Two days ahead of the draft, and I’m still sticking with the opinion I painstakingly formulated last month. In a nutshell: Calvin Johnson is the most talented and lowest risk player on the board. Though wide receiver is not close to the Browns’ highest position of need, I’m confident Johnson could be one of those […]
Nice to see the Browns use their spare salary cap space to extend the contract of TE Steve Heiden, who would have been an unrestricted free agent after the coming season. He’s not a star, but he is a dependable, tough player, and he has more receiving yards as a Brown than any tight end […]
Serve up an extra-wide wedge of cake in honor of the 39th birthday of the biggest Brown of all time. The Pounding Father, when he hits the field this season, will become the oldest non-kicker in Browns history. They say he’s an ornery cuss, but after 231 games in the middle of all those melees, […]
Are you one of those Browns fans whose heart is already fixed on one player to draft with that crucial Number 3 pick? Are you a Quinn hater or an AD pimp? Is Browns Town the right and natural place for Calvinball? Are you sound and sensible and set in your stance that a tackle […]
Why did the Winslow non-story got so much play last week? It was the perfect storm: Timing. Free agency signings tapered off, while the draft is still over a month away. Something needed to fill in the gap. Media motivation. PFT is run by a Steelers fan, of all things, so he doubtless gets his […]
Dizzy from the swirl of off-season transactions, I find it helpful to create matched pairs. They let me see how Phil Savage has chosen to address certain positions, and whether the net effect is an upgrade. Unmatched outbound players signal a probable positional need yet to be filled, primarily through the draft, but potentially through […]
Ah, the signing of the league’s premiere free agent offensive lineman! Just what the doctor (re)ordered. Not for that other Ohio NFL town though. Might as well have posted a “Stab Cinci Here” sign on the heart of the Queen City. Phil Savage lured him in with $49 million from Randy Lerner’s riches cabinet, and […]
Like many longtime Browns loyalists, I sense that something’s seriously amiss. It’s not just the horrendous win/loss records, though that’s certainly a big part of it. It’s that the fans, in various ways, are not treated with respect. The Browns organization regards its fan base as important, sure, but more as a passionate, irrational horde […]
Apparently the Browns agree with me for once. I wrote last Sunday, “… Chud, who (personal bias admitted) would be a fine candidate for the open job as Browns’ offensive coordinator.” Now, indeed, we learn that the Chargers’ tight end coach, formerly the Browns’ acting offensive coordinator and Wheelie’s OC at the U, will interview […]
I’m not quite sure why, but I’m keeping track of certain statistics achieved by the Browns since their 1999 resurrection. Perhaps it’s a consolidated reminder of how god-awful this era has been, like the transcript of a hapless student. Or maybe it’s because I haven’t seen anyone else compile these data as such. It’s undoubtedly […]
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