I’ll have more of substance to say about the quarterback situation, but for now, here are a few figures. 1. Young Ken Dorsey: 11 career games, four lost fumbles. Veteran “caretaker” Trent Dilfer: 11 games in ’05, seven lost fumbles. 2. With the roster at its peak load, there are few options for Dorsey’s jersey […]
Here’s an absolutely must-read insider’s view of how the Browns’ draft braintrust operates, and how they ended up drafting Kamerion Wimbley (whose best known anagram, by the way, is “key win: maimer OLB.”)
Believe me, I’m as big a Phil Savage fan as anyone, and I’m not a seat-of-the-pants contrarian. But the lack of attention to the defensive ends has me concerned and a little mystified. It’s well known that among the Browns’ chief objectives this off-season are to improve the woeful run defense and pass rush situations. […]
Rick GosselinDallas Morning News“A+The Browns found quality in every round. They took Pac-10 rushing champion Harrison in the fifth and the draft’s best fullback in the sixth. Wimbley and Jackson give Romeo Crennel starting linebackers in his 3-4 defense.” Charles RobinsonYahoo! Sports“High marks – From a bulk standpoint, the Browns added a lot of depth, […]
This is the eighth straight year that a Browns draft selection was the first player taken at his position. It’s the first of those times, though, that that player was taken in the second round. Maybe that will break the jinx, because Ryan Pontbriand obviously couldn’t do it alone. D’Qwell Jackson may not have all […]
Even before Paul Tagliabue steps up to the mike, I’m already a big fan of what the Browns and GM Phil Savage have accomplished. The April 18 press conference by Savage and Bill Rees, the director of player personnel, was truly a masterstroke, for several reasons. First, it established that the team’s draft planners can […]
I suppose it’s time to get my draft wish list on the record. But first, since this is the fourth draft since I started this blog, I took a quick look back at what I wrote previously. 2003: “I’m just not making any predictions, except that there’s sure to be a surprise or two.” Exceedingly […]
For the third year in a row, the Ravens will have nothing to show for their sixth-round pick because of the Browns. In 2004, the Browns plucked QB Josh Harris off of the Ravens practice squad. Last year, the Browns claimed QB Derek Anderson off of waivers before the Ravens could put him on their […]
Of all the great players to come out of Florida State since Bobby Bowden began coaching there in 1976, the Browns have drafted only two players who made the team: DE Dan Footman (1993 2nd), who was decent, and RB Greg Allen (1985 2nd), a bust. The best ever former Seminoles to play for Cleveland […]
I guess the closer you get to the beltway, the nearer you approach bizarro-world. From the Baltimore Sun: “For Ravens, character counts.” Very interesting read, if you can put aside (or be amused by) the favoritism toward the dreaded Crackmorons. For one thing, the writer thinks it’s a positive that only 25% of their first-round […]
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