Arrrrgggghhhh!!!!
I think my head is about ready to explode!
What’s with all his talk about whether head coach Hue Jackson should have waited to go for the two-point conversion following the Browns’ second fourth-quarter touchdown as they were trying to rally in what eventually turned out to be a 28-25 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Nissan Stadium?
As it was, the Browns eschewed a conversion kick attempt and instead went for two points after the first TD and failed, making it 25-19. They also failed on the two-point try following the second TD to leave the score at 28-25. They needed to get the two-point conversion following one of the TDs – but not both – in order to tie the score at 28-28.
I would have gone for it following the second TD – but not the first — so the team knew it was do-or-die and would treat it accordingly. Never push the red emergency knob until you absolutely have to.
But all of that is really immaterial. It doesn’t matter one bit. This season isn’t, and never was, about debating two-point conversions and getting all consternated over winning and losing. Rather, the season is, and always has been, about developing players and finding a quarterback, both of which have become increasingly difficult because of the inordinate amount of injuries.
Any energy used on long-winded diatribes about going for two points is wasted energy. The Browns don’t have time to waste any energy or time. They have to maximize every second for talent evaluation. If they don’t do that, then all this misery – all these losses and injuries – is for naught.
We should be debating whether Cody Kessler has a chance to the long-term answer at quarterback.
Or whether there is someone – anyone – the Browns can use on the offensive line instead of the four players masquerading as linemen and currently stationed alongside future Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Thomas.
Or what can be done at every other position on the field.
Those are things worth squabbling about.
When the team gets good and the focus is on winning games – and that appears to still be a long way off – then we’ll break down the age-old question of two-point conversion try vs. conversion kick until the cows come home.
Whew! I finally got that out of my system. Now my head feels better.
But what about my creaking knees and sore hips and back? Those problems are a whole lot harder to solve.
