The PeeDee’s Tony Grossi thinks the rule about third quarterbacks is “dumb.” However, his summary of the rule lacks context. He wrote: If a third quarterback is inserted before the fourth quarter, a team’s first two quarterbacks cannot be used in the game at any position. It is a coach’s decision as to whether a […]
North Olmstead native Brian Hoyer, now the starting QB for Michigan State, was quoted in the Lansing State Journal (found via the OBR Newswire and Yahoo Sports) as disavowing his Browns fandom because they drafted Brady Quinn. “I can’t root for them anymore, ever since they drafted that guy from South Bend… He lives in […]
At the end of the 4-12 train wreck of 2004, the Browns’ quarterbacks were Jeff Garcia (injured reserve), Kelly Holcomb (unrestricted free agent-to-be), Luke McCown (rookie fourth-round pick), and Josh Harris (rookie waiver claim). Here are all the QB transactions since Phil Savage took over as general manager in January 2005. 2005: 2/22: Released Garcia […]
Fascinating if unsurprising example of how the Browns’ web site reflects a rapid response PR war room mentality: Let’s start with some reportage from the Canton Repository’s Steve Doerschuk on Tuesday: Tight end Steve Heiden, a co-captain who came to the team in 2001, let out the most provocative player observation of the Monday after. […]
When you’ve been blogging for nearly five years, there may come a time when it turns out that you were actually right about something. Back on draft day, right after the Joe Thomas pick, I posted an item entitled “Round One Goes to Charlie,” in which I quoted Phil Savage’s previous votes of confidence in […]
If not for a systematic bias by the NFL schedule-maker, the odds that the Browns would start the regular season at home for each of the nine years of the expansion era are one in 512, or 0.2%. The weather is one obvious explanation. Looking at the final four regular season games of the year, […]
Here’s an update to the projected roster I posted at the outset of training camp. Bold and strikethrough type indicate changes from the pre-camp view. This provides a quick glance at the impact that training camp had on Browns personnel, compared to the conventional wisdom as I saw it then. QBStarter: Charlie Frye Backups: Brady […]
In the wake of the Mike Vick episode, the NFL is kicking off a new series of image ads showing the human side of its players, “to do everything necessary to protect the strength of our brand.” Touching sentiment, no? So which team’s players do they feature on literally half of these 30-second, black-and-white spots? […]
What’s a blogger fan to do when the defensive line is even more of a liability than the much-discussed quarterback position? I actually hold out more hope for injured Orpheus Roye than I do for Mt. Washington, the oldest and heaviest defender in Browns history. The newcomer Smiths might be halfway solid, but looking at […]
‘Twas an interesting, enigmatic choice by Romeo to bench Wheelie at the outset of Saturday’s exhibition at Denver. One Watercooler poster heard radio analyst Doug Dieken say that “Crennel is disciplining Winslow for mental mistakes last week.” Beat writer Jeff Schudel reports thusly: The easy conclusion is Winslow was being punished for some rule infraction, […]
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