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August 18, 2014
Using an arbitrary and made-up methodology of measuring, Bill Barnwell has concluded that the Cleveland Browns might be the fifth fastest team in the NFL. This is the kind of stuff that doesn’t matter at all… until it does. By that, I mean that measuring the Cleveland Browns in any other manner other than wins feels pretty trivial by this point. Still, when others do it, I find it fun to imagine it could be meaningful as we are on the eve of another NFL season.
The Browns placed fifth after Tennessee, Washington, the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills. The only other AFC North team in the top ten was Baltimore at No. 9 and the Bengals come in at No. 11.
It’s fun to look at, but in the end, speed has translated all that well to winning, it wouldn’t seem. Tennessee won seven games in 2013. Washington won three. The Jets won eight. The Bills won six. The Cleveland Browns (you might remember) won four.
If only we could have some Wonderlic equivalent for coaches, general managers and owners…
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(Photo: Scott Sargent/WFNY)
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Craig, using arbitrary and made-up methodology, I’ve concluded that this is your fifth-dumbest post ever. (smiley-face thing.)
Remember those Raiders teams that Al Davis stocked with speedsters? Yeah, neither does anyone else.
Sigh, lazy human!
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They were dumb!
Don’t know about the team, but the fans were. Must have been a bunch of transplant Red Sox fans.
Clevelanders/Ohioans transplant just ask LeBron!
Nah, that stupid fan likes the Cowboys.
And the Yankees, don’t forget the Yankees!
But for legal purposes and full disclosure The Rock likes the Cowboys too…the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders!
Speaking of Gilbert…I hope he plays tonight.
Unrequited lust is weird.
Just the detritus from a full 9 days between exhibition games. Tonight’s game will clean the tank.
[Also, really digging the new avatar, Mr. C. Maybe you’ve had it a while but just noticed it]
Sigh once again $hamrock must school you…you say unrequited but to do so would be to assume facts not in evidence. You do not know who or how many of the DCC have experienced the full power of the $hamdaddy or what is referred to as “Shamoir-faire” thus, once again, you are wrong.
I hope your not in criminal or personal injury law.
Thanks, Harv. People are right: the Indians block C logo is really boring, so I whacked it.
Hope my what isn’t in criminal or personal injury law?
Pretty sure I’m not wrong . . . but how do you know I wasn’t just making a blanket statment? The statement stands for the truth asserted, and is irrefutable.
You whacked the C?
Not sure what you need answered in your question for someone who speaks in generalizations I thought my statement was pretty straight forward. But let me consult with my attorneys, the ebony and ivory of the law:
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The other way to look at this – Check out the 10 slowest teams. 7/10 playoff teams…