The strange case of Dwayne Bowe encapsulates many of the problems with the current Browns. He’s the Chiefs’ all-time receptions leader among wide receivers, a big, athletic target signed in March to a hefty two-year contract that included $9 million in guarantees. Yet he’s been a healthy scratch for most of the season, despite the […]
The first and easiest quarter of the season has ended with the Browns a disappointing 1-3. But even that dismal record doesn’t fully bespeak the serious problems of this organization, from the top down. Over the next few days, I’ll take a look at a few of the key dynamics at work, starting today with […]
Things we now know about the 2015 Browns: Travis Benjamin is back, better than ever. Rabbit can run. Dwayne Bowe so far is perpetuating the absurdly consistent and, frankly, eerie trend befalling the Browns’ wearers of the number 80. We have a better record than (among others) the supposedly strong Ravens, Seahawks, Saints, Colts and […]
What marvelous commentary is left to offer on the latest Browns stinker, its league record 11th straight opening day defeat? That was a Cleveland team as reckless as their coaches were gutless. Name me the last NFL team whose top two leading rushers in a game were both quarterbacks. And if Jimmy Haslam’s decision to […]
The Browns will win Super Bowl 50. That’s right, it’s hours before the opening day kickoff, and I’m putting it on the line, a 150-to-1 underdawg. Mark it down, lay your bets, laugh your head off, whatever. Sorry, but I’m sick of dilly-dallying through a wilderness of trepidation. Oh, the division’s too tough! Oh, but […]
Most sentient football fans by now have seen some version of the Browns jersey featuring the league’s longest list of starting quarterbacks since 1999 — a total of 22 names to date. But even longer than that is the list of Browns quarterbacks who didn’t get the starting nod for a single game, at least […]
The Browns’ already weak quarterback situation is now bordering on catastrophe, and we’re still half a month from opening day. Injuries have necessitated the signing of Pat Devlin, a 27-year old street free agent now on his fourth team and yet to make his regular season debut. Let’s review the depth chart from top to […]
I won’t be sticking my neck out predicting the Browns’ 2015 fate with any specificity. Given the outsize randomizing impact of injuries, it’s a fool’s errand anyway. But one thing I expect is that they will be tough to throw on. Why? Their four starters in the secondary are all Pro Bowlers The defensive scheme […]
It’s official. The NFL, through its own website, has “honored” the Browns as the top team in their Pain Rankings. Writer Dan Hanzus’ piece is a pretty decent overview of the various disasters of the Super Bowl era, and if you haven’t seen the various videos associated with The Move, The Drive, The Fumble, Red […]
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