Browns coach clarifies after implying Russell Wilson not elite

Still, the question begs to be asked: How could a team with one road win possibly be overconfident?

But Pettine was most impressed with the way Manziel used his mind to gain an upper hand against a defense coordinated by former Browns coach Eric Mangini. If there s something we re building, that s what we re building, those guys, those people. We have to not see how it s going to go.

“I’d have to disagree with Joe on that”. “We’re not in the position right now to take anybody lightly”. Gordon can apply for reinstatement on February 3 and said recently that he is “glad that somebody gave me a quick kick in the ass” to show him what he needed to have a career in the NFL. “If I get anxious about that, then that’s taking away from me getting my job done”.

The Browns have warned Manziel that his promises to work hard will ring hollow if he doesn’t act on them. But, I didn’t see that. All the guys does is go out and do everything right and win football games.

Meanwhile, 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert has moved on from last Sunday’s collapse, which included nine sacks that matched a franchise record.

“The numbers are not good”.

“Every QB that’s ever played is tied for No. 1”, Browns coach Mike Pettine quipped on Thursday.

We don t need to be on the sideline, How is this going to go? The coaching is just not sufficiently there. It’s everybody. It’s collectively. “So it was just a frustrating day yesterday”.

Thirteen games into the season, the 49ers have not scored an offensive touchdown in the first quarter, have been outscored 73-18 in the first 15 minutes and, obviously, have not discovered a solution to their sleepy starts. San Francisco hosts NFC North-leading Cincinnati (10-3) on Sunday.

Kilgore’s return as the starting center is a big plus and, thankfully, Staley’s poor game in Week 13 was just a blip. “It was one particular play they had in the game where it looked like he couldn’t get through the gap but he squirted through the gap somehow, some way”. “I think it was one of those days we didn’t have that”. I think he’s doing the right things. However, hope is coming in the form of Johnny Manziel on Sunday afternoon as they welcome the San Francisco 49ers to FirstEnergy Stadium for a contest with implications only in terms of the 2016 NFL Draft. The challenge will be in adapting to anything new the Browns try to throw at him – last week in Baltimore it was a “spy” who almost snuck off with a pick on a quick pass. But barring multiple turnovers, the Seahawks should be able to use the quick passing game to complement the x-factor of the beat-up backfield. “It’s kind of a bummer situation to go down at the end of the year”.

Wide receiver Torrey Smith (back spasms) and running back Kendall Gaskins (concussion) didn’t practice Wednesday, nor did linebacker NaVorro Bowman, who routinely gets that day to rest his reconstructed knee.