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Anything’s possible Monday, right?
Would it stun anyone if the Browns were to beat the defending Super Bowl-champion and currently undefeated New York Giants on Monday night?
I’m sure it would stun even those diehard fans who attend every game without fail.
That’s how far expectations have fallen. That’s what a 1-3 start does. It saps the life out of a fan base, even one so legendarily loyal.
But I’m here to tell you not to lose hope, that anything can happen week to week, that a decent record at season’s end can be achieved.
Or am I just trying to convince myself?
See, that’s the riddle. Intellectually, you know teams have bounced back from these kinds of slow starts before, but you also have seen with your own eyes how bad this team has looked — and how brutal the rest of the schedule appears.
In a previous post, I outlined five reasons for optimism, but I’m afraid one of them needs amending. At the time, it seemed as if nobody was running away and hiding in the AFC North, but that was before the Pittsburgh Steelers went into Jacksonville and came away with a hard-earned victory over the Jaguars that pushed their record to 4-1.
I did not think the Steelers would win that game. Thought they’d be 3-2 going into their bye week. That was some victory, considering they were down to their third-string running back and had just lost starting guard Kendall Simmons for the season.
Wish I could have seen it, but Time-Warner Cable in Dayton apparently no longer carries an NBC affiliate so I can’t watch the Sunday night game without leaving home. Can you believe that? The irony is that there’s nothing else you want to watch on NBC but the Sunday night game.
And if you still have any doubts that Ben Roethlisberger is an elite quarterback, you need to follow a different sport.
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By bob
October 9, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this
NOBy bigrobj
October 9, 2008 9:12 PM | Link to this
the NYGIANTS will not lose to the browns…the NYJETS will not lose to the bungals……