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[b][url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10462/leon-hall"]Leon Hall[/url], CB, [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-bengals"]Cincinnati Bengals[/url][/b]

[b]Experience: [/b]Fifth season

[b]Analysis:[/b] The high-profile matchup between Bengals receiver [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13983/aj-green"]A.J. Green[/url] and Browns No. 1 corner [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13249/joe-haden"]Joe Haden[/url] will get a lot of press. But in contrast, Hall will be asked to shut down Cleveland's passing game, led by quarterback [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13199/colt-mccoy"]Colt McCoy[/url]. Hall recently received a big contract extension. He would like nothing better than to make a few big plays against Cleveland in Week 1 to justify his pay raise.

[b][url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11424/ahtyba-rubin"]Ahtyba Rubin[/url], DT, [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns"]Cleveland Browns[/url][/b]

[b]Experience: [/b]Fourth season

[b]Analysis:[/b] The Bengals are not hiding the fact they want to run the football. Look for Benson to get a lot of carries to test the young defensive line of the Browns. That's where Rubin comes in. He's the only proven player on Cleveland's front four. Rubin will team with rookie first-round pick Phil Taylor as the biggest pieces to Cleveland's run defense. If Rubin is disruptive to Cincinnati's rushing attack, that will go a long way toward stopping the Bengals' offense.



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[b] Revisit reasons to hate the Cleveland Browns[/b]

September 9, 2011 By [url="http://whodeyfans.com/author/number-1-fan/"][color=#2255AA]Number 1 Fan[/color][/url]


There is a long raging debate between the main stream media (i.e. the hacks that do this for a living) and the blogsphere. You see the main stream guys hate the blogs for a couple reasons. They claim there are no standards and information is passed with no credible sources. Even though blogs broke some of the major news stories of the past year, news media still puts up a cold shoulder.

Arguments like that mean nothing when the MSM posts something like the following :


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After listening to Andy Dalton on conf. call, I can report that [url="http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Browns"][color=#2255AA][s]#[/s][b]Browns[/b][/color][/url] Colt McCoy is infinitely more insightful. Even was as a rookie.



There is no reason for a sports writer to write something like that. Are you that bad at your job that you have sunk to insults of a persons intellect rather than point out what really matters in the upcoming game.

So, to stoop to their level I decided to revisit my previous post from last season on 10 reasons to hate the Cleveland Browns. While it all may not still be relevant (Shaun Rogers is no longer a Brown, the opening day was from last season) you can’t argue that the rest is 100% fact on why Cleveland sucks. Enjoy:

[b]1. The Dawg Pound[/b] – ok, the concept is kind of cool. Get all of the most rabid fans, seat them together and make the stands behind the end zone very intimidating for the other team. Where Cleveland fails is the execution. For example: team officials banned the carrying of dog food into the stadium, as fans would shower the visiting team with Milk-Bones, along with other objects. In the fourth quarter of a 1989 game against the Denver Broncos, the rain of batteries and other debris coming down from the bleachers was endangering the safety of the players. At the final game at Cleveland Stadium in 1995, members of the Dawg Pound ripped the bleachers from the stands (many having brought wrenches, crowbars, and other tools to dislodge the seats), and tossed them onto the field.

This is the same thing that prisoners do in prison riots, way to bring that kind of class to an NFL football game Browns fan.

[b]2. Shaun Rogers[/b] – Besides the fact that the guy has a reputation of taking plays off during the game, in June 2007, Rogers was accused of sexually assaulting a stripper. Why would someone take advantage of a woman just trying to put herself through college? Then to follow that up Rogers was arrested at Cleveland Hopkins Airport for having a loaded gun in his carryon luggage. Loaded gun on an airplane, who knew that was against the law?

[b]3. The Cleveland fan[/b] – in an effort clean up the fan experience, Cleveland instituted their version of the jerk line. On opening day in the stadium this year, 16 Cleveland Browns fans were arrested. (see they really do hate themselves)

[b]4. Staph[/b] – One of the chief exports of Cleveland since the decline of industry there has been the staph infection. Kellen Winslow blows out a knee and the team sends him to the Cleveland Clinic and he becomes one of far too many players to contract staph infection after surgery. LeCharles Bentley, a fan favorite, was born and raised in Cleveland and cries as he is interviewed putting on his uniform for the first preseason practice. On the first 7 on 7 drill he is hurt and never plays a game for the Browns. He suffers multiple staph infections and almost loses his leg. Joe Jurevicius plays almost 2 seasons before suffering a knee injury. He is sent to the Cleveland Clinic and he contracts not one but two different staph infections and may never play again.

To top it off, Winslow opens up to the media about the staph infection problems with the Browns and the team suspends him for conduct detrimental to the team.

[b]5. The people of Cleveland hate Cleveland[/b] – Cleveland as a city has declined from a population of 914,000 in 1950 to less than half that today. The mass exit can be attributed to many things, but mostly is a testament to how bad the city sucks. The Plain Dealer (the local city newspaper) found that the higher a young person’s education degree, the more likely said person was to move out of Cleveland.

[b]6. You will probably get killed in Cleveland[/b] – Cleveland ranked as the 7th most dangerous city in the nation among US cities with a population of 100,000 to 500,000 and the 11th most dangerous overall. Violent crime from 2005 to 2006 was mostly unchanged nationwide, but increased more than 10% in Cleveland. The murder rate dropped 30% in Cleveland, but was still far above the national average.

[b]7. The Environment[/b] – The Cuyahoga River at one time was one of the most polluted rivers in the United States. The stretch from Akron to Cleveland was devoid of fish. There have reportedly been at least thirteen fires on the Cuyahoga River. The largest river fire in 1952 caused over $1 million in damage to boats and a riverfront office building. Fires erupted on the river several more times before June 22, 1969, when a river fire captured the attention of Time magazine, which described the Cuyahoga as the river that “oozes rather than flows” and in which a person “does not drown but decays.”

[b]8. The roads[/b] – Although it seems most roads in Cleveland are always under some sort of construction, there never seems to be improvements done to these roads. I think it is all a ruse by the local government and the goal is to deteriorate the roads so bad so that visitors cars are instantly disabled. This makes it easier to keep them in the craphole of a city and also makes them fair game for Cleveland’s number one profession, robbing people.

[b]9. Moses Cleaveland[/b] – As you can probably guess this is the guy that discovered / created Cleveland. After buying a large chunk of land from the Connecticut government for 1,200,000 dollars he essentially was handed the task of creating Cleveland. He initially had resistance from the local Indian tribes who he paid off with whiskey, bread and 1,200 dollars. After creating the town he left to go back to Connecticut citing that Cleveland even then was a suckhole and no one should have to live there.

[b]10. The Mistake by the lake[/b] – The city has high unemployment, dismal weather, hefty taxes, corruption and mediocre sports teams, all of which have propelled it to the No 1 position in the Forbes.com list: most miserable city in USA. “Cleveland nabbed the top spot as a result of poor ratings across the board. It was the only city that fell in the bottom half of rankings in all nine categories,” Forbes said on its website.

The rankings are based on jobless rates, inflation, taxes, commuting times, crime rates, performance by the city’s sports teams, weather, pollution and corruption by public officials.




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[b]2. Shaun Rogers[/b] – Besides the fact that the guy has a reputation of taking plays off during the game, in June 2007, Rogers was accused of sexually assaulting a stripper. [u][i][b]Why would someone take advantage of a woman just trying to put herself through college? [/b][/i][/u]Then to follow that up Rogers was arrested at Cleveland Hopkins Airport for having a loaded gun in his carryon luggage. Loaded gun on an airplane, who knew that was against the law?


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Was that her real situation or is this just a crisply placed, badass joke?

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Browns hc Shurmur said he's hopeful rt pashos will play but can't say for sure
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Browns coach Shurmur said there's a good chance rookie Jason pinkston will start at lg.
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[size=6][b] Bengals-Browns Preview[/b][/size]

By GEOFF HOBSON
Posted 53 minutes ago
[b][color=#000000][size=1]PREVIEW[/size][/color][/b]
[color=#CC0033][size=1][b]SEPTEMBER 11, 2011[/b][/size][/color]

[b]TIME:[/b] 1 p.m., Sunday

[b]PLACE:[/b] Cleveland Browns Stadium (Grass)

[b]TV:[/b] CBS broadcast team of Kevin Harlan play-by-play and Solomon Wilcots analyst. Channel 12 in Cincinnati, Channel 7 in Dayton, Ohio, Channel 27 in Lexington, Ky.

[b]RADIO:[/b] Play-by-play man Dan Hoard and analyst Dave Lapham on on flagships 1530-AM (ESPN) and 102.7-FM WEBN on the [url="http://www.bengals.com/multimedia/on-the-air.html"][color=#F04E23]25-station Bengals radio network[/color][/url].

[b]INJURIES [/b]
[b]CIN:[/b] CB [b][url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/kelly-jennings/1801d27f-cbb8-42ba-ac00-d722e465ec46/"][color=#F04E23]Kelly Jennings[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url][/b] (hamstring) practiced for the first time as a member of the Bengals on Friday after the trade from Seattle. S [b][url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/taylor-mays/2f7a9a69-e958-4e77-9c03-7ae54ecf06af/"][color=#F04E23]Taylor Mays[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url][/b] (knee) worked on the side this week but didn’t practice. RB [b][url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/brian-leonard/c6204230-e3c1-41f5-8859-8bbb950b7631/"][color=#F04E23]Brian Leonard[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url][/b] (finger) was limited.

[b]CLE:[/b] Starting WL [b]Chris Gocong[/b] (shoulder) was limited Thursday, as were RT [b]Tony Pashos[/b] (ankle) and TE [b]Benjamin Watson[/b] (hip). Backup SS [b]Eric Hagg[/b] (knee) and backup MLB [b]Titus Brown[/b] (ankle) did not practice Thursday.
» [url="http://www.bengals.com/team/injuryreport.html"][color=#F04E23]Complete Injury Report[/color][/url]

[b]THE SERIES[/b]
Bengals lead, 39-36; Browns lead, 22-15 in Cleveland.

[b]NOTEWORTHY[/b]
» [b]Marvin Lewis[/b] sets a Bengals record head coaching his ninth opener.

» Lewis won his first game as Bengals coach in Cleveland on Sept. 28, 2003 in a 21-14 victory in Cleveland. He has the most wins against the Browns in Bengals history with 11.

» With the trade of [b]Chad Ochocinco[/b] and the retirement of [b]Carson Palmer[/b], there is no player on the roster that was in uniform for that first win.

» [b][url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/andy-dalton/9378c4ed-938c-434c-929d-4d45fe252101/"][color=#F04E23]Andy Dalton[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url][/b] becomes the first Bengals rookie quarterback to make his first NFL start in an Opening Day road game.

» [b]Dick Jauron[/b], who is calling his first game as the Browns defensive coordinator, broke into coaching when he was an injured Bengals defensive back during the Super Bowl run in 1981.

» The Bengals have their Cleveland connections, too. Starting safety [b][url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/chris-crocker/2772f783-b547-470c-b074-6229e7234ebd/"][color=#F04E23]Chris Crocker[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url][/b] was a third-round pick of the Browns in 2003 and starting cornerback [b][url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/nate-clements/bbbf8d1c-75d6-4c45-ab56-60768094134e/"][color=#F04E23]Nate Clements[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url][/b] grew up in Shaker Heights.

» Browns head coaches are 4-8 in their first games against the Bengals. The last four haven’t had much luck with [b]Chris Palmer[/b] losing to [b]Bruce Coslet[/b] in 1999, [b]Butch Davis[/b] losing to [b]Dick LeBeau[/b] in in 2001, and [b]Romeo Crennel[/b] and [b]Eric Mangini[/b] losing to Lewis in 2005 and 2009, respectively.

» The only years the Bengals lost the opener and made the playoffs were 1973 and 2009 and the Broncos beat them both times.

» Dalton and Browns quarterback [b]Colt McCoy[/b] met once in college and McCoy led Texas to a 34-13 win over TCU as he threw for 239 yards on 25-of-38 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions. Dalton went 25-for-37 with 208 yards with no TDs and a pick.

[b]NFL RANKINGS[/b] (2010 final)
[b]CIN:[/b] 22nd in scoring, 20th in offense (27th rushing, 13th passing); 15th in defense (19th rushing, tied for 14th passing), tied for 25th in turnover margin at minus-8.

[b]CLE:[/b] 31st in scoring, 29th in offense (20th rushing, 29th passing), 22nd in defense (27th in rushing, 18th passing), tied for 15th in turnover margin at minus-1.

[b]COACHES[/b]
[b]CIN: Marvin Lewis[/b] 60-67-1 regular season, 0-2 postseason in ninth season, 11-5 vs. Browns.
[b]CLE: Pat Shurmur[/b] 0-0 in first season.

[b]THE WEATHER[/b]
The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio is calling for Sunday's game-time temperature around 70 with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and temperatures reaching the mid-70s by the end of the game under mostly cloudy skies. A light wind out of the west is projected at five to 10 miles per hour.


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Here's a matchup to watch in Sunday's Browns-Bengals game.

[b]Browns QB Colt McCoy and Cleveland's pass protection vs. the Bengals' pass rush [/b]

In his one start vs. Cincinnati in 2010, McCoy completed 19-of-25 passes for 243 yards with a pair of TDs, but the Browns fell, 19-17, and it wasn't all positive for the quarterback and his offense. McCoy was sacked four times, and the Browns converted just 2-of-8 third downs. Also, the Browns, after scoring a TD on their first drive, didn't find the endzone again until 2:13 left.

All four of Cincinnati's sacks came from defensive linemen. DLE Carlos Dunlap had two sacks, including one that pushed Cleveland back eight yards as the Browns entered field goal range late in the second quarter. Dunlap figures to again contribute in pass-rush situations on Sunday, and containing him will be key. Also, DTs Geno Atkins and Pat Sims (one sack apiece vs. Cleveland in Week 15) can get a push up the middle, too.

McCoy sometimes had a tendency to hold onto the ball a touch too long last season. With starting Browns ORT Tony Pashos (ankle) doubtful and a rookie, Jason Pinkston, slated to start at left guard, can the Bengals get consistent pressure and throw the Browns' offense off-schedule? And will defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer dial up some bold blitzes? A strong pass rush would give the underdog Bengals a boost on Sunday.




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Here's a matchup to watch in Sunday's Bengals-Browns game.

[b]Bengals OLG Nate Livings, C Kyle Cook and ORG Clint Boling vs. Browns DTs Ahtyba Rubin and Phil Taylor[/b]

Keep an eye on the trenches in this game, especially when rookies Boling and Taylor square off.

The 6-5, 311-pound Boling gets the call in place of Bobbie Williams, who will serve a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Boling, personnel analyst Nolan Nawrocki wrote in PFW's [i]2011 Draft Preview[/i], is "(very) patient in his sets and shows good strength to lock out and stop a charge" and also has a "(great) understanding of angles, leverage and positioning and consistently outmaneuvers defenders." However, Nawrocki noted that Boling "tends to play a bit straight-legged and narrow-based and locks his legs once engaged" and is "(not) a physical, aggressive, drive-you-off-the-ball blocker capable of clearing wide lanes."

Taylor (6-4, 355) has an intriguing combination of size, strength and athleticism. He had some promising moments in the preseason, most notably at Philadelphia. On one play, he flat out beat fellow first-round pick and former Baylor teammate Danny Watkins with ease, proving too quick and powerful for the Eagles' right guard and sacking QB Michael Vick. The key for Taylor on the NFL level will be consistency.

Livings was a 16-game starter last season, but the Bengals would like to see him show improvement over this season. Cook, whom the Bengals recently signed to a contract extension, has good size for the position and has developed into a solid starter. Rubin could be matched up most against these linemen. Rubin is a strong, high-effort player whose impact is greatest vs. the run.

Per NFL statistics, the Bengals averaged 2.77 yards running off left guard, 2.68 yards up the middle behind the center (worst in the NFL) and 3.04 yards off right guard. Teams frequently ran behind the guards vs. Cleveland last season, having more success rushing off right guard. Teams also tested the middle of the Browns' line with success a season ago, averaging 4.06 yards a carry. However, the Browns have switched from the 3-4 to the 4-3 and have four new starters in the front seven, including Taylor.



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Here's a matchup to watch in Sunday's Bengals-Browns game.

[b]Browns tight ends vs. Cincinnati's linebackers and defensive backs [/b]

The Browns are deep and skilled at tight end. This is one of their clear offensive strengths, one that could help them compenstate for a lack of proven playmakers at wide receiver.

TE Benjamin Watson led the Browns in catches (68), yards (763) and TD receptions (three) in 2010. He hauled in two-thirds of the passes thrown his way, and no other Cleveland player was targeted more in the passing game. Watson can get lost in the shuffle in the discussion of the game's accomplished tight ends, but he can be a tough cover for linebackers and defensive backs alike.

The same can be said for Evan Moore, a converted wide receiver. Moore had a pair of TD catches in the preseason and is a player on the rise. Moore can be used like a wideout and could find himself matched up with Bengals CBs Leon Hall and/or Nate Clements at times Sunday.

Hall and Clements are a solid starting tandem. Hall, the Bengals' top cornerback, has good instincts and ball skills but not elite speed. Clements, who's best in zone coverage, is a strong, physical cornerback who can be a little too aggressive at times.

How Bengals MLB Rey Maualuga and SLB Manny Lawson fare in coverage situations against the tight ends could be key. Lawson, who replaces Maualuga on the strong side with Maualuga moving into what was Dhani Jones' spot in the middle, defended a career-high six passes a season ago. WLB Thomas Howard has the best speed of the Bengals' starters at his position.

Bengals SS Chris Crocker has plenty of AFC North experience and has played free safety in the past, too. New starting FS Reggie Nelson is athletic, but his play has been up-and-down during his career.




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Here's a matchup to watch in Sunday's Bengals-Browns game:
[b]Bengals wide receivers vs. the Browns' secondary[/b]

In the first meeting between the Browns and Bengals in Week Four of the 2010 season, the Browns double-teamed WR Chad Ochocinco. Left in single coverage, Terrell Owens had a field day, catching 10 passes for 222 yards and a TD.

When the teams met again in Week 15, Owens and Ochocinco started, but Owens soon left with a knee injury, and Ochocinco was targeted just three times. It was the last game both would play for Cincinnati. The Bengals didn't re-sign Owens, and they traded Ochocinco to New England in July.

On Sunday, the Bengals will use A.J. Green and Jerome Simpson as their primary wide receivers in two-WR sets. Green, the No. 4 overall pick in April's draft, has impressed from the get-go and was targeted a team-high 17 times in the preseason. Green has an eye-catching combination of size, speed and sheer athleticism. Simpson, who emerged late last season after getting more playing time, has a skill set somewhat similar to Green's and can also stretch a defense.

Two other wide receivers who figure to see regular playing time for Cincinnati Sunday are Andre Caldwell and Jordan Shipley. Caldwell caught four passes for 97 yards in the second meeting vs. Cleveland in 2010. He's a solid complementary option, as is Shipley, a quick, sure-handed target out of the slot.

Browns RCB Sheldon Brown, who was beaten on a long TD by Owens last season as the Browns brought the blitz, has had a solid summer and remains a dependable defender. LCB Joe Haden, who was a major playmaker down the stretch last season, is an athletic ballhawk who has the ability to match up with the game's top pass catchers. He's the Browns' top cornerback and a major asset to the defense. The Browns' reserve cornerbacks are Dimitri Patterson and rookies Buster Skrine and James Dockery. Patterson didn't fare well as a starter in Philadelphia but could fit well as a reserve in this scheme.

SS T.J. Ward led the club in tackles a season ago (105) but also defended 10 passes and recorded two interceptions. The Browns could go with either Mike Adams or Usama Young at free safety. Young missed a good deal of the summer with a hamstring injury but has returned to action.





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Cleveland sucks. The city sucks. Their people SUCK. I wish we could give Cleveland to Pennsylvania - it would be a perfect match. As a home-grown Buckeye, I am embarrassed whenever I hear Cleveland, "Ohio" uttered. It's the whole ugly Clevelander mindset - I don't know if it's the flammable water they drink or the mercury-laden fish they eat the causes them to be so universally distateful, and I have NO FREAKING CLUE why the NFL bent over backwards to accommodate these assholes to give them a new team in 1999.

For the record, here's an updated recap how Clevelanders have comported themselves throughout the years....

1978 - Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns - Refs rule "simultaneous posession" on a pass play, giving the ball to the Oilers. They kick a game-winning field goal as time expires on the very next play. Browns fans shower the field with beer bottles (they were glass back then).

1988 - Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns - Oiler receiver goes out of bounds and plows into a defenseless cameraman, knocking him out near the Dawg Pound. While paramedics work on the dude along the sideline, Browns fans pelt them and the unconscious and helpless cameraman with snowballs and beer bottles.

1993 - Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns (Monday Night Football) - Dan Marino goes down untouched, crumpling to the ground after tearing his Achilles on the awful turf. Browns fans cheered. Al Michaels expressed his disgust over the air, Dierdorf and Gifford did likewise.

1996 - Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns - Fans upset due to Art Modell's decision to move his team to Baltimore, brought tools including hacksaws to their franchise's final game as the Browns. They ripped entire rows of seats out of the city-owned stadium, passing them hand-over-hand to field level where they were hurled into the playing area during play. Fearing injury to the players, refs moved play to other end of the stadium.

1997 - Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians - Former Indian Albert Belle is pelted by debris by Cleveland fans in left field, throwing coins, broken glass, and beer bottles.

1998 - New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians (ALS) - Cleveland fans taunt Yankee starter David Wells during his pregame bullpen warmups, making obscene comments about his Mother, who had died only 18 months before. They even got children involved in the taunting.

2001 - Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns - Browns lose an instant replay appeal, resulting in an apparent game-winning TD being erased. Browns fans react by pelting Jaguar players and refs with (you guessed it) beer bottles.

2006 - New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns - A fan with spina bifida left his wheelchair at the bottom of a landing before walking up to his seat. At the end of the game he walked back down to learn that some Cleveland fans had stolen it.

2008 - Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns - Browns QB Derek Anderson goes down in the waning moments of a close loss to the Colts, spraining his MCL when Browns RT Kevin Shaffer landed on Anderson's leg. Laying on the field, in pain, with what would be a season-ending injury, Anderson situation was greeted with cheers from the Cleveland fans.

[b]2010 - New York Jets at Cleveland Browns - After an overtime loss, Browns fan stalk a father and his 8-year-old son, both wearing Jets jerseys, walking away from the game. When hurling foul language and food at the pair fails, one member of the mob breaks away and tackles the kid, pulling him from his father's hand, knocking the child to the ground with injuries.[/b]

They're all chain-smoking wife-beating lottery-playing ambulance-chasing union-card-carrying government-handout-loving Kucinich-electing wheelchair-stealing battery-throwing injury-cheering [b]child-tackling[/b] alcoholic assholes who train their children taunt players' dead mothers after smuggling beer into games inside of their diaper bags.

These "people" are routinely lauded by the media as the Best Fans In The World. I continue to insist that there's a wide gap between being a "good" fan (let alone "best") and being a mere hooligan. Cleveland sucks. Their citizens suck. Their fans suck. The only good thing to come out of Cleveland is I-71.

Fuck Cleveland!
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The battle of Ohio begins! Let's go...
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[quote name='AmishBengalFan' timestamp='1315745395' post='1028381']
Cleveland sucks. The city sucks. Their people SUCK. I wish we could give Cleveland to Pennsylvania - it would be a perfect match. As a home-grown Buckeye, I am embarrassed whenever I hear Cleveland, "Ohio" uttered. It's the whole ugly Clevelander mindset - I don't know if it's the flammable water they drink or the mercury-laden fish they eat the causes them to be so universally distateful, and I have NO FREAKING CLUE why the NFL bent over backwards to accommodate these assholes to give them a new team in 1999.

For the record, here's an updated recap how Clevelanders have comported themselves throughout the years....

1978 - Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns - Refs rule "simultaneous posession" on a pass play, giving the ball to the Oilers. They kick a game-winning field goal as time expires on the very next play. Browns fans shower the field with beer bottles (they were glass back then).

1988 - Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns - Oiler receiver goes out of bounds and plows into a defenseless cameraman, knocking him out near the Dawg Pound. While paramedics work on the dude along the sideline, Browns fans pelt them and the unconscious and helpless cameraman with snowballs and beer bottles.

1993 - Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns (Monday Night Football) - Dan Marino goes down untouched, crumpling to the ground after tearing his Achilles on the awful turf. Browns fans cheered. Al Michaels expressed his disgust over the air, Dierdorf and Gifford did likewise.

1996 - Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns - Fans upset due to Art Modell's decision to move his team to Baltimore, brought tools including hacksaws to their franchise's final game as the Browns. They ripped entire rows of seats out of the city-owned stadium, passing them hand-over-hand to field level where they were hurled into the playing area during play. Fearing injury to the players, refs moved play to other end of the stadium.

1997 - Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians - Former Indian Albert Belle is pelted by debris by Cleveland fans in left field, throwing coins, broken glass, and beer bottles.

1998 - New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians (ALS) - Cleveland fans taunt Yankee starter David Wells during his pregame bullpen warmups, making obscene comments about his Mother, who had died only 18 months before. They even got children involved in the taunting.

2001 - Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns - Browns lose an instant replay appeal, resulting in an apparent game-winning TD being erased. Browns fans react by pelting Jaguar players and refs with (you guessed it) beer bottles.

2006 - New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns - A fan with spina bifida left his wheelchair at the bottom of a landing before walking up to his seat. At the end of the game he walked back down to learn that some Cleveland fans had stolen it.

2008 - Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns - Browns QB Derek Anderson goes down in the waning moments of a close loss to the Colts, spraining his MCL when Browns RT Kevin Shaffer landed on Anderson's leg. Laying on the field, in pain, with what would be a season-ending injury, Anderson situation was greeted with cheers from the Cleveland fans.

[b]2010 - New York Jets at Cleveland Browns - After an overtime loss, Browns fan stalk a father and his 8-year-old son, both wearing Jets jerseys, walking away from the game. When hurling foul language and food at the pair fails, one member of the mob breaks away and tackles the kid, pulling him from his father's hand, knocking the child to the ground with injuries.[/b]

They're all chain-smoking wife-beating lottery-playing ambulance-chasing union-card-carrying government-handout-loving Kucinich-electing wheelchair-stealing battery-throwing injury-cheering [b]child-tackling[/b] alcoholic assholes who train their children taunt players' dead mothers after smuggling beer into games inside of their diaper bags.

These "people" are routinely lauded by the media as the Best Fans In The World. I continue to insist that there's a wide gap between being a "good" fan (let alone "best") and being a mere hooligan. Cleveland sucks. Their citizens suck. Their fans suck. The only good thing to come out of Cleveland is I-71.

Fuck Cleveland!
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Well, I didn't hate Cleveland before I read this.
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Amusing listening to Browns talk driving to Cleveland. Sounds like [url="http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Bengals"][s]#[/s][b]Bengals[/b][/url] are facing '72 Dolphins [url="http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23weshallsee"][s]#[/s][b]weshallsee[/b][/url]
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