Weeden Haters May Get Their Wish

I really haven't dumped on Brandon Weeden as badly as many of you have.  I genuinely don't think he's been the primary issue with the Browns offensive woes.  If even half the balls that have hit his receivers in the hands and bounced off, actually got caught we would see him in a whole different light right now.

The wide receivers have been atrocious.  The offensive line even worse.  He's locked into plays, despite the defense thanks to Norv Turner.  And the play calling has been suspect.  We tip off our plays with the player packages.  There are moments where nobody on the field seems to know where to line up.  And after two games it doesn't look good.

Here are some numbers.  They are last in the league in the following categories: Points Per Game - 8; 3rd Down % - 5-29 17%; Sacks Allowed -11; QB hits - 27

Do you see what I'm getting at people?  The 27 hits our offensive line has allowed is by far the most in the NFL.  Only the Jets at 18 even come close to the abysmal job our line has done.  And I'm not just dumping on Oniel Cousins anymore but Mitchell Schwartz hasn't been much better.  I'm actually starting to miss John St.Clair.

So all of you Weeden haters might just get your wish.  Next week we may see the Browns train wreck of an offense go with Jason Campbell at the helm.  Weeden has said that his thumb hit a helmet in the final drive, and he can't grip a football comfortably.  Time will tell.  But I will say that if the offense actually looks good under Campbell, he has won the job.

Trash the Opponent Thursday: The Chicago Bears

When the Cleveland Browns interviewed Marc Trestman for the head coaching job this offseason it was already a tough time.  I believe that Jimmy Haslam was so certain that Chip Kelly would take the job that I'm not sure that there was much thought to who else they may have to interview.

Once I heard that Trestman was a candidate I really thought that the job was going to be his.  His resume is actually quite good.  He was Bernie Kosar's quarterback coach in Miami, and spend a good bit of time running offenses all over the NFL.  This includes a stint with the Browns where he was reunited with Kosar.  He is best known for his work with quarterbacks, and with Brandon Weeden still learning his trade as a pro I thought Trestman was the type of coach the Browns were looking for.

The issue is that Trestman has spent the past five seasons as the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL.  When the word hit that the Browns were looking to the CFL for a coach the panic began to set in.  Although Trestman was also quite successful in his time north of the border as well.

All of Chicago's eyes will be on their new coach tonight as the preseason wraps up.  I wish Marc Trestman all the luck in the world... just not tonight.  Lets hope we can feel good about passing on him.