Just as it’s nice to hang on to the afterglow of a victory, it’s tough to let go of a loss. The anticlimax is especially pronounced for an Opening Day home game that resulted in such lackluster play. While the last thing we need is another full-fledged autopsy of last Sunday’s corpse, here are a […]
I hope this is not a loaded question: Name all of the Browns head coaches who were replaced — never again to lead another NFL team (to date) — directly following losses to the Cincinnati Bengals. The rules: Leave the correct answer as a comment below. (Optional, but interesting: tell us how you knew or […]
Here’s the kind of sophisticated Browns fan that I am. Just before the long-awaited opening kickoff, the waitress had set before me a tall glass of amber ale. Inexplicably, during Josh Cribbs’ return, a party of four deserted a large round table with the best angle to the biggest TV airing the Browns game. A […]
Back on July 11, I set forth a baseline lineup — not a prediction of the eventual roster, but rather “what might happen if everything goes according to form.” With the 53-man roster and practice squad now set for opening day, here’s the follow-up, so we can see how much and how little changed in […]
Now introducing the first installment of a new gimmick feature: a Browns trivia contest! Today’s question (a pretty easy one, but they’ll get tougher, trust me): Who is the only current Browns player who shares his name with a university? The rules: Leave the correct answer as a comment below. (Optional, but interesting: tell us […]
Interesting statistical analysis here of the worst 50 quarterbacks since 1970. Of course, if they were that bad, they wouldn’t have had a chance to play at all. But what fun is that? I noticed that none of the 50 worst seasons for quarterbacks were played for the “benefit” of the Cleveland Browns, but of […]
Browse the Browns’ weekly media release long enough, and you too might realize these strange things: In all four of the Browns’ exhibition games, the winner scored 20 points. The Browns have opened their season with the Saints twice before. Each time (1968 and 1987), Cleveland ended up winning 10 games and going deep into […]
Not that they’ll make any difference for your fantasy football team, but now that rosters and practice squads have been established, here’s a quick look around the league at where some former Cleveland Browns have landed, or fallen. The biggest surprise: Chad Mustard made the Broncos’ 53-man roster, and he’s not even a defensive lineman! […]
Hard to argue with trading away WR Carlton Brewster, who was bound to be cut anyway, to Green Bay for cornerback prospect Therrian Fontenot, who at least has one season of NFL practice squad and NFL Europe experience under his belt. Neither Ralph Brown nor Pete Hunter seem like strong candidates for the fourth or […]
Jerome Harrison’s exciting performance in yesterday’s win over the Lions has Browns fans chattering. Some have compared him to Eric Metcalf, but that’s not particularly apt. Maybe the excitement of watching Harrison run reminded them of feelings they could trace to Metcalf’s days. Or maybe they’re just too young to recall a certain Browns runner […]
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