Others call the Browns win over the Jets ugly. It was closer than I would have liked, but I always had faith that we would pull it out.
I think some are denigrating the Browns' performance based on the assumptions that the Jets are a terrible team, and we should have won by alot more. While the Jets certainly don't look like a good team, they probably aren't as bad as their 3-10 record suggests. And considering the number of talking heads who were falling all over themselves to praise Eric Mangini last year, I have a hard time writing them off entirely. They beat the Steelers, after all, and having to face the AFC East, AFC North, and NFC East in one season is a tough call for a young team with injury problems.
The defense was terrible as usual, particularly in the two minute drill. Clearly the Jets were getting desperate, which can help explain alot of their success. We were playing with fire by kicking to Leon Washington, but the Jets recovery of that first onside kick was a matter of luck.
It will be good to go home again next week. And if there is any justice in the world, the Browns Bills game should be on TV here.
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Yeah, I don't know why people think it was so ugly. It wasn't the greatest game I've ever seen, but when I think "ugly", I think turnovers, penalties and general incompetence. The Browns got off to a slow start, but in terms of turnovers and penalties, it was a big improvement over most of their other performances this season.
Not every game can be a classic, but I'll take the win.
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