Cleveland Browns thuggery, goon football play

And the hypocrisy of the NFL's stance on player safety.

The Titans lead the Browns early in the second quarter 14-0. The Titans offense has shredded the Browns defense thus far. Cleveland cannot stop the Titans with straight-up, legal football play, so a Browns defensive player resorted to an illegal, thug-like, cheap-shot on the Titans QB after the QB scored a touchdown.

And now the Titans QB may not return. After the assault by the Browns player, a Titans offensive lineman retaliated on someone, and the refs with supreme stupidity called off-setting personal foul penalties on both teams.

If the NFL truly cared about players safety, the only personal foul penalty would have been called on Cleveland, and that Browns player would have been ejected from the game and suspended from the next game, similar to what college football now does.

How can that type of goon actions be tolerated? The Titans QB may not return, so that favors the Browns. The off-setting penalties favored the Browns. The player not being ejected favored the Browns.

Basically, the NFL is saying that it's okay to cheap-shot a QB out of the game. In this example, Cleveland received no penalty while Tennessee may have to play their backup QB.

Way to go NFL. And keep it classy, Cleveland.

If a TN player retaliates, for the Browns thuggery, no penalty should be called. That's life. Make a severe cheap shot, then face the wrath of an emotional retaliation.

It was a cheap shot on a quarterback after he crossed the goal line. And after listening to the announcers, TWO Browns defensive players cheap-shotted the Titans QB in the head after the QB scored the TD.

At the most, the NFL will review the play and levy a fine on one or two Browns players. Wow. Big penalty.

TN QB Jake Locker did return to the game. 14-3 TN leads. Approx mid-way 2nd qtr.

On this next possession, Locker is still running with the football on scramble plays or designed running plays. TN is driving, now in Cle territory, so the Browns defense is still feeble.

Maybe the Cleveland defense can club someone with a metal pipe or a baseball bat. The NFL won't object much.

The Cleveland Browns flagship station, AM 850 WKNR, is as worthless in this game thus far as the Browns defense. For some reason, the station played three commercials during the middle live action. It was not a TV timeout. The station broke from the game to air the commercials.

TN now has first and 10 at the Cle 24.

Cle flagged for roughing the passer, blow to the head. Cle also flagged for holding on that play. I think it was a third down pass play that went incomplete.

TN backup QB Charlie Whitehurst is warming up on the sidelines now. Apparently, the Locker is shaken up. Not head-related, possibly. Might be a shoulder injury that he had last week.

Whitehurst is now in the game. Locker went to the locker room.

Under 4 min left. 2nd down and 10. TD pass. What, no Browns cheap-shotted anyone in the end zone after the play? Wow. 21 points surrendered in the first half to Tennessee. That's pathetic defensive play. And these were long drives.

TN TD drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:22.

Cleveland leads in thug hits. That's something to be proud of in the locker room at halftime. They can watch the replays and rejoice over how the Browns goonsquad flogged the opponent's QB in the head after scoring a TD.

Kickoff, touchback. 3:43 left. Plenty of time for Cleveland's offense to at least get a FG attempt. A FG keeps it at least a two-score game.

Unless Whitehurst plays the rest of the game and plays terribly, it will be up to the Browns offense to win this game.

With this game, the Browns embark on an incredibly easy schedule over the next 5 or 6 games. In theory. But this is the NFL where nothing is predictable. Browns fans think Cleveland can end up with a record of 5-3 or even 6-2 at the halfway point with this schedule. Cle is currently 1-2.

The Browns are a couple plays away from being 2-1 or even 3-0, but Cleveland is also one play away from being 0-3.

Third down already for Cleveland. 3rd and 5 at own 25. Pass incomplete. Wow. A quick three-and-out. Now TN has plenty of time on

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