Week #2 More of the Same; Broncos 27, Browns 6

Photo: Joshua Gunter/Cleveland.com

The Denver Broncos were scheduled to play host to the Cleveland Browns Sunday, but Cleveland decided to send a high school junior varsity team instead. On a serious note, today's game between the Browns and the Broncos was by far the most painful thing I have watched since Schindler's List (good movie...but it's not something you want to watch again the next day). Cleveland showed no real signs of having an NFL level offense, and if it was not for two botched field goal attempts, the score would have been 33-6. The Browns did not even block the field goals; the kicker just missed them on his own. All in all, Cleveland put on a disaster of a performance, and I am going to be hard-pressed to sort through all of the mess that was left on the field Sunday.

Golden Opportunity Wasted - The Browns caught a big break to start the game when Denver fumbled the opening kick off on the 22 yard line. I love Phil Dawson as much as any Cleveland Browns fan, but I did not want to see him on the field unless he was kicking the point after on that possession. When an offense is struggling as much as Cleveland's is, you have to get in the endzone to get excited about what you are doing. This game would have been totally different if the Browns put 7 points on the board after that turnover, but I guess the whopping 22 yards they had to travel was just too much.Quinn. The Browns' offense was 1st and goal on the Broncos 7 yard line and proceeded to run Jamal Lewis off the guards on 1st and 2nd down for a grand total of 3 yards. Add the incomplete pass on 3rd down and you have another Phil Dawson field goal.

Rookie Mistake - After Cleveland's defense forced Denver to punt on their first possession, rookie center Alex Mack delivered a rolling shotgun snap that resulted in a first and goal possession for the Broncos, and yes, Denver took advantage of the turnover and scored a touchdown...I know it is a foreign concept to the Browns, but if you put the ball in the endzone it is worth 6 points and more than likely it's going to be worth 7. The Broncos' touchdown was a product of one of the worst shotgun snaps I have ever seen. I know Alex Mack is adjusting to the NFL, but that snap was unacceptable.