I checked it out, and saw that the Cleveland  Browns don’t yet have a writer for their team’s personal page (come on, Browns fans! David, Angela, Justin, and I need somebody to pick on). So, knowing that the immaturity comes out when there is nobody waiting with a witty comment to hit me in the face with, naturally, I’ve decided that this is my best title to date.

Either way, however, the Browns are playing some pretty crappy football. Brady Quinn has not developed to the potential that the organization had hoped, posting a 66.9 QB rating, and only throwing one touchdown pass through eight quarters of regular season action. Needless to say, even Derek Anderson could put up numbers like that.

But, Quinn couldn’t do it all without the lack of help from his wide receivers. Braylon Edwards went through a rough season, causing his value in fantasy football to drop faster then the 15+ passes he let bounce off his fingers last year. Joshua Cribbs, arguably the best return man in the NFL because of his blazing speed and his ability to find holes, is not ready to become a shining wide out. His role as the number two receiver on the Browns is due more to the lack of any better threat than to his actual talent at the position, and his numbers have not been impressive.

At running back, the Browns will start future hall-of-famer, Jerome Harrison. While he will be accompanied by James Davis, who will most likely join Harrison in Canton some day, Jerome will see the majority of the looks. Former Ravens’ hero, Jamal Lewis, will be inactive for the game, as he continues his quest to help the Browns’ chances of grabbing the 1st overall pick for the 2010 NFL draft.

In all seriousness, it would be simple for the Ravens to look past this game as an easy victory. With the New England Patriots on the radar, a team like the Browns don’t own any right to causing a stir within the Ravens’ locker room. But, it can’t be forgotten that the Browns are a divisional rival, which can lead to motivation for an underdog team. The Browns are out to prove that they aren’t the Detroit Lions of last season, or the Dolphins of the year before; Instead, they are in a division that will be tough, overpowering, and overwhelming. With a team like the Ravens, along with the defending World Champion Steelers and a surprising Cincinnati team, the Browns are already playing catchup just three games into the year. Their frame of mind is made of solid oak. It’s not a good idea to mess with a suppressed dog, because you’ll end up getting bitten; The Ravens need to avoid the bite.

On the other side, Joe Flacco has looked nothing less than spectacular through his first two games. While the running game has never been a problem, the idea of throwing for yardage has never been a concept the Ravens have fully embraced. Flacco is looking to bring to attention that you can, in fact, throw the ball, in the game of “foot”ball. Derrick Mason, Todd Heap, Mark Clayton, and Kelly Washington are trying to show that the Ravens’ air attack is capable of being consistent.

A three man running game is nothing to laugh at, either.  Behind the agility of Ray Rice, the goal line experience of Willis McGahee,

and the power of Le’Ron McClain, the Ravens haven’t understood the concept of failure so far this season. While Kansas City and San Diego don’t have much going on the defensive side of the ball, there is no reason to look past the impression that Baltimore has made. McClain made the pro-bowl last season, McGahee is back to form, and Rice is shaping up to be better than the running back that Ozzie Newsome thought he would be coming out of college last year.

Mainly, the Ravens and the Browns shoudn’t be a real game. Cleveland, with no offense, has nothing going for them this season. With the report surfacing that Eric Mangini didn’t report Brett Favre’s old age problem to the league last year, to having no running game and a wide receiving corp that doesn’t know how to catch a football, the Browns would pay money to find reason to beat the Ravens this year. This divisional game shouldn’t actually play out like one; The Ravens will be there to fight, learning from the Chief’s game, and eventually break it open, leaving the Browns to find their first win against another team.

Prediction:

Ravens: 34, Browns: 10

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