat the Ravens in their most recent game.

With wins over the Ravens AND the Browns, their grade as a team for the 2023 season is still incomplete. They have been very erratic.

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Maybe. They've also been steam rolled twice and barely squeaked by LAV.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Maybe. They've also been steam rolled twice and barely squeaked by LAV.

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Correct. That's why I said that they have been very erratic.

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[Colts And Orioles]

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS llllllll.. - 30


CLEVELAND BROWNS llllllllllllllllllly - 24

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[Oldcolt]

I'm not as interested in win/loss (obviously I want us to win and to never give up but we lack talent). This team is not going anywhere this year. It is about development. I'll be interested in watching to see if Leonard can start to force turnovers or if he will be cut at the end of the year, does the offensive line continue to improve especially our backups, do we actually have depth on the defensive line with Grover out and can the defensive backfield continue to grow. I am concerned about our receiver corp, no one is special in any way, but I have watched enough to believe the answer (a true number one receiver) isn't on this roster. I am thinking we may have found our slot and Pittman seems like a nice number two.

[TheMugwump]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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Considering how well the Browns' defense played against Brock Purdy and the previously-undefeated 49ers last week, I just couldn't resist predicting that Gardner Minshew and company will put up 30 points on them today.

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The rain and wind were pretty significant last week in Cleveland, and I'm sure that had an affect on Mr. Irrelevant.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS llllllll.. - 30


CLEVELAND BROWNS llllllllllllllllllly - 24

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I actually underestimated the Colts' offense.

The Colts' defense actually played about as well as I had expected them to, as a good amount of points that the Browns scored were partially due to the offense putting the defense in bad positions with turnovers (including fumbling the ball in their own end-zone, which resulted in a Browns touchdown.)

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