
Daryl Ruiter: I don’t think the Browns have eight wins in them because they don’t have the quarterbacks to do it
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It's the six o'clock hour. Someone step on a duck on afternoon drop. One hour to go. Nick Wilson, Jonathan Peterland with you. Of course, we got the Browns preview show coming up in one hours time. Come up in two hours time. The coverage of the Browns, the Browns, the Seahawks in Patriots as the NFL regular season has returned. If you guys missed a moment of today's show, though, you can listen back in the free audacity. I don't forget you can also watch all five hours on 92 to do the fans. YouTube channel. Make sure to subscribe. It is free. All right. You like free, don't you? Ring that bell, except you corn, Lido, suck it corn, Lido. And like our videos, we desperately need to be liked around these parts. But with all that being said, it is a hump day. And when I think of hump days, I think a derro writer are 92 to do the fan Cleveland sports reporter brought to you by Shyvin Jouler's Cleveland's premiere jewelry store. Darrell, how you doing, buddy?
Oh, Darrell. I'm good, guys. How are we? Happy hump day. I mean, football is back. Uh, yes, yes, get to watch a game tonight that actually matters. Even, I mean, it's, it's, it's, honestly, it's a replay of one of the worst super balls we've had recently. And I don't care. Hey, maybe it'll be different this time. That's true. That's true. That's second viewing. Second view. I think it's exactly. If it goes exactly the same as last year's Super Bowl, I would have been pissed. I'll be walking around my house, pissed. I know people are saying that Calci, uh, that, that betting the under, I think it's 44 and a half that that is a popular thing that there have been one or two heavy, heavy bets on the under. All right. I'm going to pay attention to you. Look at this. I like this inside access. I hate Calci, but I am fascinated by people to do stupid things with a lot of money. All right, Darrell. Uh, let's get here. De Shon Watson today said, what Buffalo game? And, uh, he also talked about, you know, he's only looking forward here. I was certain, are you that what he's saying is what he actually believes? Yeah, I, again, uh, I think he's talking, trying to talk himself into some stuff because
remember, uh, about the whole booing thing, right? He was asked going into the, the game if, uh, you know, uh, he was worried about being booed and he said, I didn't care. And then clearly he cared because of his comments after the game. So I, I think he's trying to talk himself into stuff and, and trying to, uh, maintain his positive of an outlook is he possibly can considering the situation being what it is. And that's why I asked him if he's taking the Todd Munkin approach, right? You're going to go out there and play carefree is, uh, you know, you're going to be able to not worry about anything because I mean, let's be honest about there are no expectations that this guy is going to have much of a positive impact for the Cleveland Browns this season. So, uh, I, I think he really is Nick trying to talk himself into. I'm not worried about anything. I feel good. I'm not worried about the, the, the, the preseason game and how awful, uh, I played and and all those things. So I'm not buying any of it, but we're going to find out on Sunday because that's when
the truth gets told. And did Munkin put an end to the backup quarterback discussion or was there just a missed follow up there with the idea then of like, all right. So you answered what happens with the backup and Chador, but you didn't answer really what happens with Taylor and Green. Yeah. Well, I, I kind of feel like he did in the sense of he told us on Monday, he doesn't want to have three active quarterbacks. So I think that that answered the question and watching practice today, at least the portion that was open to reporters and I'm going to be very clear. We get to see very little. Okay. Uh, we basically get to see handoff stretching and, uh, throwing, uh, to wide receivers with no defenders anywhere to be seen, which means that, uh, perfect rows and perfect catches. There should be zero footballs on the ground. And I, I feel bad for informing you. There were footballs on the ground. So, uh, that, that did happen today. Oh, really? The, uh, the, the, the cut ups of the Sean Watson deep passes the one to Jerry Judy, the
one to Isaiah Bond. Yeah, they look, they, they, they did look nice. And that, that was the best of what, uh, they had to offer. Okay. I thought that was intentional, by the way, Darryl. I don't know if you read it. You read on that was the same as mine, almost like, uh, like a three point shooter. Just need to see how I go through the net. Just just watching to Sean throw it 45 yards and connecting, even if it's against air, and there's something mentally that's got to work there. I, I, I kind of feel like that, yeah, they were showing off a little bit in front of us today. Which was fine, whatever. Um, but yeah, I, I kind of feel like, um, the tail and green package just based on what I saw in practice as far as like backup quarterback reps, it sure looked like should or sanders is the number two quarterback. All right, Darryl. Uh, there's this little thing called a bronze game on Sunday against the Jaguars. And oh, we do, we should probably ask since the Ross asked us, how do you say Jackson of Hills team name? I say Jaguars. I do not say Jaguars, wires or whatever that you don't say wires. You don't say Jaguars, which is very popular in this area.
Yeah. Jaguars. All right. How do you say the, the sanders first name should or okay, you're too, too, we're really proud of you. We like you. Uh, we never doubted you, by the way. I mean, we had of course not that's why you asked. We, we also made sure to bet against you on the CalShi markets, but that was just business. All right. Um, I hope you, I hope you made lots and lots of money at my expense. No, I work in radio. I was going to say, I make a lot of money. 10%. I make no money, but usually, no, not going to finish that sense. Don't need to. I love you. That's all I'm going to say, Darryl. I, what do you think the most likely outcome for a Sunday is for the Bronx? Well, I, I'm not picking them to win, uh, and just basically hoping for a competitive game, but I think that that's the most likely outcome. That's the best outcome is this competitive game. The Browns keep it close and hopefully they have a shot at the end. Uh, Darryl, we did talk about the report from Fox eight with Deshaun Watson in this
beating ticket and him saying he's not guilty. Uh, 86 in the 60, uh, I, I would imagine the Browns, I don't think they're going to really, there's nothing really that's going to happen with this. What's your read? No, I think they just talked to them and that's that. Yeah. Well, would they even bother to go through the, the, like the talking part of this with Deshaun? I mean, he didn't get one right after the trade as well. And then, um, I think this is the first one since that incident. Um, it's such a good streak. Yeah. He, it was good streak while it lasted. And I listened, he got caught, right? I mean, that's the, I don't think that's the first time since that he's done this, but this is the first time he got caught. So, yeah, he had not guilty to it. So not owning up to the charges. Uh, you are right. Uh, June 11th, 2022, a few months after the Browns did trade for Watts and he was stopped from the Ohio turnpike near Sondaski. He was going 97 in a 70. He did ultimately pay that ticket though. Also, I don't think of the turnpike. I pay for those streets, sir.
Yeah. I, if I want to go 97 to 70, I'm sorry. That's, that's for the right to speed on the turnpike. It's, it's basically the American auto bond. If I'm paying $7 to drive 12 miles, yeah, my read on this is pretty simple, though. 26 miles per hour in the one here and then 27 in the one in June of 2022. He's consistent. He's consistent. He likes to be that 26, 27 over. Yeah. And by the way, by the way, he, he hadn't been ruined as a player yet. So this could be proof that the Sean's getting back to that, uh, that, that 2020, 2021 form. He might be back. It's true. We'll see. The streets told us we're a high waste told us. Highways told us. Yeah. We're searching for anything, right? That's what we're doing. Most days, yeah. What's a hundred? We're not searching too far or wrong, though. I think we got to make that abundantly clear. Now, uh, Darrell, what's a hotter take, uh, from my Nick doc that, uh, I have predicted the records of the four teams in the AFC North that Pittsburgh will be seven and 10 or that the
Browns will be eight nine. I think the Browns eight nine's a hotter take. Show your work. I, well, I think it's going to be flipped. I think it's going to be the Steelers that will have, uh, uh, the, the, the better record. But, um, yeah, I, I don't think that the Browns have eight wins in them because they don't have the quarterbacks to do it. So that, that's basically my work in the Steelers. Look, they are always, uh, close enough to mediocrity and, uh, it, it just, it doesn't matter what they do. What quarterback they throw out there, uh, what, I, I just, they always find a way to win, way to win anywhere between eight and 10 games. They usually find a way to backdoor their way into wildcard weekend, only to find them cells run off, uh, run off the field in wildcard weekend and packing their bags for vacation shortly thereafter. So, um, I, I think that the, the, the quarterback situation here in Cleveland is, it's not great. And by not great, I'm trying to be very, very kind heading into this season opener
and not be overwhelmingly negative because I was given, uh, uh, Jake at night, some, some, uh, grief over that, but, um, over being overly negative, but, um, the, the quarterback situation here in Cleveland is not good at all. Darrell, I want you to know that you're not going to be the first person that I scream. I told you so into a phone. That's going to be a rush Tucker. Yeah, it's funny. It's fine. You go right on. It's going to be Nick shook. Mm hmm. Okay. Uh, and then you will get probably the third call for me as I laugh into the phone. I'm in the top five. That's all I care about. I'm in the top five for I told you so I'm good. Yeah. You haven't enraged me thusly yet, but at some point you could push yourself into the top spot if you want. I don't know. Ross Tucker said I needed a lie detector test today. So you're going to have to go a little bit farther and a little bit, a little bit farther than that. Yeah. No, I'm not going to go that far, but, uh, I am very confident that the Pittsburgh Steelers will finish ahead of the Browns and the standings and the Browns will
finish probably where they usually finish. And that's last place. That Darryl, can you give us any insight into what's happening with Tevin Jenkins? Well, uh, I mean, he, he left practice, uh, or walked off the field, I should say, uh, we, we able to see that. And then when you look at the injury report that, uh, the, the, the Browns had to, uh, send out, um, you know, they listed them with a, a back injury back, you know, back spasms, I, I think is probably what it most likely is. We also learned that what kept Carson Swessinger out for a couple of weeks, some sort of a, a shoulder injury, but did not limit him, uh, today at all. And then, you know, uh, Milly Collins, we knew about him coming back from the quadriceps injury and, and Parker Brills for the rookie center, been dealing with a thumb injury. We knew he had some apparatus, uh, brace or whatever on his hand. We saw that because he was doing some, uh, rehab side work there, uh, during media
availability, uh, in camp, but yeah, I'm guessing back spasms for, uh, Tevin Jenkins. And that's probably why Todd Munkin today went asked about the right guard spot, did not want to be absolute in saying that it was going to be, uh, Tevin Jenkins, their Sunday against Jacksonville. Darrell, what would you be less likely to sign up for a lie detector test or one of those detectors they put on your deal and then they show you pictures of, you know, like, assimilating things to determine what gets you going. Which one of those would you be least likely to sign up for? I'm going to say, uh, B. All right. So my idea was, because I think lie detector test have gotten too easy. The books out on it, right? A lot of good things. I can't lie anyway. I get myself in trouble all the time. Anytime I try and lie, it's on my face. I'm lying. I'm the best person to play poker against. Uh, yeah, it's, it's not good for me. I did J.P. is about to say and I, I, I think the liars have put out the way to beat
these tests. It makes things they can beat these tests. They's a lot of days. He's never taken one, but he thinks he can beat one of these. I just don't think he can't put up a deal with your shoe or something. And just like he's stepping on it. I think you put a couple of YouTube videos on and it, I'm not talking about the, the deal one. I'm talking about you put a couple, you kind of learn a couple techniques. That'll be, uh, you'll find that on only, uh, only fans for Nick Wilson does. And Nick Wilson does. Uh, but I gotta be honest with you. I think if we, if you, if you had like a experiential podcast of log, whatever, where what are the names for these things? By the way, this other one you're talking about. Uh, I don't even know. I just know that I've never, I've never even seen one of these. Yeah, I just, uh, I don't deal detector. How do I even go about googling this? I need to find out more info on this. I would wait until you get home, Jonathan. You not do that on any company computer. I was going to ask it. We're like one IT guy. Yeah, we're cool. No, fine. This is how they've been getting me. And now, all right, but get back to what he's doing. Stay with me on the start. Uh, you think hot ones is a good show, right?
Hey, we're going to have you on a lie detector, a deal detector. And then we're not going to tell you whether you're going to have to answer a question or see a scintillating photo. Uh, your wires would be so crossed that truth would have to come out. I would definitely not sign up for any of this. Yeah. No. What if it went viral, Darryl, and all the soon you were on bar stool? That that is not the way to go viral. You'd have to say problematic stuff, but they pay well from what I've heard. Uh, well, I'm going to, I'm going to stay away from that. All right, that's fair. I found the name. What is it? Definitely don't want to step. Can you say it on air? I like deal detector, a penile, plethemograph. Okay. All right. I think deal detectors matter, a plethemograph. It's a medical forensic device used to measure changes in blood flow and size as an objective indicator of a rousal. Okay. Yeah. So it looks pretty problematic. I'm going to be.
I'm going to say I think Nick is saying for a deal detector. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, because I had deal detector. I said the size. I told you the medical name. And you know, but I know I can't believe that Jonathan actually looked that up. I'm a curious hero. I'm Darryl. I'm a curious human. I got it. I'm not. It works. And apparently there's a lot of critiques and the method. The method knowledge. No, I think that would, I think that would blur the results. Yeah. The medication was used as evidence in court. Unless the technique was generally accepted as reliable in the scientific community. And it is just not. Look at that. Preferences. It is just not. Drug and more waste than one. Darryl. It's been a pleasure. Why are you there? Yeah. Thank you, Darryl. Brought to you by Shyman Jouler's Cleveland's premier jewelry store. Pretty adamant. That just does not mean any legal threshold at all. Deal detector or lie detector. Is it box office? You tell me we'll react to it. Darryl had to say and get into something. No one's asking for, but you're going to get it in five minutes on 92 through the.
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