On this, my last chance to comment on the Browns in 2016, I have appallingly little to offer. But I need to thank those who have fed my Browns fandom through this famine. Foremost is my father, who, truth be told, practically dragged me to a game this year. Fortunately, it was last week’s Christmas […]
The season-opening loss in Philly added to the Browns’ long cascade of calamity. But the Week 2 opponent reminds us of the worst twist of the dagger ever to strike the hearts of Cleveland football fans. The very existence of the Baltimore Ravens derives from supreme treachery. We should never, ever forget that fact. The […]
At least a few Browns fans came out victors last weekend. In this site’s contest to predict the opening day 53-man roster, a pair of longtime Browns loyalists narrowly topped the field and tied for the most players correctly named. Entrants had to identify who would be on the Browns’ active roster in Philadelphia at […]
There’s something about the imminence of opening day that tempts this old blogger to wax poetic. I’ve been doing this since the Browns were last a playoff team, so there’s truly something behind this seasonal state of mind. On the verge of the 2003 season opener against the horseshoe heads, I tried to summon more […]
If you were buying an NFL franchise like the Browns, why would you leave the seller 30% of the team for four years? The simple answer: because $1 billion is too big a check for you to write all at once. You need that time to come up with the remaining $300 million. And that’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Last week I ran a contest inviting fans to predict up to 12 players the Browns would draft. Even though they ended up taking 14, no one got more than two names correct. That shows just how difficult a task it is to lift the veils of secrecy or see through the smokescreens that teams […]
The contest to predict the Browns’ draft picks is now closed, so let’s see who the entrants favored. The following players were named the most often: Michigan State QB Connor Cook (predicted by 46% of entrants) Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott (43%) Ohio State WR Michael Thomas (43%) Memphis QB Paxton Lynch (32%) Mississippi WR […]
Got a hunch or a hope who the Browns will draft this week? Go on the record and you’ll have a chance to win a signed copy of Brown for the Count: A Compendium of Cleveland Browns Lists by yours truly, mailed straight to you. Just use this form to name up to 12 players […]
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