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If we lose Sunday, we're not out, but we're clearly exposed as pretenders.
I'm not that interested in winning convincingly (although it sure would be nice), because I think Herm plays it too close to the vest for that to happen, unless an opponent just self-destructs. His philosophy cuts down on the number of possessions, so I think every game for us is going to be a 20-13/24-17/17-13 kind of game. So, I'll just take an ugly win and be happy.
I worry about us losing our edge after 10 days off. I worry about Cleveland using last week's meltdown as a rallying point and pulling it together this week. I'll be disappointed if we play fairly well and Cleveland just outplays us.
I will be very, very, very, very unhappy if we show up flat and uninterested, turn the ball over a couple of times, let Frye convert every 3rd-and-8. That will spark all kinds of doubts about what the hell's going on, why we have so much trouble translating even a fraction of our home success on the road.
But, we'll see Sunday which team shows up.
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