Jim Brown Watched Harrison Break His Record Against the Chiefs

by Joel Thorman on Dec 21, 2009 11:55 AM CST in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

Maybe Jim Brown knew something special was going to happen for the Cleveland Browns yesterday and that's the reason he made the trip. More than likely that's not the case but one of the game's greatest players was in attendance when little known RB Jerome Harrison went wild against the Kansas City Chiefs defense.

Bob Gretz of BobGretz.com tells us Brown watched Sunday's game inside Arrowhead Stadium.

What makes even more frustrating for the Chiefs, is that stopping the run and putting the game on the shoulders of Brady Quinn was one of the focal points heading into the game.

"One of our keys going in was our front line must win that battle," head coach Todd Haley said after the game. "From my vantage point, it did not look like that battle was won and when you lose that battle you generally lose [the game]. I saw a lot of movement on their part and our guys going one way, the wrong way, too much of the time."

286 yards. No, not as a team. That's just for Harrison, which happens to be a new record. The previous one was held by Mr. Brown. The team ran for another 66 yards on the Chiefs totaling a staggering 351 yards rushing in all.

Harrison already had a big day in the first half against the Chiefs racking up 78 yards rushing - a good total, but not a sign of a record breaking second half.

At halftime, Eric Mangini went into the locker room and told his players, "Josh Cribbs cannot keep bailing out this team by himself. He needs some help."

Enter Harrison, who rushed another 22 times for 208 yards in the second half.

It's not like the Chiefs didn't know what they were going to do. Mike Vrabel said after the game that when a team slams the ball down your throat like that, it's a physical thing.

Either way, Mangini - let me stress this, Eric Mangini of the Browns, embattled head coach whom all the players supposedly hate - challenged his players to step up and they did against the Chiefs.

The performance was so good, Canton called and asked for a few mementos from the day.

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And Jim Brown was all like:

“Who the hell is Jerome Harrison?”

My sentiments are likely to be summed up with one of these 2 quotes:

"Shut the f--- up."
-Matt Cassel

"WHAT THE F---?!?!"
-Todd Haley

R.I.P. C.H., #15

by Red N Gold Beast on Dec 21, 2009 11:59 AM CST reply actions

More like

“I’d have gotten 400”

This is my signature line. It is full of awesome and win.

by KCSatchmo on Dec 21, 2009 12:02 PM CST up reply actions

Maybe...

but only if he had to drop a lot a hand grenades in the air vents before getting to the half track! :-)

John

"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"

by RDOGuy on Dec 21, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions

I think you're confused....

That would be Mr.T, not Jim Brown.

My sentiments are likely to be summed up with one of these 2 quotes:

"Shut the f--- up."
-Matt Cassel

"WHAT THE F---?!?!"
-Todd Haley

R.I.P. C.H., #15

by Red N Gold Beast on Dec 21, 2009 12:37 PM CST up reply actions

Nope

Just depends on how old you are. :-)

John

"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"

by RDOGuy on Dec 21, 2009 1:07 PM CST up reply actions

The Dirty Dozen?

If someone asks you if you want extra mayonnaise you have to say yes, cus that's part of it.
-Jared Allen

by JComp11 on Dec 21, 2009 1:13 PM CST up reply actions

Yes...

JB’s big scene at the end. Actually… his character was killed off in both of my two favorite roles of his – that one, and the Marine captain in Ice Station Zebra

John

"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"

by RDOGuy on Dec 21, 2009 1:24 PM CST up reply actions

I guess you referenced it in your post. I’ve never seen Ice Station Zebra, but The Dirty Dozen is on TV quite a bit.

If someone asks you if you want extra mayonnaise you have to say yes, cus that's part of it.
-Jared Allen

by JComp11 on Dec 21, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions

Ice Station Zebra

is terrific. Patrick McGoohan as a British spy… Ernest Borgnine… Rock Hudson (before anybody knew he was gay, of course) in a nuclear submarine undrneath the Arctic ice cap in a complicated Cold War spy thriller. Doesn’t get much better than that, IMO.

John

"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"

by RDOGuy on Dec 21, 2009 1:42 PM CST up reply actions

I’ll have to check it out. If it’s as good as The Dirty Dozen I’ll like it.

If someone asks you if you want extra mayonnaise you have to say yes, cus that's part of it.
-Jared Allen

by JComp11 on Dec 21, 2009 1:51 PM CST up reply actions

Harrison is well known in Cleveland, but for some reason Mangini doesnt like him. Also Jim Brown is a consultant for the Browns and attends every game. It was a good game though.

by holmes213 on Dec 21, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions