Not sure which was worse

First,tonight is my last night of twelve days in a row of work.
I will plan doing a reviewing the tape of the Ohio State win over Miami next and I didn't watch the Seahawks win over San Francisco yet,so that will be a "viewing" the tape for the first time.
Hope to have both of those finished by Wednesday evening.

I am not sure which was worse yesterday,the Browns losing to Tampa Bay 17-14 or just watching it period.
This game was the Browns for the taking and several factors combined to hand the victory away against what (on paper) looks to be the worst team on their schedule.
Both Browns TD's came in the first half with Jake Delhomme hitting Mohammmed Massaquoi on a 41 yard pass in the first quarter and Peyton Hillis rumbling 10 yards for the second.
Cleveland's home opener is next week against Kansas City in what is looking like a must win game....

Brownie Bits

1) Jake Delhomme threw two interceptions that were costly,but the first one at the end of the first half made the difference in the game.
The Delhomme pick to avoid a sack,not only ended a Browns drive that looked like a possible field goal attempt in the making,not only handed Tampa the touchdown that sent Tampa into halftime with Uncle Momentum.
The throw was simply a dumb decision considering the situation and looked like the type of decision that sent him from Carolina.

2) Peyton Hillis did have a touchdown,but fumbled twice and lost one and as much as I like Hillis,he needs to be the change of pace back on the team and not the main back.
The fumble at the Tampa ten ranks with the Delhomme pick with the difference make in the game.
Hillis has such potential as a punishing runner,but he better hold the ball much more securely.

3) Jerome Harrison carried just nine times and once again was chronically underused.
Bruce Dooley (a Columbus radio host) offered this on "Buckeye Blitz" Friday night and it applies to all teams for the most part- "every team has a player that fans just wonder why player X isn't playing enough considering production and yet there is always a coaches favorite that plays more and not as well.
Dooley was comparing Brandon Saine to Boom Herron,I would make the same comparison with Jerome Harrison with several backs for the Browns over the last two seasons.

4) Delhomme's pass to Massaquoi for the touchdown was well thrown,but took a little bit of luck as the Tampa safety took an odd angle to the ball and then mistimed his jump.
Give Delhomme credit for putting the ball in the right spot,but even then could have missed the play.

5) On the Delhomme pick,Ronde Barber was caught from behind by a hustling Peyton Hillis,but Barber should have scored easily.Either Barber has taken up a cigarette habit or his legs are shot.

6) T.J. Ward was excellent in his first game with ten tackles and some successful hurries of Josh Freeman on the blitz
I was very impressed with Ward and the same with Joe Haden,who despite getting beat on the game winning touchdown pass looked good otherwise.
Both these guys are keepers.

7) Nice game for Evan Moore,who made two terrific catches on a three catch 87 yard day.
Moore has excellent hands and needs to become even more of a part of the offense considering he catches the ball as if he has velcro gloves.

8) Josh Cribbs was lacking his usual impact on returns,but I thought the biggest mistake was taking a kickoff out from eight yards deep.
Cribbs almost seemed to feel the pressure to make plays that really weren't there to be made.

9) Another defensive player with a good outing was linebacker Marvin Benard.
Benard had a sack and a half and looks to be a nice fit opposite Matt Roth in passing downs.
Hopefully,Benard is rounding into form and not just taking advantage of the poor Buccaneers offensive line.

10) Brian Daboll's return as offensive coordinator was spotty at best.
Considering this team's talent and the successful end to last season,the Browns need to be run oriented and yet threw the ball all over early.
That not only didn't take advantage of your players,it also didn't help wear the Tampa defense down,which considering the elements could have happened...

11) Delhomme wasn't sacked any,but pressured on some occasions,so the offensive line did its job.
Special notice to Eric Steinbach,who flattened a Buc defender to spring Peyton Hillis for his touchdown run.

12) Kansas City is on MNF tonight,so I'll get a chance to take a look at the Chiefs.
I wrote in the preview,the importance of getting at least one of the first two games-now the heat is on to get the home opener against the Arrowheads....