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You know the answer, come on it's Cleveland.

I just gotta trust in Holmgren. It seems as though he is building the team and getting pieces in place but it's just going to take time. It doesn't make it any less frustrating to watch the inept and in-consistent offense. It seems play calling has been questionable at times and they don't seem to want to let Colt throw much until they are already losing and have no choice. Man, this must be a virus spreading through the Ohio football teams considering these sound like a lot of similar complaints to those waged on Saturdays in C-Bus! With Holmgren there you can see some optimistic times mixed in with the frustrating ones and hope with another draft, he can put a consistent and competetive team on the field. At least that is the hope! But, I am fully prepared for 4-6 win seasons as well!

Do you even know anything about Cleveland? We have three major sports teams, which no other Ohio city has. We have a great theatre district; some up and coming restaurants, the Cleveland Clinic, and the University Circle area full of great museum and cultural activities; the West Side Market and Tremont areas. The Metroparks System, also known as the "Emerald Necklace" is one of the best places to walk or bike around the city/suburbs and a Toboggan run and chalet to be used in the winter. Lake Erie may not be the best "Great Lakes" but at least we have it as a great resource and for plenty of fun in the summer. Granted, they need to develop it more, but we're sick of hearing that very OLD and TIRING "mistake on the lake" joke.

Who knows, maybe never. The problem is; maybe Colt isn't the guy; but regardless of that, the team just doesn't have playmakers on D. You never hear that mentioned as an issue. Take Haden out, and where are the playmakers on D? Fujita and Gocong just aren't very athletic, Mitchell seems absent, Brown looks old. Still too slow on D.

On the flipside; Jackson is really playing well, Sheard is having some flashes, Ward had a good game yesterday and Taylor continues to make plays. But they need a big, playmaking end who can bookend with Sheard and a athletic OLB who can make plays. Not to mention the Steinbach loss on the line has left what probably was the strength of the team considerably weaker. Now all this Hillis crap....do they think about trading him? Looks that way to me, but in the meantime the roster still has too many holes to think about anything better than 6-10, if that.