Andwouldn't thatbesomethingtogothroughanentireNFLseasonwithout a singlecancelationonLeetohaveit's playoffscheduleonthefinalweekendoftheseasonbedisrupted.
Whatareyourthoughtsonthisbeing A mustwinforBakerintheBrown?
Allofthis.
It's gamesthattheyhavehadinyearsbecausetheirplayofflifehangsinthebalanceandtheycancontroltheirowndestinywith a winhere.
Andwhenyoulookatit, thiswithoutBenRoethlisbergerplayinginthisfootballgame, thelastthingthatthisteamwantstodo, providedthattheyareabletohave, theirfullcomplementorsomethingclosetotheirfullcomplementofwidereceiversistolose a gamewith a lotontheline.
ThisisexactlywhatpeoplearelookingforfromtheBrownsforthem, thewind, thebiggameswhenitmattersthemostwhenthere's a lotatstake.
Thelasttime I sawtheminpersonobviouslywasthatgameagainsttheBaltimoreRaymond's onMondayNightFootball, andtheycameupjustshort.
Butpeoplethought, and I thoughtthattheyhadturnedthecorneratthatpointthattheyunderstoodthat.
I expectedtowinthisfootballgameandwouldbeverydisappointed.
I think a lotofpeoplewouldbeletdowniftheydon't concerningeverythingthat's ontheline.
Yeah, andyoutalkaboutgoingfromhopetoexpectations.
That's allshiftedin a matterofweeks, ifnotjustthisseason.
So, Nique, let's saythey'reatfullstrength.
Whatdotheyneedtodoinordertowinthisgame?
Well, I mean, I thinkit's obviousthere's nosecretthattheClevelandBrownsoffenseit's predicatedonhowwelltheyruntheball, sotheyneedtogetbacktodoingthat.
It's not a verymodernwaytothinkaboutfootball, but, ah, lotofthebestoffenses, especiallywhenyouhave a quarterbacklikeBakerMayfield, whoisvery, verygoodwhenthingsweregoingwellandnotsogood.
Whenthingswhenit's toomuchpressureonthem, I thinkit's importanttoestablishthatrunningattack, buildtheplayactionoffofitandletBakergetcomfortablebecauseyou'reprobablygonnaneedtheminlatelatestretchesinthegame, eventhoughtheSteelersarenotputtingtheirbesteffortouttherenecessarilyandnotputtingtheirbestplayersoutthereandprobablyaren't evengameplanningtothedegreethattheywouldifthiswas a mustwingamelikeitisfortheBrowns.
You'restillgonnagettheSteelers.
TheSteelers.
They'restillgonnaplayhard.
Theystillhave a lotofgreattalentonoffenseanddefense.
SoBakerisgonnahavetomakesomeplayslateinthegame.
Youjustdon't wannaaskhimtomaketoomanyearlyinthegame, Adam.