The injury to rookie RB Montario Hardesty overshadowed the Browns’ 13-10 win.
It was a meaningless exhibition, but the Browns have to be thrilled with rookie QB Colt McCoy’s stat line: 13-for-13 for 131 yards.
McCoy did fumble the first snap, however, which he termed “really unacceptable.”
Browns RT Tony Pashows was one of the few starters who didn’t get the night off.
Browns RB James Davis looked good after Hardesty went down but left the game with an ankle injury.
Said Bears G.M. Jerry Angelo of losing every preseason game, “I’ve seen teams go 0-4 and have great seasons, and I’ve seen teams go 4-0 and have bad seasons. Let’s not overrate it. It’s important, yes, but the season is when you get the real identity of your team and we feel good about that. We’ll just see when we play Detroit.”
With Hunter Hillenmeyer sick and Brian Urlacher resting a strained calf, Kevin Malast started at middle linebacker for the Bears.
It’s hard to know what to think of the Bears’ offensive line.
Said Bears DB Corey Graham of his status with the team, ”To be honest with you, I don’t know what is going on. I know just what you know.”
Hardesty got hurt? I’m shocked.
Amazing how everyone had dismissed McCoy as a bust before he ever got a chance to finish a few preseason games as a rookie! What a Joke that all the talking head clowns had him being cut from the roster! Yes, he had a rough start and it took some time for him to find his confidence and it remains to be seen if his size will ultimately be a roadblock on the path toward being a starting QB.
But this kid has an arm like a laser beam, has very good legs, is tough as nails both physically and mentally, so don’t count him out. You may be in for a very big surprise.
13 for 13 for 131 against players that will be on the practice squad by tomorrow is no reason to celebrate. Hardesty is the Browns Kijana Carter. Can’t stay on the field, blown out knees. Wasted pick.
If Hardesty doesn’t play a snap this year, we can be pretty confident in the services of Peyton Hillis, Jerome Harrison, and James Davis. JD looked spectacular yesterday, his burst through the holes was something to see. Peyton Hillis runs as hard as anyone out there.
McCoy’s stats are extremely misleading. I’d say about 80% of his throws were check downs and the defense was playing extremely soft.
Wisdom of picking McCoy and Hardesty is fading fast…
“13 for 13 for 131 against players… no reason to celebrate”
“McCoy’s stats are extremely misleading…”
13 for 13, no interceptions in one half of play by a 3rd string rookie project QB in his very first start as a pro. My math is a bit rusty, but I believe that equals 100% completion rate?
I guess your right, means nothing. The kid is obviously a loser with no real potential.
No, no one is celebrating, but I’m guessing there are more than a few Cleveland fans this morning who perhaps have just a little more hope for their pitiful disaster of an offensive unit Mangini had assembled over the past few years.
@unchained
would you still say they were misleading if he were 5 for 13 with check downs and a soft defense? You can’t have it both ways. There was never any kind of concept of Colt McCoy coming out looking like Joe Montana in his prime. He is a developmental prospect at this level and should be looked at by that frame of reference. Cleveland fans really need to chill *way* out on the QBs. You should be far more critical of the defensive players. A solid defense and a great special teams can really put an offense into position to look better than it really is. However, there is no offense in the world that can make a bad defense look better.
I’m sure McCoy has some real potential, but the Bears were playing their scrubs from the 1st quarter on, other than maybe the first series. Not that the 1st string is going to set the world on fire.
Howie Handles says:
“I’m sure McCoy has some real potential, but the Bears were playing their scrubs…”
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I think the Bears will be playing their “scrubs” all year.
Well, he is from Texas, so he’s probably just as smart as Vince Young, Dubya, and Ann Richards.
The best thing I liked about McCoy’s performance was how many times he hit guys in stride, and they did not have to break that stride to catch the ball.
After watching some of the Browns QB’s over the last few years this was a refreshing site.