The last time the Browns faced a live opponent was January 3, a 28-12 home loss to the Steelers, mercifully ending the failed Pettine/Farmer era. Of the 22 starters that day, it’s assured that eight of them will not be on the field tonight or when the regular season opens on September 11. No more […]
Continuing from the previous post, we preview the upcoming Browns season by setting over/under estimates for the team’s 2016 performance. Sacks allowed Last year’s Browns surrendered a 53 sacks, one off the league high. That amounted to 8% of the passing plays called. RGIII‘s career sack rate is a startling 8.7% of dropbacks. Camp observers have […]
As the Browns implement a wholesale transformation of their culture and personnel, no one truly expects a sudden surge into the playoffs this season. Nonetheless, it will be a fascinating season to witness because of both the many newcomers and the renewed possibilities for those veterans surviving the massive changes. Based on what we’ve seen […]
Today’s moves: activated CB Joe Haden from physically unable to perform list waived DL Kyle Rose signed DL Chigbo Anunoby. Who they are Haden, the Browns’ highest-paid defensive player, vowed to return to his starting CB position by opening day after having ankle surgery in March. The seventh-overall pick of the 2010 has made the Pro Bowl […]
Today’s moves: placed OT Michael Bowie on reserve/retired list signed DL Kenton Adeyemi. Who they are Bowie was claimed on waivers two years ago despite a serious shoulder injury that kept him out all of 2014. He had started at times as a rookie on Seattle’s Super Bowl championship team. Last summer he hurt his other […]
Today’s moves — two young journeymen were added to the backfield to replace players injured in the early days of training camp. Fullback Robert Hughes is on his fifth team since going undrafted in 2011 out of Notre Dame. Incredibly obsessive Browns fans may remember the last preseason game of 2011, when he gained 95 […]
July shall not elude us without extending birthday greetings to the four former Browns born on July 31. Tim Couch turns 39 today. The face of the reborn Browns franchise was cut loose over 12 years ago now, the victim of shoulder problems. The Kentucky quarterback suffered the growing pains of the expansion era, never […]
It’s taken me a day to metabolize the surprising news that banished WR Josh Gordon is now returning to the Browns. I’m blessed and grateful to be granted this opportunity. I can’t wait to get back out there and play the game I… https://t.co/1xehJ840fH — Flash Gordon (@JOSH_GORDONXII) July 25, 2016 The 2013 All Pro […]
Rookies will report to Berea in just two more days, and the first open practice of the Browns’ 2016 training camp is next Friday. Fans will have 11 chances to witness practices in person for free, a tradition dating back to the early 1990s. The team has been working to move training camp to the Columbus […]
I wouldn’t be much of a Browns blogger without offering a brief appreciation of Tom DeLeone, the center of the Kardiac Kids who passed away yesterday at age 65. Like many on that fondly remembered team, including his roommate Brian Sipe, DeLeone was an overachiever. One of the smallest linemen in the league at 245 […]
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