After an embarrassing preseason opener in Green Bay last Saturday head coach Eric Mangini was furious about the Browns poor performance. The Browns looked like the team we have come to know and love. You know the one with an offense that can't score a touchdown, the defense that can't stop the run or prevent the deep ball, and the one that commits costly penalties.
But this past Saturday night we saw a completely different Cleveland Browns football team. Besides the fact that the Browns won the game 27-10 over the pathetic excuse for a football team known as the Detroit Lions. I like many other people was very pleased with what I witnessed last night.
Josh Cribbs continued to show that he is one of the most exciting players in all the NFL by returning a punt 84 yards for the TD.
The Browns offense finally scored their first offensive touchdown since November 17th!!! Something all Browns fans should give rejoice for.
6th round draft pick RB James Davis out of Clemson showed signs of greatness with his 81 yard touchdown run and maybe...maybe a potential running back tandem that the Browns can rely on in the smash mouth football division known as the AFC North.
Derek Anderson was also impressive in the game leading the Browns on three scoring drives in their first three possessions, making the Browns ongoing QB battle even more complicated. Even though Brady Quinn still seams to be the clear favorite for the job, but you can never rule anything out with this team.
And finally, Rob Ryan's defense was able to put pressure on young Matt Stafford and prevent the Lions running attack from racking up mass quantities of yards.
But, as we all know the final score of preseason games are irrelevant, we can however hang our hats and be impressed with how the Manginous version of the Cleveland Browns were. And how they were able to bounce back, by show serious signs of improvement after an embarrassing performance in Green Bay just one week ago.
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