Browns guard John Greco done for season with knee injury

Manziel genuinely did some good things in this game. That’s what I’m going to be focused on. Cleveland fell 30-13 and has lost seven of the last eight games. Do they use a high draft pick – they figure to be picking No. 1 or No. 2 – to take a quarterback?

Carroll said strong safety Kam Chancellor’s bruised tailbone felt much better Monday. But if he continues to produce at even a fraction of this rate (think, half as many touchdowns in the past month), somebody will pay him like a star. “I think the majority of the guys in the National Football League are so self-motivated to be flawless that it really doesn’t matter what anybody else says about them”, Thomas said. I see that in how they prepare and I see that during games.

“A lot of times you’ll see guys getting beat in the National Football League just because their feet are out of place”, Thomas said. In 2006, the San Diego Chargers won their last 10 games and lost to the Patriots in the divisional round. He said a couple of weeks ago there was tension within the organization and other parts of the building needed to look in the mirror.

The Rams (6-8) were officially eliminated from the playoffs when Seattle (9-5) beat visiting Cleveland 30-13 on Sunday to reach the postseason for the fourth consecutive season. I’m sure there’s some plays that he would want to have back as most quarterbacks would, but overall a lot of positives, a lot to learn from.

“That was unfortunate that we ended up getting a hand high on the face mask and they came away with three points and now it’s a two-score game”, Pettine said.

-G John Greco hurt his knee on the opening drive of the game. “The effort, the energy is there, but just the level of consistency that’s required to win is not”.

“You just look at the environment and dealing with all the circumstances, the crowd noise, where our circumstances going into the game as a team, playing against a team that’s hot, that’s known for their defense and feeds off the home crowd, I thought he handled it very well”, Pettine said.

“The margin of error against a team like the Seahawks is slim and, at the end of the day, we weren’t good enough”, Pettine said.

“You guys are in here, you see our group”, tight end Luke Willson responded. And he echoed Manziel’s postgame comments that he’d like the coaching staff retained.

“We have no problem being the underdog”, Barnidge said. Wilson exploited injuries to cornerback Joe Haden (concussion/injured reserve), cornerback Justin Gilbert (concussion) and defensive back K’Waun Williams (shoulder) to post his fifth straight game with a passer rating (128.3) of 125 or better. The futures of general manager Ray Farmer and/or coach Mike Pettine have become a regular talking point on local and national shows. “We just have to get rid of the miscues we have, and I think everything will be all right”. Browns running backs converted multiple third downs on short passes that Seahawks linebackers left uncovered. Seattle rushed for 182 yards and averaged 5.1 yards per carry and had the ball for 10 more minutes than the Browns. He has been overpowered at times on offense and especially while blocking for field goals. Trailing by 17 in the fourth quarter, the Browns again settled for three after a blown protection on a blitz led to a third-down sack. Rather than running the ball toward the end zone, Manziel threw a side-armed pass back across his body and found Barnidge with inside position on a Seattle defender for his ninth touchdown of the season. “He gave us a chance to win on offense and that’s what you need to ask out of your quarterback in a tough road environment”.

“It comes down to executing in the red zone, we didn’t do that today”. “So, it’s a long process, it’s something that takes time, but I’m optimistic about the improvement that we’ve been making and hoping that these last two games here, that we’re able to show even more improvement”. He certainly isn’t the only quarterback to walk out of CenturyLink Field a loser, but he put most of the blame on himself for the failed offense and five dropped passes. Cleveland twice settled for field goals after driving inside the Seattle 20, and Manziel was intercepted by Marcus Burley late in the fourth quarter having to force throws trying to rally.