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This game has zero impact on our post season seeding and it’s abundantly clear to all that we need all the rest we can get. But the PD makes it sound like Flacco is playing as well as potentially cooper and Moore. Maybe it’ll be like a preseason game, a couple series to a couple quarters but then yanked. Also sounds like they’re resting Dustin “the dagger” Hopkins, which is probably smart. Might be a full jv game

Agreed.

Play The Real Team for a series or two to maintain rhythm/retire them early.
Rest, regroup, regenerate.


Dawgs: I need you to hear me on this funfact list:

1. Since 1999, this is the first time the Cleveland Browns have the option of resting their starters for the final reg season game in preparation for the post-season.
2. And they can afford to do it against a division rival.
3. With 30% of their prime salary cap on IR.

Amazing.


There is nothing about this team/season that makes sense in any way, shape, or form.
Elves were supposed to drop like flies/dominoes when 78 & 24 went down. That was back in Weeks 1 & 2.
And now we can afford to rest starters if we choose? After a season like this? Are you freakkn' kidding me?


What a 'cray af' roller coaster ride this Browns season is turning out to be.
I'm having an absolute blast.

Sit as many starters as possible. Man, I would love to have Driskell get the W this week. Not only would that be revenge against the Bengals, but also would give us 5 QBs with a win. Would also earn us our best record since the return.

No. He still has his salary. The $75k for each win is bonus money.

I believe that only (2) players from the PS can be elevated per game. Those two are a Kicker and a Punter this week...so no WRs or OL or DL etc.

Our only backup OL are (2) Centers, (1) G and (1) T who is already practice-squad caliber.

If Moore is out (likely) then we need to get Tillman ready to be the #2 guy and for he and Flacco to find some rhythm...remember we cannot even elevate a PS favorite at WR this week.

Out of the (53) guys plus (2) PS elevations, we have (55) players and (7) won't dress. We know Cory B and Hopkins are out. Moore has a concussion. Delpit and Oronkwo are not ready yet and/or are quite compromised. That's (5) guys of (7). Walker has been out for awhile...so let's say he makes it (6). Whomever is the (7th) guy really doesn't matter. It could be a rookie backup or a vet like Garret/Thornhill/Ward...but only (1) of them.

I don't want to get in a situation where we start a backup who gets dinged mid-way and a true 'starter' comes in cold off the bench given that we still have to field a team. I hope we go into this game with that 1-0 mentality we've displayed all year...plan for the starters to start and play the whole game...just like normal. If we want to pull the starters after halftime...so be it. Don't mess with the mojo and rhythm.

We haven't taken our foot off the gas all year...and now is not the time to start that. JMO

Ronnie Hickman has been a great rookie value signing as an UDFA.

These are the best of times Fate.

Nothing but grins.

I like that it was just a quarter pounder divided into three different patties.

Egggggggxactly...