Excuse me for being pretty pissed off about a missed opportunity.  The Ravens entered this game clearly as lost souls.  8-ball Jamal is a shadow of his former self, largely due to his abnormal offseason training program in the penitentiary.  This game may prove to be the beginning of the end of Jamal’s Ravens career.  He is clearly being outperformed by near-Brown Chester Taylor.  Kyle Boller-leaf remained on the injured list and NFL nomad Anthony Wright was behind Center.  With Wright as signal caller, I felt pretty confident that the Browns would steal a win from the Ratbirds of Crackimore (America’s STD capital)…  Damn, I hate being wrong!

Noteably absent from both the Bears and Ravens games was 2005 1^st Rounder Braylon Edwards.  Edwards remained on the shelf, after finding himself in the hospital fighting an infection in his arm.  Initial reports have Edwards out 4 to 6 weeks.

This flipping defense still can’t seem to consistently make the big play or get a good push when run-stuffing, nor can it put consistent pressure on the opposing QB on passing downs.  I can’t blame this on Crennel yet, though.  At this point, I’ve realized that the 2006 Defense needs approximately 5 new starters (e.g., 2 DL, 2 LB, and 1 CB).  At least 3 of those positions will need to be filled via Free Agency, since you generally can’t count on any more than 3 starters from a given draft.  Challenging my math?  5-3=3?  Well, I’m already considering that 1 2006 NFL draftee from Day 1 of the draft will be an Offensive Lineman.

Speaking of Offensive Line, LT L.J. Shelton appears to have regressed a bit (particularly from a penalty standpoint).  Shelton has proven himself versatile enough (as an Arizona Cardinal) to be a serviceable RG as well, so I’m actually leaning toward re-signing Shelton to play that position next year.  That would open the Browns up to acquiring a new LT in the draft.  However, if they could somehow pry Steve Hutchinson away from the Seahawks, I’d certainly welcome L.J. back as the 2006 Left Tackle.

I don’t know what the hell else to say about this ridiculous game, so I’m out…