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Dawg Neutering
Sunday, 1:00 p.m.
Most Dawgs need to be neutered only once. But you've gotta fix those puppies from Cleveland two times a year! To be honest, I think Tim cOUCH is kinda starting to like the procedure.
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We Will BURY You!
Browns missed their chance;
WE WON'T MISS OURS...
Article by McMillen & Wife
Can you guys sense it? Can you taste it? Can you feel it on your skin? It's hanging in the air like a fine, early morning mist. It's victory, people. We've been here before, and the vibe is undeniable. It's like the deceptive calm at the crest of that first big hill on a rollercoaster. The ascent started when Tommy Maddox took the field vs. Cleveland in week 4, and now the Browns are standing helplessly on the tracks at the bottom of the big hill. Waiting. Knowing. They missed their chance to bury us, and now WE are going to bury THEM.
For the Dawgs, I suppose it's the smell of their own fear. Or death (no disrespect meant towards Al Lerner... I mean the death of Cleveland's season). I live in Ohio, and it's written all over the faces of Browns fans here. They know the end is near. Every time I've tried to discuss the upcoming game with one of them, they avert their eyes. Oh, sure, most are still defiant. I keep hearing their current favorite line, "We've won as many games as you guys have." But they're looking at the ground when they say it. And they quickly scurry away without further discussion, proverbial tails between their legs. They know all too well what losing feels like. They know the end is near. They KNOW.
Would YOU want to rely on Tim cOUCH for your salvation?
Offensively, these guys have very little going for them. Yes, they've won two in a row, but the wins came over the expansion Texans and hapless Jets, and neither win was convincing. The Browns are dead last in the league rushing the ball, which means their success or failure lies squarely on the shoulders of Tim cOUCH. In my view, that's not a winning proposition for the Brownies, especially against a revitalized Steelers defense. Couch is one of those guys who plays scared. And while I will concede that the Browns have a pretty decent group of receivers, no way do they adequately compensate for the Browns' complete lack of a running game. I expect the Browns to try to spread us out a la Oakland and New England this time around. And I also expect Couch to throw 2 or 3 INTs and get sacked 5 times or so in the process. At some point in the game, Joey Porter is gonna come away with cOUCH's testicles. He may even take 'em one at a time. Write it down, folks.
What's the perfect compliment to any Terrible Towel?
McMillen and Wife's very own handmade
Steel City Soap!
(pictured above)
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Plaxico will DOMINATE Cleveland's secondary.
Defensively, the Browns are also struggling, rated 24th overall and 27th against the rush. Cleveland has picked off just 8 passes this year, which is particularly noteworthy when you consider that they had 7 INTs in a single GAME last season. Cleveland's overly hyped defensive line has not been stopping the run nor getting to the passer. With two starters out in their secondary, these guys are gonna be easy pickin’s for Tommy, who will again put up impressive numbers even without the aid of Bettis, Fu and possibly Hartings. Burress is just gonna feast on this team. He ran circles around 'em in the first outing but for whatever reason, Stewart only had eyes for Ward. Once Tommy got in there, Burress' physical superiority became glaringly evident as Tommy hit him four times (one for the game-tying TD) in a span of about 2 minutes. Expect Amos and rookie Verron Haynes to run effectively as well, because the threat of Tommy is gonna force Cleveland's safeties out of the box and really open up the rushing lanes.
Note to Butch Davis: Your boys are NOT the Kardiac Kids.
The angle the Browns are trying to spin on last week's game is that this team excels in playing catch-up. Davis actually drew a comparison to the Brian Sipe/Sam Rutigliano era Kardiac Kids from the late-70s, early-80s. Uh... not quite, Butch. You've had as many blown leads as comebacks. We do agree on one thing, however... the Browns WILL find themselves playing catch-up once again this Sunday. Unfortunately for 'ole Butch, the Steelers will debunk the myth that his Browns have some special knack for playing from behind. They may get used trailing, but they don't excel at comebacks.
The bottom line: We're gonna crush this team. The Browns come into this game with a one-dimensional offense that isn't very good at its one dimension, and a struggling defense that will not be able to contain our arsenal of offensive weapons. This one's gonna get ugly early, and that's a beautiful thing!
Tims's Prediction: Steelers 27, Browns 15
Sandy's Prediction: Steelers 31, Browns 13
See 'yins after the game, bruthas & sistas!
Tim McMillen
Webmaster, McMillen & Wife
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Fan Smak & Analysis
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The following articles are listed in the order they were received (with the most recent entries at the BOTTOM). This isn't a "guestbook" format... I read and manually insert every message, so you may not see your submission show up immediately. Thanks a million for your comments, people!
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Author: Anthony Frenden
Comment: Re: Browns Pregame: We will BURY you!
I'm one fan that won't avert his eyes when I say your Steelers asses will be kicked in Cleveland.
Anthony.Frenden@disney.com
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Author: McMillen and Wife
Comment: Re: Misguided Browns Fan
My brutha, your comments might carry some weight if A) they had any basis in reality, and B) you could actually SEE me.
I realize that you have a Disney e-mail address, but Cleveland is NOT the Magic Kingdom.
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Author: Dave Lowery
Comment: brownies face dominant team in the steelers
love the site brotha!!! i'm a die hard steeler fan stuck in ga. (falcon's country! ha!) these people don't know football like steeler fans know football!
unfortunately, the last time i was in pittsburgh i happened to witness the '97 championship game. i still hurt from that game. last season impressed me greatly as it did most people. but i really think being humbled in the championship game helped us a little. in '97 we took it for granted that we would be dominant again the next season and we all know what happened. the view was the same going into this season, with a difference...the off-season was used to get this team even better in just about every category. this team is made up of proud winners!!! this was shown in the way we put those first two games behind us. the off season signings prove that mr. rooney, colbert, and cowher(not a better three in the business) have extreme confidence in this team. i can't remember a steeler squad with more depth!!!
look at our qb's for example: three very capable and very different qb's. next, look at our running backs: i can remember the day when a bettis/out day was a doomsday prophecy! now it's almost an opportunity with amos in there.(that being said : get well soon, jerome!) i am most impressed with the center situation. hartings has been excellent and the o-line's chemistry was strong. when he got hurt i said "uh, oh!" i figured the chemistry was gone and so goes the running game. but with chuckie in there we haven't skipped a beat!!! that's a testament to the way he practices and the way the coaches prepare him. i don't have to even mention our wide receivers. now that edwards is gone, we have an experienced, fundamentally sound, and very aggressive unit (one of the best in the league). that's just on the offensive side of the ball.
the most impressive unit over the last few weeks has been, without question, has been the special teams. thank the great steeler god in the sky!!! field position has been key. peterson's doing better with the kickoffs and the coverage is incredible!! way to go!!! our defense is as strong or stronger than last year!!! you don't have to look at the rankings (they're jacked from the first couple of games) to figure this out. just look at the opposing offenses, they they seem to be shaking in their cleats at the beginning of the game. our defense has been flying to the ball and making the big play!!! i think the field position that the special teams has been providing has made this possible!!! i dare any offense to try to go the length of the field against our defense. 9 times out of 10 the D will make the big play and force them into mistakes. we are once again a dominate, aggressive, and, finally, a complete team!!!
what's all of this mean for the brownies? a day of humiliation. the browns will face the most complete, dominant team on sunday that they will face all year. you can forget the first game, this is the real steeler team!!! don't worry brownies, it will be over quick. i expect another quick start. "air tommy" could possibly have his best game against this porous pass defense. hines will be great, plax will be dominant, but i thinkthis one is going to be a break-out game for randal el. heck, he might even get to throw a td this game!!! my prediction: tommy 250+, amos 100+, STEELERS 30 brownies 3.
Dave Lowery
(steelers fan stuck in ga.)
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Author: Anthony Frenden
Comment: Re: Misguided Browns Fan
point taken, McMillen. I do respect the work you've put into giving your team an online presence, and look forward to the game for first place.
P.S. i came across your site by typing in Cleveland Sucks into a search engine. If my Browns don't win, then they don't deserve the division. That's why I think they will play better than anyone espects.
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Author: Tommy Coleman
Comment: Clowns Pre-Game
Cleveland Browns
Cin City Browns
Baltimore Browns
I have to stop myself from flipping off the UPS guy.
They get NOTHING !
And remember 45-0 isn't a prediction. It is an ATTITUDE!
Steelers 45
Clowns North 0
Tommy
PS. Bill,60 minutes please.
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Author: Factoid
Comment: re:steelers fan stuck in ga
I hear McTighes Mellow Mushroom in Buckhead is a Steelers Bar - par excellence.
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Author: Tommy Coleman
Comment: Just Like the Mistake
CHILLIN' AT PRACTICE
Cowher will turn down the thermostat at the team's indoor practice facility today to more closely simulate expected weather conditions in Cleveland.
"It's a little too warm in here. This is not what it's going to be like on the lake," Cowher said.
I'd plug all the toilets and over flow them if they want true Cleveland practice conditions. That might screw up Cincinnati's water dept. though.
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Author: baday12345
Comment: hope yur right...
i admire your confidence tim, for sunday. im cautiously optimistic but always stray from making any sweeping clear steeler predictions. the nfl is too weird the past 5 years. anything happens and it happens way too often now a days. the BS factor always seems to show up and bite us in the butt. rarely have we benefited from the BS factor.
but, that said if im a bettin man i would gladly give the points and expect the steelers by 10+. (knock knock).
P.S. -- almost forgot, nice headline kruschev!
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Author: Gammadawg
Comment: It's o.k. to dream!
54-45 That's the score, and it includes us coming back from expansion
pains! 54 wins and 45 losses vs. the Pittspuke Squeelers in the history
of the MATCH. Good Luck-here we go again!
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Author: McMillen and Wife
Comment: Re: It's o.k. to dream!
I think what you MEANT to say is 54-46. May as well start getting used to it now, bro. That's way it will remain until next season, when it will become 54-48.\
P.S. -- Does that record include your 29-9 ass-whipping in Pittsburgh in the '95 playoffs, or is it just regular season?
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Author: McMillen and Wife
Comment: Gammadawg got it wrong...
Leave it to a Browns fan to get it wrong. According to Steelers-Live, the record is already 54-46, so we look forward to narrowing the margin to 54-47 on Sunday.
Let this be a lesson to all of you: Never -- NEVER -- accept what a Browns fan says as fact.
Interesting note: The Steelers own the series 37-23 since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970.
Uh, make the 38-23.
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Comment: Coming soon!
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