Romeo Crennel’s press conferences are seldom exhibitions of eloquence or excitement. He’s the master of staying on message, mercilessly, to the point of triteness and tautology. We’re gonna continue to try to improve, and I think then we’ll be a little better. That kind of stuff, ad nauseum. Romeo plays it excessively close to the […]
Big day of Browns birthdays today: The great Bill Willis — Hall of Famer, original Brown, and pioneer of what became the middle linebacker position — celebrates his 85th. Also, Bobby Franklin turns 70 today. Paul Brown converted the former Ole Miss QB into a defensive back, and he picked off eight passes as a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
So, late last season I was wondering and waiting and repeatedly blogging about it. Why overuse Reuben Droughns, who was clearly getting worn down and less effective, even as he continued to get a record share of the team’s carries? Why not share the load with Lee Suggs, once his broken thumb had healed sufficiently […]
For both of you who were wondering about the dearth of postings, I can only offer this: the only other sports team that excites me nearly as much as the Browns is the Detroit Tigers. For the first time in 15 years or so, they are actually very exciting to watch. Since I may very […]
I’m not going to delve deeply into the rabbit hole of the Browns’ center position. Some of it is bad luck, and some of it raises questions about the Browns’ front office that I am simply not in a position to answer. Also, the storyline is clearly incomplete. Someone else will be signed or acquired […]
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