I’m now in my third year of obsessively updating a Browns roster spreadsheet, usually faster than the team itself. Here are a few stray tidbits from the off-season flux. — The overall headcount is about right for this time of year: 70 players signed or tendered. They have ten draft picks, leaving plenty of room to […]
Four days from now, the new league year begins, and that means players with expired contracts are free agents. Amid the off-season tumult of 2014, the Browns — for a variety of reasons — failed to secure the services of some key contributors heading into their contract year. So now we have a lengthy list […]
At this point, it’s really anyone’s guess who will line up behind center when the Browns’ 2015 season opens seven months from now. Will free-agent-to-be Brian Hoyer be re-signed? Will Johnny Manziel elevate his game? Surely the Browns will sign, trade for and/or draft at least one and probably two other QBs. But that speculation […]
It’s about now that the Browns’ decision-makers should be done evaluating the 2014 season and roster. They know their own strengths and liabilities. It’s now a matter of strategy. Which of their own dozen-plus potential free agents should they try to re-sign? Who are their top targets around the league when free agency kicks off […]
Here’s a quick overview of the three Browns positional groups that need the most attention this offseason. Quarterback — Cleveland’s braintrust isn’t foolish enough to rely on Johnny Manziel as the answer for 2015. He’ll probably get one more fair shot to show up or to show off and ship out. Meanwhile it’s hard to […]
Once again, the Browns have finished a losing season in a tailspin, dropping their last five games. They led the AFC North as late as November 16, but now the rest of the division is headed for the playoffs, and the Browns are headed for another tumultuous off-season. Unlike the past two years, the head […]
I don’t get to go to many games, one a year if I’m lucky, as I live three hours away. The previous one was last year’s win over the Ravens, my favorite in-person Browns experience in 26 years. My dad and I were there yesterday, and the pre-game excitement was palpable within and throughout. The […]
The new Browns have become known for their rapid turnover at quarterback, 20 different starters since 1999. That’s a lot, of course, but it is contextualized and partly explained by this equally astounding figure: over the same time frame, Cleveland has started 39 different men at the two offensive guard positions. (Try this quiz to […]
Here’s how Browns quarterbacks have performed since 1999, categorized by their draft position (regular season and playoffs): Draft round W/L record W/L % Pass yards Completion % TDs INTs 1 35-75 31.8% 22,485 57.9% 119 122 2-4 13-38 25.5% 9,747 59.1% 45 54 5-end 16-25 39.0% 8,194 51.6% 50 58 undrafted 16-28 36.4% 9,568 60.7% […]
OK, I think they’re for real. As you may have heard, the Browns yesterday dismantled the Steelers 31-10, their largest margin of victory in the series in a full quarter century. There are several storylines of interest here, from the satisfaction of a convincing division win, to the season-ending broken leg of Pro Bowl center […]
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