Mingo- can his bite back up his bark?

[FLAbrownfan]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000213390/article/barkevious-mingo-browns-could-be-nfls-top-defense



I love that he seems to like the defense, and I do think we will be much better this year with the guys we added, and with the addition of Horton - whom I really like--- I just hope he is a guy that backs him self up with his play on the field.
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[buno67]

I think our defense might be getting a little full of themselves
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[CleBrowns07]

Our defense has far too many question marks at this point.

-can Kruger prove he was worth the money and continue producing
-will DQwell show he can play at a high level in a 34
-will Robertson be able to transition
-can Sheard handle coverage responsibilities
-will we have a player worthy of the #2 cb spot
-can Gipson handle the starting FS gig
-can Ward stay healthy all year
-will Rubin and Taylor flourish in their new roles

A lot of potential but a lot of unknown. I feel better about this group knowing Horton is the DC but I think it's going to take some time before they start banging on all cylinders.
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[Dawgpoun8017]

I'd rather them gi in having confidence in themselves than not
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[Dawgpoun8017]

[mtmmike]

This guy needs to shut up period.
He is a college lb that has 5 sacks against a bunch of grocery store managers
in hotel clerks.
He is the the 6th overall pick that is currently on the second string of a last place team.

[nugpimpen]

[mtmmike]

[CleBrowns07]

[DawgX]

I like Mingo's confidence. Of course he's not going to say the defense isn't going to be good. He might genuinely feel that Cleveland's D will be the best, but that's because he's never played with other professional defenders around the league. When he's coming from the college ranks to a pro team, of course the talent around him is going to seem a lot better.

Anyway, I'm really curious to see how Cleveland's defense plays this year. There's a good amount of talent, but there's a lot of unproven talent. There's players who have proven to be good in the 4-3, but they haven't proven to be successful yet in the 3-4. There's also some obvious holes on defense, like at #2 CB, FS, ILB, but there's players at those positions who could prove to be legitimate starters but it's far from a sure thing.

If I had to guess, I would say the Browns likely finish around the middle of the pact statistically this year. I think the defense will have some really good games but they'll also have some games where they struggle somewhat. It's not realistic to expect them to play well every game when you consider the change in scheme and the fact that there's a lot of youth and inexperience on the team.
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[Dawgpoun8017]

TJ Ward said the guys are already forming chemistry, all getting together on the weekends and stuf
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[buno67]