When Romeo got his contact extension last January, guaranteeing him something like $16 million over the next four years, I pretty much shrugged. If Savage and Chud were getting theirs, far be it from me to protest Crennel getting a little more gravy. So what if he already had two years left on his original […]
Who had the highest percentage of Browns rushing yards in any of the team’s winning NFL championship games? Answer to #37: Former and current Steeler Orpheus Roye, playing for Cleveland, tackled Jerome Bettis in the end zone on Veterans Day 2001, the last time an individual was credited with a safety in a Browns game.
And you say, “What’s mine?”And somebody else says, “Where what is?”And you say, “Oh my GodAm I here all alone?” Because something is happening hereBut you don’t know what it isDo you, Mister Jones? — “Ballad of a Thin Man” Less than two months ago, the Browns had one of the better up-and-coming safety tandems […]
Who was the last player to score a safety either for or against the Browns? Answer to #36: Marty Schottenheimer’s Kansas City Chiefs, on September 30, 1990, embarrassed the Browns, 34-0, a score which included two touchdowns on blocked punt returns. Amazingly, the Browns would be shut out by worse margins twice more that season.
Much as it pained and disgusted me to watch the Browns get trampled by the Cowboys on their own back forty, that game may be of remarkably little import in the season-long sweep of things. That’s one reason Joshua Cribbs got an extra week to rest his ankle. And, shameful as it was, it’s one […]
Which team blocked two punts and returned them for touchdowns in one game against the Browns? Answer to #35: Quarterback Dan Simrell, drafted in the 14th round in 1965, later returned to his alma mater, Toledo, and by 1989 had won more games than any other Rockets head coach.
This is not why we lost the game, but it is an easy and important point to make: Romeo remains a victim of the overly conservative mindset of too many NFL coaches. Here is how he chose to conclude the Browns’ only possessions of the second half. The situation: 21-7 Dallas with 11:26 left in […]
Which Browns draft pick later became the winningest head coach in the history of his Ohio university? Answer to #34: Gary Danielson and Greg Landry, former teammates in Detroit, came to the Browns in 1985 as the starting QB and QB coach, respectively.
In advance of Sunday’s big opening game, I exchanged email with a Cowboys blogger on AOL Fanhouse today. He posted the result here. I’m posting it here: Sportz Assassin: Cleveland certainly was a pleasant surprise in 2007. What are your expectations for 2008? Ace Davis: My philosophy is that expectations should remain high. If you’re […]
If you haven’t checked out the latest Sports Illustrated and Peter King’s feature-length article on the Browns, carve out 10 minutes and click here. (For better readability, click Print to get it all on one page, then increase the text size.) Even compulsive Browns-watchers will learn something intriguing about the Browns’ off-season, draft and pre-season. […]
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