Cleveland Browns: QB Score: Week 3

Derek Anderson did not play well against the Oakland Raiders. Anderson threw the ball very poorly, often doing his best imitation of Bret Favre when Bret Favre is at his worst: firing into quadruple coverage, overthrowing receivers, and throwing the ball to the other team. Anderson was not helped by a number of dropped passes nor was he helped by a running game that was apparently didn’t board the flight to Oakland, but neither of those factors is an excuse for his play.

No, it was the baseball dirt that made all the difference.

CLINCH

There is a lot to say and there is nothing to say.

Go Tribe!

Thoughts on Cleveland Browns pregame shows

I spent Sunday morning watching two Browns pregame shows, Tailgate 19 (WOIO, 11-12p) and Browns Pregame Huddle (WKYC, 11:30-12p). Here are a few thoughts:

Pregame Huddle is far and away a better show than Tailgate 19. Not only does Pregame Huddle feature more substantive coverage of the Browns than Tailgate 19 — a somewhat remarkable feat as the show is thirty minutes shorter — but its overall production value makes Tailgate 19 look like it’s shot in a basement in comparison. Pregame Huddle looks like a TV show. Tailgate 19 looks like cable access.

Pregame Huddle has a solid panel of experts, with Tony Grossi being the best. Of the Plain Dealer’s three big beat writers Grossi is the most tolerable, but that’s almost by default and probably isn’t saying much. That said, I enjoyed Grossi on Pregame Huddle much more than I thought I would.