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With A Jimmmitude: Wednesday 10/7/20

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1. Washington Football Team benches Dwayne Haskins

What an absolute clown show in Washington, the decision to bench Dwayne Haskins makes absolutely no sense. The team is going nowhere and making a change at quarterback will not change that. Haskins is someone who was always going to need time and Washington has plenty of it. Let the kid play and figure out exactly what you have in second year quarterback.

In regards to the depth chart in Washington now? Insert garbage can emoji right here. If Haskins was bumped down to the second spot behind Alex Smith that’s one thing, but Kyle Allen is the starter with Smith the backup and Haskins third in line. There is no reason for this as we all know Allen stinks and does not deserve additional playing time.

2. Bill O’Brien fired

About damn time, enough said.

3. Eddie Van Halen

This isn’t sports related but this is something I wanted to express my feelings about. Eddie Van Halen passed away on Tuesday and he is someone who had an impact on my life from a young age. Eddie was the reason I wanted to play guitar, I remember the first time I heard a Van Halen song and it made me say I want to do that.

My first guitar was a Frankenstrat lookalike that I got for $100 at a local music store. Before I even took my first guitar lesson I sat at home mimicking the finger tapping technique that is synonymous with Eddie Van Halen. Was it anything actually close to what he did? No, but I was 8 years old and in my mind I was playing just like Eddie.

You were one of the greatest guitar players of all time and your impact will be felt forever. Rest in peace Edward Lodewijk Van Halen.

Browns face tough test against Washington

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The Cleveland Browns will have a tough test as they take on the Washington Football Team in Week 3.

After Week 2’s offensive display plenty are high on the Cleveland Browns. Baker Mayfield looked significantly better and the running game was dominant. The combination of Mayfield playing better in addition to Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, and Odell Beckham Jr., playing at a high level has many optimistic moving forward.That being said, they cannot underestimate the defense of their Week 3 opponent, the Washington Football Team.

The Washington Football Team has a very talented defense and they have the ability to disrupt things for even the best offenses. It won’t be as easy for the Browns to find their rhythm against a defensive unit that is better than the Bengals. Opposing quarterbacks have an 80 quarterback rating against Washington and have thrown 3 interceptions. Washington has the second-most interceptions this season, something that could be an issue for the interception-prone Baker Mayfield. Washington’s defense has forced 4 turnovers this season, the second-most in the NFL behind Baltimore, Cleveland’s Week 1 opponent.

Washington head coach Ron Rivera knows to how to scheme a defense and will do everything he can to take away the running game to make Baker Mayfield beat him with his arm. If the situation arises that game rests on Mayfield’s arm, it is more than likely going to result in a Browns loss. The key to Cleveland’s offense is the rushing attack with Chubb and Hunt. If either are kept in check, it could prove to be problematic for an offense with a giant question mark at the quarterback position.

The question now becomes was the win against Cincinnati last week because of the Browns suddenly finding themselves offensively or a bad Bengals team? The truth probably is somewhere in-between. Cleveland has a ton of issues and until they show consistency from week-to-week it is perfectly fine to be skeptical about the offensive success in Week 2. What happens in Week 3 will tell a lot about the offense, the coaching staff, and just what Baker Mayfield is as a quarterback.