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The blues are officially in full force in Browns country. Let's be honest, it never gets easier, but we have to be used to this feeling by now. It's the same crap every year. About last week's game vs. the Texans:

1,2,3: If you looked at my three keys to victory, I was right on all three counts. They had absolutely no answer for Arian Foster, or backup Ben Tate, for that matter. Shurmur stubbornly continues to operate the same offensive style without any tweaks. Evan Moore is a nobody at this point. Nuff said.

Onto a supposedly winnable game against the Rams:

1.) They have a better offense, and have played a tougher schedule than us: The only thing we have on the Rams is that Bradford has been, shockingly, knocked down even more than McCoy. Besides that, they do have a legitimate pro-bowl back in Stephen Jackson, someone who's been more than a one hit wonder (Hillis, anyone?). They also traded for a legitmate #1 receiver in Brandon Lloyd, who has stepped in immediately as a leader and a playmaker for the team. The Rams have played the Eagles, Cowboys, Packers, Saints, Giants, Ravens, Cardinals, and 'Skins. With the exception of the last two, all of the other teams are playoff contenders or at least were thought to be at some point so far. The last two games have been the best two teams we've played. Thank God we had the Fins and Colts earlier. The Rams beat New Orleans, and could be in line to give us another whoopin.

2.) Someone, anyone, I mean ANYONE, please play offense: This offense stinks, and no one is stepping up to make it better. We are absolutely no better off than we were during Mangini's first season, where Josh Cribbs was playing wildcat a significant amount of time by the end of the season. Guess what reporters in Cleveland are calling for? Yup, Cribbs in the backfield. It may be a short term solution, but this team still has long term problems. I have come to accept the fact that this team can't win with McCoy. He may be a great guy and a hard-nosed competitor, but he doesn't have the physical tools to survive in a cold weather city where a hard-throwing QB is the only answer for a relentless pass rush that we will face from every other team in the AFC North. Sorry Colt, I like you a lot, and maybe I am still wrong, but I think we need to seriously consider a first round QB.

3.) If we did have an offense, we could score on this team: In six of the eight games the Rams have played, the Rams have given up 20+ points. Have the Browns scored 20 points yet in a game? I think so...maybe against the Colts! Anyway, the defense of the Rams is in shambles right now, but so is the Browns' offense, so maybe it's just a wash!

Final prognostication: My dad has tickets to this game, and I have tickets to Jacksonville next week, so I'm going to try to be a little more positive. Browns win 10-7. Another 50 yard field goal by Dawson to ice it in the last minute. By the way, everyone is making a huge deal about Dawson kicking these 50 yarders, but no one is mentioning the fact that it's because he has no other choice because they never get any closer than 50 yards away. I'm just a negative Ned today, I guess. Go Browns!