T-Minus one bad Trent Dilfer performance. I don’t know how you throw for 186 yards in the first half of the final exhibition game and not be the second stringer. And I’d say it’s a matter of time before Charlie Frye starts this season. Frye is the real deal. First mediocre performance from Dilfer, and Trivissonno’s gonna be bangin’ the drum.

Trying to find a mention in the PD of Sultan McCullough’s rushing performance last night is a bit too difficult. Only one mention of him anywhere in the articles. THE MAN RUSHED FOR 103 YARDS!!! In a little over one half of play! Why isn’t this a story? And why does Ruben Droughns get top of the page coverage in the Browns Insider column? Yeah, he had a good game, but McCullough ran for 43 more yards. Droughns’ avg per carry was 6.6, McCullough’s 5.4, so not that big a difference. They both broke big gainers, so you can’t argue that one back had more carries outside the average than the other. I’d keep the kid.

On PTI, my favorite sports show ever, they always say “look at the schedule”. They did a good job of that on the WOIO broadcast last night, and from that, I’d be worried.

Browns could easily start 0-3. First game against the Bengals is the easiest, but they are on the rise. Then we go on the road for Green Bay, and Indy, both of which have excellent running games…this Browns run defense is probably the least impressive thing about pre-season. Best case scenario is 1-2 out of the box. Then a bye week, which will probably feel like sweet mercy. Hard to argue that the first game of the year is a must-win, but I think this year, it probably is.