Quite a news day in Berea, with dual shockers. First, Chud named third-stringer Brian Hoyer as Sunday’s starting QB, as the local kid leapfrogs Jason Campbell to replace injured Brandon Weeden. Hoyer, like Chud, is a Jesuit-educated longtime Browns fan. Of course, that’s not the reason for his elevation from inactive to first-string. It’s that […]
It was probably too much to expect the Browns to breeze into Baltimore and beat up on the rested Ravens, the defending league champs. After all, this is just the second game of a whole new regime, one that admits it’s building for the long term and didn’t go all out to fill some key […]
You probably saw the Browns lose to the Dolphins in their 2013 season opener. You probably have some opinions on it too. So if you need to, look elsewhere for your recaps and rants. What you find here will probably be quirky, disjointed, and of moderate significance only.1. The Browns allowed only 20 yards rushing, […]
While the 2013 Browns roster continues to take shape, here’s a list of 41 ex-Browns who appear on other NFL rosters. It’s quite remarkable that no fewer than eight former Browns quarterbacks are still in the league, while just one wide receiver (2005 training camper Lance Moore) remains employed in the NFL. QB Thad Lewis […]
Make sure you read this Grantland piece. Although it’s not what the writer came for, he does offer an entertaining first-person account of the way the new Browns operate. It’s worth it for the character descriptions alone: CEO Joe Banner: “a little more sarcastic than necessary. But you can just tell he’s hypercompetent.” GM Mike […]
Now that the Browns are stocked with all manner of fresh draftees, rookie free agents, and assorted newcomers and returnees, it’s helpful to put the roster in spreadsheet format. This makes it easier to filter, sum, average and otherwise slice and dice the team as it takes shape. It also provides a single handy landing […]
Just hours after my post on the Haslam/Pilot Flying J legal troubles, the FBI — no doubt irked at Haslam’s “very insignificant” comment — released the 158 pages of goods it has on him and the company. Matt Wood at Dawgs By Nature has combed through the document and provides a detailed, distressing summation. His […]
I’ve let all kinds of Browns news fly by without comment, but I do want to keep my hand in this blog and my voice in the mix of conversation about this rapidly-transforming franchise. So I can’t just ignore the strange fact that the family company run by the team’s new owner was raided this […]
Some quick facts and impressions about yesterday’s signing of K Shayne Graham. Given a prolific and popular placekicking predecessor in Phil Dawson, it makes a lot of sense to bring in a veteran who’s known both success and failure in the league. I’m old enough to remember Dave Jacobs and Jerry Kauric. Graham’s longest stint […]
I didn’t expect that my lifelong allegiance to the Cleveland Browns would suddenly, in one day’s time, vibrate at an entirely new emotional frequency. I’ve lived, felt, and shared all the hopes, heartbreaks, inspirations, and frustrations of decades under the peculiar pull of this football franchise. I still fantasize how my inner life might transform […]
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