Browns flop against Falcons 20-10

Now that we have the trip post finished,we can move onto the actual game post,which will not as fun to write or as pleasant to read.

The Browns didn't play well on offense although decent enough on defense in a 20-10 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
No real offense standouts for the Browns,who scored just one touchdown on a Seneca Wallace to Peyton Hillis 19 yard toss and run.
The Browns travel to Pittsburgh on Sunday in what appears to be Colt McCoy's NFL debut.
Look out this one looks to be an ugly one.

Brownie Bits

1) Give all the credit in the world to Atlanta defensive lineman Kroy Biermann for both an acrobatic interception after tipping a Jake Delhomme pass and the hustle to get up and run down the field for the backbreaking score,but I didn't like the fact that so few Browns chased after him.Jake Delhomme had a bad ankle and shouldn't have even been playing,so I'll give him a pass,but the rest?No way.

2) Atlanta should have won this game easy and without any difficulty.
Before I even watched the tape of the game with me in the stands,I saw Roddy White beat both Eric Wright and Sheldon Brown downfield at least twice each and yet the ball never got to him.
Considering the talents of White and the struggles of both corners,had Atlanta made a point of getting White the football,this game would never have came down to the final minutes.
Once Matt Ryan finally looked for White,the result was White pulling away from Sheldon Brown for a 45 yard touchdown catch that gave Atlanta the lead for good.

3) Normally,we love Joe Thomas at left tackle,but Thomas struggled immensely against John Abraham off the end.Abraham beat Thomas twice for sacks and bullied his way by Thomas,which forced Jake Delhomme to rush a pass that was intercepted.
We hope that Abraham was just a bad matchup for Thomas and better days are yet to come.

4) Seneca Wallace was playing pretty well before the ankle injury that will force him to miss time occurred,but why was Jake Delhomme inserted at all? Delhomme was shot up with cortisone before the game in case he had to play,but he had no strength in his ankle to push off of when throwing the football and was as mobile as a heavy bag against a strong Atlanta pass rush.Considering that Delhomme's ankle is bad enough to keep him out this week against Pittsburgh,why run an incapable player into the lineup?
Yes,I know the Browns don't want to play Colt McCoy unless they have to,but they had to and they didn't.
No matter your opinion on McCoy,I'll take McCoy at 100% over a 50% Jake Delhomme anytime.

5) Peyton Hillis wasn't at top health either and it showed on the ground,but his guts showed in doing what he could and scoring the only TD.
I like Hillis,but the fumbles are beginning to concern me a bit about his being the full time back.

6) Eric Mangini rants about fundamental football,but isnt tackling part of that?
The 55 yard run by Michael Turner saw Turner break the tackle of not just T.J Ward but that of Mangini favorite and supposed hitter Abram Elam to break into the open field.
I give Elam credit for getting up and hustling down for the tackle,but it never should have gotten that far,if the tackles would have been wrapped up to begin with.

7) Other than one time that Josh Cribbs threw out of the Wildcat formation,it was the same old predictable calls by Brian Daboll both in and out of the Wildcat.If this is the best Daboll has,then he has about two weeks before the bye to show why he should stay in the play calling position.

8) It was nice to see Mohammed Massaquoi get some passes thrown his way as he caught five of the six thrown to him,but lets use him to stretch the field a bit,he is the only passable deep threat that the Browns have!

9) Tell tale sign in this one?Try this in the second half when Atlanta stuck a corner on Josh Cribbs one on one and allowed Cribbs to run deep fly patterns snap after snap because they knew the ball wasn't coming his way either because Daboll wasn't going to him or because Delhomme couldn't get the ball to him.That said a lot to me about the disrespect towards the Cleveland offense.

10) Two passes thrown to Evan Moore? And the same amount to Robert Royal? Royal at least held onto both of them,which is more than I expected,but Moore could be a difference maker on a bad offense and just two chances to make plays??

11) Finally,give the Falcons some credit.Cleveland is supposed to be a tough,physical team with a smash mouth mentality and the Falcons simply kicked the crap out of a team that wants to be known as a physical team.If that is the goal then there is a long way to go.

Photo Credits-Cleveland Plain Dealer Staff