Name: Max Kellerman predicts a Giants upset vs. the Browns, led by Colt McCoy | First Take
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do your Giants maybe perhaps pull off this upset?

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I'm going to call the Giants upset, and I think part of it is because Colt McCoy is gonna play Daniel Jones.

It would have been a mistake to play him, and I'm not even talking about Daniel Jones future.

I'm talking about for right now, Giants trying to make the playoffs, and they look like they're starting to turn things around.

What we saw from Daniel Jones last week is his legs.

His wheels are such a big part of his game that when the defense knows that he can't move, he's a sitting duck.

Now that may make you a little nervous about his future.

If he's that dependent on his legs, much like we ask, is Lamar Jackson whether or not he's elite year to year?

Can he kind of be a fixture as an elite quarterback?

Now, think of a poor man's version off that Colt McCoy.

Let's not forget, comes in against the Bengals.

They went low scoring game, but they win.

He doesn't turn the ball over beats Seattle.

He turned the ball over once, but He also threw a touchdown, but they won the game, but and then didn't play against or start against Arizona.

Defense is pretty well, and and he has an idea of what he's doing.

He has complete about sixty percent of his passes, But he's a solid NFL back up, and he's gonna play within himself and Stephen A coming off a game like the Browns just did to a divisional rival.

Just like we saw with Pittsburgh in the Ravens.

You play those teams the week after, you have a better chance to win.

Washington The Browns are going to suffer an emotional letdown, I believe.

And while they love to zone, block and and run the ball, the Giants have an excellent defense against the run.

And if you really believe that Joe Judge is an excellent coach and Belichick disciple, right then he knows what the Browns we're going to do and has time to game plan to stop it.

Like we pretty see, we see pretty clearly what the Browns wanna do on offense.

Now I think that all adds up to and they're at home and everyone's picking the Browns.

I think the Giants win a very tight, low scoring game.

I think you're getting caught up in the emotional source of it all.

Uh, you know, whether it's Daniel Jones or Colt McCoy.

They're not winning this game because they can't score, their defense has improved.

I think Joe Judge has proven to be a quality coach.

You know, I'm very font of the job that he has done.

Um, he deserves to be commended for They want four straight coming in the last weeks game before they lost the Arizona.

But I think you're forgetting about the Browns.

The Browns haven't clinched anything yet.

They're nine and four, but they've lost to the Baltimore Ravens twice.

The Baltimore Ravens are gained back right now after beating them this past week.

You got the Jets, the Giants and the Jets coming up in back to back weeks.

The Browns better not lose this game they better not having emotional drop off, at least not over the next two weeks.

They better get to eleven wins because with the Ravens breathing down their backs, having beaten them twice this year, obviously that means they'd get a tiebreaker.

The Browns could find themselves on the outside looking in.

I think the way that the offense has been clicking the way that Baker Mayfield has look the way that Karim hunting Nick Chubb have ran the football the way that he's connected with Jarvis Landry, etcetera, etcetera.

I just think that there's too much going for the Browns right now.

It's an acceptable loss to lose to a division rival like the Baltimore Ravens.

If indeed you're trying to show that a culture change has indeed taken place, it's another thing entirely to lose to the five and seven New York Giants there.

Will you know that that that still has a quarterback that's trying to develop and what have you There is no excuse for that.

I think the Browns know it, and I think they will rise to the occasion and handle their business the way that they're supposed to This coming weekend against the Giants offense that's ranked thirty first and points scored thirty first in yards, accumulated thirtieth against with their passing attack as well.

Even though Wayne Goldman has run the football effectively, the bottom line is they can't really throw the football, even with Sterling Shepard with Golden Tate with Eric Ebron and these Bulls.

And these boys, I just don't see it happening against this Brown's team right now.

Well, first of all, the Browns do have nine wins.

They're gonna beat the Jets so they have ten wins.

So, like it sets up in an interesting way because the Giants really need the Washington to go one into, which is possible.

You know, the Eagles aren't so bad anymore right now that they don't have Carson Wentz starting and the Giants need to go to and one.

And since they won the division, they want they beat Washington both games this year.

Giants go to the playoffs if they go to and one and Washington goes one and two.

The Giants are actually playing for more because the Browns lose this game.

They're gonna have ten wins and likely be in the playoffs.

And if not, they're gonna place Pittsburgh last week of the season to try to get in.

But by the way, if the Giants do beat the Browns, they're gonna have to beat the Cowboys last week of the season to get in.

Why things a little better than Cleveland?

That would set up to be an extremely dramatic last week for both teams.

In order for that drama happen, the Giants have to win this game.

I'm going with my heart little bit, little bit because I'm a huge giant sand.

But I do think there is reason to believe that there can win this game and I think they will.

You hold on to that belief with your dear heart and with all your might end up and end up finding yourself disappointed.

Come come Sunday, night Monday morning because Giants ain't winning this game.

If the Browns would lose this game, if the Browns would lose this game, it would say a lot to me about them.

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