Should the Dolphins have disclosed the troubles of Davone Bess before offloading him to the Browns last year? Shouldn’t the Browns have done more due diligence before rewarding Bess with a new contract including $5.75 million guaranteed? Why wasn’t this mess-in-progress sniffed out well in advance? By now the axiom ought to be etched into […]
Fifty years today, John Havlicek scored a game-high 27 points, as the Boston Celtics improved to 30-9 with a convincing 99-79 win over the L.A. Lakers (27-17). So how does this pertain to the Browns and their journey to the 1964 NFL championship? Only marginally, but, hey, January 17 was hoops season. Football was dormant. […]
Not sure what I think of Keith Olbermann’s snarky take on JH3’s letter to fans. The not-quite-indicted billionaire surely hasn’t changed the Browns’ image away from laughingstock, and that’s an understatement. Here’s the overstatement:
I clearly need to take a more casual approach to following this team. I cannot believe plaid went out of style, it’s like a bunch of morons run the planet or something. It’s like they hired some beautiful man to create a new fabric, then fired him after just one year. What’s wrong with this […]
By this date in 1964, the NFL draft was already old news, having been held on December 2, 1963. By January 14, two of the Browns’ key selections had already reportedly signed their rookie contracts. Both Paul Warfield, the 11th overall pick, and Leroy Kelly, chosen in the eighth round (110th overall) would enjoy fantastic […]
2014 marks the semicentennial anniversary of Cleveland’s last championship season in any major pro sport. Throughout the year I’ll be revisiting the exploits of the 1964 Browns and their extraordinary journey to the NFL title. I hope this provides readers with some reminders of fond memories, or (if you’re like me and too young to […]
Eight different men caught passes for the NFL Champion 1964 Cleveland Browns. In fact, five of them (Paul Warfield, Jim Brown, Gary Collins, Ernie Green, and Johnny Brewer) accounted for over 95% of the team’s receptions. They had a league-high 28 touchdowns through the air in 14 games. In their Week 15 game at New […]
I’ve covered 10 Browns head coaches, nine coaching changes and seven Browns coaching searches. Never have I seen or heard the franchise criticized and ridiculed so intensely as right now. It goes back to the firing of Rob Chudzinski and his staff after one disappointing season. Totally outrageous. A complete repudiation of what owner Jimmy […]
from NFL Network’s “Total Access”
The Cowboys hired a 36-year-old first-time head coach in 1960. The team went 0-11-1. Dallas stuck with native son Tom Landry and enjoyed tremendous sustained success. Bud Grant won just three games his first year but went on to win 11 division titles in 18 seasons with the Vikings. The perenially putrid Pittsburgh Steelers gave […]
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