Waiting for the Browns and their 4 p.m. start, I came across a few interesting videos. Josh Cribbs is not only is he the most entertaining player on the field, he’s the most entertaining storyteller too. Just listen to Jason Wright and you understand why this former undrafted free agent has caught on as one […]
Had the life and times of the late great Bill Willis received more than one twentieth of the attention given to the sudden death of Sean Taylor, there would be more justice and virtue in this world. In the few minutes I have today, there’s no way I could properly represent all that Willis meant […]
Call me greedy, but it is now time for expectations to be lifted. The Browns aren’t the losers that nearly everyone thought they’d continue to be. The re-re-re-rebuilding process is getting results. With a 7-4 record, a high-flying offense, superb special teams, an improving defense, and a weak upcoming schedule, the window of opportunity is […]
Well, I gave them a fair shot to correct the record, but they either chose not to or their staff bungled it not unlike their team did in overtime yesterday. I speak of the Arizona Cardinals, current employer of a certain Maurice Carthon. Yes, the former Browns offensive coordinator, having embodied the Peter Principle, is […]
Taking a closer look at a few plays and sequences from yesterday’s Browns/Texans tilt: The Texans started the game with four straight effective offensive plays as the Browns sat back in their base defense. Once they began to apply the heat — an untouched Leon Williams forced an incompletion, then a third-down safety blitz kept […]
When was the last time a Browns team finished a game by rushing the ball right down their opponents’ throats? When those numbers were on the helmets every game? Maybe not that far back, but it sure seems like it. Today’s topping of the Texans wasn’t as thrilling a game as we’ve come to expect […]
Sure, I’m an unabashed Browns fan, but there’s something terribly wrong about this. Last Sunday, the Ravens’ 340-pound lineman Haloti Ngata connected with a punch to the helmet of the Browns’ Joe Thomas. Thomas was lying on the turf, having just tackled Ray Lewis, who had recovered Braylon Edwards’ fumble. Ngata apparently found something objectionable […]
Here’s a news flash for ya: Joshua Cribbs has been spectacular. Nice video of some of this year’s highlights here: As Cribbs himself is always quick to mention, it’s a team sport. Especially for a hit-the-seam-hard kind of runner, the blockers up front make it all possible, driving a wedge through the defenders and trying […]
Someone making a convincing appearance as Eric Wright’s father has been posting in the OBR Watercooler. He reports that the rookie cornerback has a MCL strain that should keep him sidelined for two to three weeks, with the soonest possible return against Arizona on December 2. He also implies what many viewers suspect: the corners […]
For those of us who remember when the Browns couldn’t convert any short-yardage runs — even resorting to a double-handoff reverse from the Pittsburgh goal line a few years back — it sure seems like this team is vastly improved in this crucial area. And even though the defense remains very sketchy, one of its […]
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