So very little to say. The Browns were a bit overmatched, though they gave a solid effort and could have eeked out a victory if they got a couple big plays. They didn't, however, get any.
Like probably anyone who reads MuniLot.com or OBRreport, I'm a religious Browns-game watcher. But I missed most of this one to run the Towpath Marathon. It was my second marathon and it went great. I achieved my goal of finishing in under 4 hours (3:52:24 -- a good four minutes better than Will Ferrell) and we ecstatic to do it. In an attempt to do a marathon and still have a normal life, I only trained three days a week for the past 17 weeks. It didn't quite have me "finishing strong" as the last 6 miles or so were pretty grueling, but overall it was still a smashing success. And it was way better than a successful but incredibly killer attempt at the Cleveland Marathon in May. It will be a couple more days until I can walk normally though...
As for the Browns, we head into the BYE week with only one victory, and frankly that win is not particularly impressive on balance. This season is all about progress, and in two weeks I think it's reasonable to expect real progress to start to show. We've seen some promising signs with Winslow, Frye and Edwards on offense and Wimbley, Davis, Bodden and Jones on defense. If those guys can maintain their level of play and we start seeing some good things from guys like DQ Jackson, Harrison, and Pool then we'll all be feeling pretty good about this team atr the end of the year, regardless of the team's record.
For now... it's bye week. Relax. Enjoy the last weekend's of decent weather.