Browns – Bills Preview & More

Pick
This one should be close, with both teams struggling and heading in the same direction, but regardless, we like Buffalo to find a way to win at home – 27-24.

Weather
The weather may play a role since snow is expected, but so what. It’s not like these two teams are accustomed to playing in 75 degrees and sun.

Motivation
The Bills still have playoff aspirations and need a win badly to stay in the hunt. The Browns are 3-6 and appear to be coming apart at the seams with players questioning teammates about “quitting.” The edge goes to the home team that’s still playing for something and in one piece heading into Monday night.

Margin
Notice, we do expect it to be close.

The Bills are solid but not outstanding. However, the Browns should be able to move the ball more consistently now that throwing to the backs and tight ends has become priority #1 since the switch to Quinn.

This should lead to fewer three and outs – but we shall see. Last week was a good start, but consistency is what it’s all about. I am curious to see if Quinn and company can score 25+ points in back-to-back weeks, on the road, in a hostile environment.

As for the defense, being a semi-good Catholic, I suggest several Our Fathers and numerous Hail Marys – and I am not talking about the long passing kind. Personnel changes are necessary on that side of the ball and replacing one corner with another is not going to plug the hole.

They need a pass rush, corners that can cover, linebackers who can make plays at the point of impact, etc… etc…

Cavaliers
Moe Williams may be the best player LJ has played with since his (23s) arrival in Cleveland.

Williams is smooth offensively. As a point-guard, he knows when to get his and when to distribute, he can take people off the dribble, can knock down open looks from the perimeter, and can do it all within the flow of the game. He has adjusted quickly to playing with James and the Cavaliers.

Defensively, he (Williams) won’t remind anyone of Jerry Sloan, but if he could defend well, he would have the whole package and be a perennial all-star. As it stands, he might make his first NBA all-star team this season if the Cavaliers continue to pile up wins and he continues to play a leading role. Winning will do that for your career.

Ferry & Jampo On Same Page - Finally
We mentioned on this site following the 2007 NBA Finals versus the Spurs the Cavaliers had three players worth keeping – 23, Gibson and Andy V.

Two years later, only those three remain from that squad. Danny Ferry saw the same thing we saw. He just went about it differently. We would have made a real push to get James another true leading man (quality all-star) to work with.

Ferry decided instead to shuffle the deck before landing Moe Williams, who is the closest thing to a leading man the Cavs have been able to acquire.

Regardless, this team is again on track to win a ton at home and split on the road. That should give them yet another 50+ win season. The question remains, will James get enough help in April and May for this team to reach the Finals?

Williams is a good start, but Ferry needs to keep all options open before the trading deadline passes.

More CC
Big surprise, the Yankees are on the verge of offering C.C. Sabathia the largest contract ever for a Major League pitcher. Geez, what a stunner. Next, we are going to find out the television networks favored Barack Obama in their pre-election coverage.

The more things change, the more they remain the same.