by Jerod Morris
Some thoughts after watching the Cleveland Browns lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers tonight 10-6.
1)   Ben Roethlisberger is really tough, and really good. He played tonight with a separated shoulder and the Browns (especially Shaun Rogers) knocked him pretty good a few times. Obviously his stats were not overwhelming, as the game was played in pretty strong winds and occasional rain, but he made big plays when he needed to. Ben Roethlisberger did what it took to win, and that is the first line of the job description of any quarterback. Obviously, I must eat a little bit of crow for the article I wrote a few weeks back claiming (tongue-in-check…I swear!) that Derek Anderson is the best QB in the AFC, but at least after today we know one thing: Carson Palmer is definitely third!
2)   The Browns offense just is not clicking yet. Derek Anderson looked very hesitant in the first half, and was guiding the ball more than he was throwing it. He looked much better in the second half, but we could not finish drives. We needed to get into the endzone and all of our drives stalled before we could even get into the redzone. I think Derek Anderson will get better as the offense gets their timing back. Remember, very few of the starters played together after the preseason debacle against the Giants. Derek had a concussion, Braylon got hurt, Jurevicius and Stallworth were out, etc. The Browns had a rhythm, timing, and swagger going on offense last year. I think they can get it back, and it needs to happen quickly.
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