Here you can read Steve Doerschuk of the Canton Repository waxing practically elegiac, writing in the rarely-used second-person voice, to illuminate the plight of another underused figure: Jamel White. The hard-working runner talks back, but only vaguely: “I’m ready to go, but things, like … go on. It’s a strange situation for me.” In journalism […]

ABJ’s Patrick McManamon provides a succinct if somewhat depressing snapshot of the Browns’ state of development in Year Three of the Butch Davis era: “a child’s boat spinning around in the bathtub — it’s hard to tell where they’re going or where they’re going to wind up.” Small quibble: In discussing the many veterans who […]

I guess I never realized that college football’s all-time leading rusher and scorer is a member of the Cleveland Browns. Maybe he was a man among boys at a third-rate school, but still… So welcome back to the active roster, R.J. Bowers. You may look like a 250-pound fullback, but wearing #34, you might yet […]

Browsing back to my first year of Browns fandom, 1978, I found a few stats I wouldn’t have remembered. It was Ozzie Newsome’s rookie year. Did you know that the future Hall of Famer had 13 rushing attempts for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns? Find me another tight end with that many carries. Even more […]

If you think the Browns’ quarterback situation couldn’t possibly be any more distracting, then you’ve clearly forgotten what happened 10 years ago today. Todd Philcox

God only knows what kind of Browns team we’ll see on Sunday against the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs. We can safely say, though, that we won’t see — the team’s leading rusher, William Green — the team’s leading receiver, Kevin Johnson, in the starting lineup — any of the Browns players hugging Butch Davis, no […]

Don’t miss this fantastic excerpt from Bob Dyer’s book, Cleveland Sports Legends: The 20 Most Glorious and Gut-Wrenching Moments of All Time. In this brilliantly written piece, I actually learned several new things about my boyhood hero, would-be architect Brian Sipe, the build-up of the 1980 Kardiac Kids season, and the infamous Red Right 88 […]

From Butch Davis’ press conference: –He’s suspended William Green for this weekend’s KC game. (And yes, his shoulder is supposedly healthy enough that he wouldn’t have missed the game anyway.) –Kelly Holcomb is healthy enough to be declared the starting QB. –Andre Davis will get the starting nod at WR, ahead of Kevin Johnson. Bad […]

FROM BAD TO WORSE: The latent concerns about William Green’s character have resurfaced, as he has been arrested for DUI and marijuana possession. Frankly, I’m more concerned about (allegedly) driving drunk than carrying a small bag of weed, but either one is a very bad choice for a supposed professional athlete and father of two […]

Listed on Bernie’s Insiders is the cumulative total of Gameballs and Goats awarded by fans throughout the season. It’s no surprise that Courtney Brown has risen to the top, with 545 Gameballs and 0 Goat votes. Also not unexpectedly, offensive coordinate Bruce Arians is at the bottom of the list. This statistic tells us most […]