That is a great way to get your heads right for the home opener. We SHOULD blow the Texans out by at least 3 TDs. BUT..... As bad as an offseason as the Texans had, and all the roster downgrades they endured - they are still an NFL team. That means, beyond the shadow of a doubt, if we come into this game, thinking like we are OWED a win - we are damn sure gonna get our asses handed to us. An 0-2 start? So much for all the offseason hype. That is why I so believe in Kevin Stefanski and his ability to lead. I am confident that he will have us ready and the game plan will expose Houston's big weakness - stopping the run. Should be a big, big day for Chubb and Hunt. 28-10 Browns.

Guys and gals - Just wanted to give you a heads up about some recent posts that have appeared in our forums. We have always been welcoming to anyone who wants to join us and add their opinions to these forums. However, a certain degree of responsibility is expected from the new member. I have noticed, over the last week, that several new members have posted in existing forums. Their posts start off following the stated topic and appear to be legitimate. But when they close their posts, they go off on a tangent about, cars, gaming equipment, fashion, etc..... And to access whatever they went off the rails about - they embed a link. DO NOT OPEN THAT LINK! That will lead to bad things. Ryan is looking into an additional security features that will prevent new members from being malicious just for the sake of being malicious. Thanks.

Kicking it off. I know the chat room has drawn a lot of us there for faster, more immediate discourse, but this kind of thing works better here, with longer posts. That said, I'm short on time, just wanted to get it started. Chiefs are missing their best LB and tackler (William Gay) just when the best OL and best tandem of backs in the NFL are coming to town. And if they play it like they did the last time we met -- man up on our slow WRs and stack the box against the run -- I think we're way better equipped to make them pay. On the other side? We're miles better on defense, dramatically upgraded personnel. Denzel seems perfectly suited to take on Hill and JOK/JJ3 seem suited to handle Kelce. We're gonna bring pressure from the edges (Myles and Clowney) but getting up the middle against Mahomes is key. The Maliks, Elliott, and either DE flipping inside to get in his face? Seems crucial. Worries? Reid, Mahomes, and his skill players have been together in this same offense for a few seasons now. They're a finally tuned machine while we're just now working our way to that kind of polish. Baker's finally playing a second season in the same offense, but he doesn't get much time at all practicing with his #1 WR, or his actual primary weapons. We haven't really seen Baker much with OBJ, Landry, Hooper, Njoku, and Chubb, the A-team. We're at least a year behind them on that stuff. Let's find out if that matters.