Winning the division and clinching a playoff spot isn’t satisfying. If the Bengals rushing attack continues to put pressure on its opponents, Cincinnati will be hard to defeat. The Browns are now 2-10. With Eifert out, the Bengals were without their number 2 option yet Green still thrived even with the extra attention. “It’s a new mentality for us. That’s been encouraging. We’ll see how it plays out”. I just know the nature of that quarterback room – the way they hold each other accountable and how Kevin runs it and Flip is in there a lot, too – those guys work and prepare and help each other.
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“When you have the record that we have, if there’s not tension in the building, there’s a problem”, Pettine said.
Manziel has gone 1-2 in his three starts this season, a victory over Tennessee in week two, and then a 31-10 loss to the Bengals and a 30-9 loss to the Steelers, both on the road.
Davis finished 25 of 38 for 230 yards. He’s completed 76-of-128 passes for 933 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions.
A season that couldn’t get much worse fell to another low.
-PASSING OFFENSE: C. The grade might seem lenient, but Austin Davis was hamstrung in his first start with the Browns because injuries limited him to two wide receivers – Brian Hartline and rookie Darius Jennings most of the game.
One of those opinions look could be that Pettine doesn’t need to be the head coach past this season.
They extended their lead to 37-3 with 5:45 left in the fourth quarter when Mike Nugent made a 20-yard field goal nine plays after linebacker Rey Maualuga recovered quarterback Austin Davis’ backward pass at the Browns’ 33.
As he made his way out of FirstEnergy Stadium, Pettine signed autographs and shared a few hugs with friends before climbing into the passenger seat of a pickup truck to be driven home. “You find out who you are”. If the entire organization was really against playing Manziel, wouldn’t they have just cut him by now?
Quarterback Josh McCown started last Monday night’s game because Manziel, who had been named the team’s starter for the rest of the season, was sent back to the bench and relegated to No. 3 quarterback against the Baltimore Ravens.
“The knee-jerk reaction when things don’t go well, and I’ve said this before, is that everything’s wrong”, Pettine said. I think we all have ideas on how to get it done, and we need to be collaborative and we need to make sure that we’re picking the best ideas and pushing those agendas moving forward.
Cleveland’s quarterback situation has been nothing but a catastrophe this season, as three different players have started under center.
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ONE GIANT LEAP: Hill hurtled himself into the arms of some Bengals fans after promising he wouldn’t perform the stunt a year after he was pushed back by Cleveland fans. Luck, who is still recovering from kidney and abdominal injuries, isn’t expected back until Week 15, so if Hasselbeck can’t go this Sunday, Indy will have to turn to Whitehurst at Jacksonville.
