[SBRforum Staff]

Browns -2½ at Oakland

Game Time: 10/1/2006 4:15:00 PM
By: Pacific Star
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Though it's definitely not a marquee game, it's a game someone has to win nonetheless as a pair of winless teams square off in Oakland. Look for the Browns to emerge with their first win of '06 over a very bad Raiders team.

How bad are the Oakland Raiders? Let's start out with the fact that they are 0-2 and have been outscored 55-6 in the two losses.

They have been outgained by a total of 566-291 and have yet to score a touchdown this year. They have already lost QB Brooks to injury, and today, Andrew Walter makes his first career start. So far this season, Walter has completed just 37.5% of his passes, thrown three interceptions and been sacked for a safety. This guy just simply isn't ready.

On top of the on-field struggles, the Raiders have absolutely no leadership in the locker room and have an offensive coordinator who hasn't been in the league for 12 years and was running a bed and breakfast in Idaho when Art Shell came calling. Phew.

The Cleveland Browns aren't exactly world beaters at 0-3. But they have had a brutal schedule and stayed competitive with both New Orleans and Baltimore, two undefeated teams. RB Reuben Droughns has practiced all week and will most likely return to the Cleveland backfield this Sunday. This is a case where we simply feel that the Browns are the better team and will glady lay less than a field goal in backing them.

Play: How bad are the Oakland Raiders? Let's start out with the fact that they are 0-2 and have been outscored 55-6 in the two losses.

They have been outgained by a total of 566-291 and have yet to score a touchdown this year. They have already lost QB Brooks to injury, and today, Andrew Walter makes his first career start. So far this season, Walter has completed just 37.5% of his passes, thrown three interceptions and been sacked for a safety. This guy just simply isn't ready.

On top of the on-field struggles, the Raiders have absolutely no leadership in the locker room and have an offensive coordinator who hasn't been in the league for 12 years and was running a bed and breakfast in Idaho when Art Shell came calling. Phew.

The Cleveland Browns aren't exactly world beaters at 0-3. But they have had a brutal schedule and stayed competitive with both New Orleans and Baltimore, two undefeated teams. RB Reuben Droughns has practiced all week and will most likely return to the Cleveland backfield this Sunday. This is a case where we simply feel that the Browns are the better team and will glady lay less than a field goal in backing them.

Play: Browns -2½

[bigboydan]

I too like the browns in this game.

The Raiders just look like they no direction, or even a clue of what to do out there on the field.