What the Browns head coach and def coord said before the slaughter today:
"You can see them working," Ryan said. "They're starting to care for
each other. If you're going to go into a big war like you are against
the Baltimore Ravens -- where bodies are getting laid out all over the
field -- you better have guys that you care about, that you can count
on -- that you know when it gets tough they're not going to run on you.
And I know that's what we've got. Right now, stats and everything,
we're not worth a crap, but man, I can see it -- we're coming together
and I can see it."
Ryan is convinced that if he hadn't called an all-out blitz in the
fourth quarter in Denver that resulted in a 49-yard completion, one
that led to a TD, the Browns' defense would be a top 10 defense instead
of the 25th-ranked one they are.
Mangini and several of his assistants vividly remember being 0-2 in
2001 when they were on Bill Belichick's staff in New England. Coming
off a 5-11 season, the Pats were ripped mercilessly by fans and media.
When they slipped to 1-3, the lambasting grew worse. But they climbed
back to a 5-5 mark, and at that point, Belichick showed the players a
clip of a horse race.
"When the horses were around the first bend, Bill asked 'who's
ahead?' and somebody said 'horse number whatever,'" recalled Mangini.
"Bill said, 'Yeah, but it doesn't really matter who's ahead right now.'
He showed the second turn, same thing. At the end, a horse that was
trailing for quite a bit ended up winning the race. The point was made,
and everybody understood it. It doesn't matter where you are through
the course of the race. It matters where you are when things finish."
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What the Browns head coach and def coord said before the slaughter today:
"You can see them working," Ryan said. "They're starting to care for
each other. If you're going to go into a big war like you are against
the Baltimore Ravens -- where bodies are getting laid out all over the
field -- you better have guys that you care about, that you can count
on -- that you know when it gets tough they're not going to run on you.
And I know that's what we've got. Right now, stats and everything,
we're not worth a crap, but man, I can see it -- we're coming together
and I can see it."
Ryan is convinced that if he hadn't called an all-out blitz in the
fourth quarter in Denver that resulted in a 49-yard completion, one
that led to a TD, the Browns' defense would be a top 10 defense instead
of the 25th-ranked one they are.
Mangini and several of his assistants vividly remember being 0-2 in
2001 when they were on Bill Belichick's staff in New England. Coming
off a 5-11 season, the Pats were ripped mercilessly by fans and media.
When they slipped to 1-3, the lambasting grew worse. But they climbed
back to a 5-5 mark, and at that point, Belichick showed the players a
clip of a horse race.
"When the horses were around the first bend, Bill asked 'who's
ahead?' and somebody said 'horse number whatever,'" recalled Mangini.
"Bill said, 'Yeah, but it doesn't really matter who's ahead right now.'
He showed the second turn, same thing. At the end, a horse that was
trailing for quite a bit ended up winning the race. The point was made,
and everybody understood it. It doesn't matter where you are through
the course of the race. It matters where you are when things finish."
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