CLEVELAND — As he watched the Browns beat the Bills in Sunday’s game, Mike Polk Jr. was sick in bed with food poisoning, but his illness didn’t stop him from feeling good about the team. Here’s what Polk had to say:
That was some powerfully unattractive football, and I think we can all agree that we would much rather win ugly than lose ugly.
This had the perfect structure for the perfect Shakespearean Browns, but that didn’t happen. It felt good, but not as good as it should have. We’re still 3-6, and we should be better.
It might sound like I’m being ungrateful but watching a win like that is just a reminder of what might have been and the unrealized potential of this team. There were positives. I won’t say that Baker looked like Baker again, but he looked the most like Baker that we’ve seen Baker look in a long time.
Also, like most, I am utterly enamored with the Nick Chubb / Kareem Hunt tandem, and I could watch that all day. How much fun are those two to watch on the field together, and how much not fun must that be for an opposing team. Nick Chubb put his head down and did his thing, and remains probably the best running back in the league. Kareem Hunt played a selfless game with a lot of blocking. He was all over the place, a lot of energy and I love to see that. He also contributed in the passing game and the running game.
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Finally, the red zone. Guys, let’s figure something out here. I understand the fullback position no longer really exists. I’m not asking us to go back in time. I’m not telling you to go sign Lawrence Vickers again. But sometimes, it would be helpful to have someone playing that fullback on the goal line. You know, In the 90s, the Browns frequently utilized enormous defensive tackle and fast food burger pitchman Michael Dean Perry in the fullback position on the goal line with some success. What would it hurt to allow, say, 305 pound Larry Ogunjobi to expand his game in a similar fashion? Worst-case scenario, it doesn’t work and we’re stopped at the goal line, which would kind of be a lateral move. Plus, I would really like to try an Ogunjobi burger at some point. Not right now, I can’t eat anything right now.
So, good win. On to the next one. It’s Steeler week. Let’s go Browns. Keep this going!