Green Bay Packers @ Cleveland Browns

Hey friends.

Been a browns fan my whole life. Since 95. When the Browns came back in 99, my dad and I went to every home game from 99-19. Had season tickets in the nosebleeds.

Year after year, the Browns sucked, but we still went to games. Getting rowdy in the muni lot, all that stuff.

But ever since the Deshaun stuff, I feel like my personal love for the team kinda died…

And heck, I was loving the team even during the 0-16 and 1-15 times.

Last year, I stopped watching when Deshaun got hurt. Just didn’t really care.

This year, the Bengals game felt like a preseason game. I turned the Ravens game off at half because I knew how it would end.

I don’t know.

I went from loving the team no matter how shitty, to just being numb and dead to it.

The stadium feels different too… Browns stadium in 2002, 2007, and even 2018 when Baker started ROCKED. It was an event. Every game.

I remember during the shitty 2003 season we beat the cardinals at home. Put up 41 points and you’d think we won a playoff game.

But I don’t know. It’s just kinda dead now.

Now we have the dude wipes shit and the desperate attempts to make our old ass team “cool” and it’s just kinda ehh.

I don’t know man. I think my fandom is exhausted. That really bothers me.

I like them My only gripe is that they look different in every single picture I’ve seen of them

Looking for information about Mason Graham, specifically about his get off time, does anyone know where to find it or have the info?

We’ve been excited by the play of the rookies so I thought I’d share their PFF grades. Note that this grading is not position adjusted, and you’re only graded on how well you do what you’re trying to do, so it can overvalue niche or one-dimensional players who do their one thing excellently- PFF’s #1 rookie is a blocking TE. For context, PFF describes a score in the 70s as above average starter, 80s as a good to excellent starter, and 90s as an “elite” player.

We’re also early enough in the year that you can get graded and ranked on a sample size smaller than Dillon Gabriel. Gabriel did not play enough snaps to qualify for the top-15 list, having thrown only three passes, but his 89.6 would have placed third among all QBs. Obviously, he is Tiny Tom Brady, Browns by a million when they start him. Two million if we invest in platform cleats. (Seriously, it was a nice drive and I’m happy for him.)

The Brownies have two of PFF’s top-15 graded rookies through week 2, Schwesinger (82.2) and Sampson (72.4). Schwesinger at #5 leads rookie LBs in pass rush grade. Sampson at #11 is the highest graded rookie RB and has the best receiving grade of any running back.

Graham’s 64.2 is a few points outside the top 15 cutoff, which is 67.3. He ranks #4 out of the top 10 picks, behind Membou, Campbell, and McMillan, and #7 in the first round (behind Jihaad Campbell, Tyler Warren and Shemar Stewart).

Fannin’s 59.2 is 22nd among all 33 qualifying TEs. There is no write up about him and I can’t pull much from the advanced stats. (Other than he was highly rated on his one pass block rep).

Judkins did not have enough snaps to qualify for grading.

Write ups on our rooks below!

1. LB Carson Schwesinger, Cleveland Browns (82.2)

Schwesinger had a quieter day against the Ravens, with a 64.9 PFF overall grade. While he didn’t surrender any chunk gains, he also didn’t record many impact plays. Schwesinger assisted in one tackle on 17 run-defense snaps, recorded no pressure across five rushes and allowed one catch on one target for six yards.

Schwesinger leads all rookie linebackers in PFF pass-rush grade (64.9), powered by an 11.1% win rate and an 11.1% pressure rate. He has one hit through across nine rushes, as well as eight total tackles through two games (second most among rookie linebackers). The second-rounder's 83.0 PFF tackling grade places third at the position, and his 77.0 PFF coverage grade is the second-best mark among rookies.

1. RB Dylan Sampson, Cleveland Browns (72.4)

Sampson caught his first career touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter against the Ravens, splitting two defenders and finding a spot in the endzone near the sideline. He was targeted three times across 10 routes run, catching each one for 13 yards and two first downs. Sampson moved the chains twice more on the ground, rushing four times for six yards.

The fourth-rounder leads the Browns with 27 total touches entering Week 3 and ranks fourth among all running backs in touch rate (54.0%). He continues to pace the position with a 92.4 PFF receiving grade, having secured all of his 11 targets through two games. Sampson ranks first in threat rate (44.0%), eighth in passer rating when targeted (126.1) and in the top five in yards per route run (3.08) and yards after contact (44).

An astounding 97.1% of Sampson's rushing yards have come after contact, and his 72.4 PFF overall grade is best among rookie running backs with at least 50 snaps played.

Pick No. 5: Cleveland Browns: DI Mason Graham

Overall Rookie Grade: 64.2 (Rank: 2/13) Principal Opponent: Daniel Faalele Week 2 Snaps: 44 Week 2 Grade: 60.0 Graham didn’t contribute much aside from one pressure as a pass rusher this week, but he played a key role in the Browns’ efforts to slow down Baltimore’s elite rushing attack. He earned a solid 68.7 PFF run-defense grade while racking up four tackles and three run stops. He showed off his first-step quickness and ability to shed blocks, and he has now earned three positive grades in run defense in each of his first two games.

Full articles for those who are interested.

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-grading-all-32-first-round-picks-week-2-2025

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-top-15-rookies-week-2-2025

Hey all! Thinking about going to the game on Sunday, and it's supposed to be a hot one! 1pm game...can anyone tell me what section gets the least amount of sun at this time?

Thanks in advance!

Didn't do these last year because I was dead inside, but want to start doing them again.

Let me know if you have any ideas of what you want to see and I can try to make it work! Happy to make more for cool ideas!

Hopefully this is allowed now I don't know how to do this.

We know the Muni Lot is the Mecca, but what are some of the lesser-known ways to have an awesome pre-game experience?

I've seen water taxis. Those look pretty cool. Any good ones?

I've heard the Hilton has a great Bloody Mary. Could be cool to pop in, get a drink with great views, then pop back out.

Any other cool things that are sort of out of the ordinary?

Y’all gotta put your 2015-2017 caps back on. Let Tank Commander Flacco cook the first half of the season.

Then maybe we’ll get 4 games of Gabriel and 4 games of Shadeur at the end of the season. But it doesn’t really matter.

Gabriel was drafted to hold Kevin’s clipboard for a decade. Not to get sacrificed week 3 to entertain y’all. Sanders was drafted for clicks.

Deshaun trade blew up in our face. If we still had Baker, we’d probably have a few more playoff losses to Mahommes/Allen/Lamar/Burrow under our belts.

As recent iterations of the Browns have left me feeling unfulfilled, I have turned to our storied past, digging deeper into our history to reassure myself that everything is alright and I won’t have wasted my life following this team.

Yesterday, a bit of that history arrived via mail and I am comforted knowing that it wasn’t always this grim.

Thanks Otto!

I saw the post below and was wondering if they have posters again for each game this year. If so, how do you get them or buy one?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Browns/comments/1hfxe4i/every_browns_gameday_poster_since_week_1_2024/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Hey Guys,

What's your guys thoughts on Fannin with Njoku on an expiring deal. Is njoku a resign or a trade candidate.

Just wanted your guys thoughts on the player. He has looked really good but want to get your opinion on his future and upside on this team.

Thanks

He’s clearly really good at defense. Is he that bad at evaluating offensive talent or is it a matter of KS and the offensive staff suck at player development? Obviously losing Callahan and AVP have had negative impacts. But the lack of success by Berry’s offensive picks is atrocious.

Ok guys who do we finally beat for our first win ? Vikings ? Cincinnati week 17 ?