Lots of positives from last night’s preseason win. Chief among them: — Couch rebounded from an abysmal effort in Detroit and had a perfect QB rating, in a home game, no less. — Six different receivers each caught passes of 30 or more yards. — Courtney Brown did more than just participate, showing signs he […]

Tonight’s preseason finale at CBS against Atlanta will be huge pivot point. Dozens of careers are on the line, so player evaluation throughout the whole roster is paramount. But the object of any game is to win. Here we have two of last year’s playoff teams, both 0-3 so far. Tony Grossi today reviews the […]

Bernie’s Insiders reports that the Browns have signed another castoff tight end, Keith Heinrich, formerly of the Panthers. Given this week’s earlier signing and cutting of Jeff Kostrewa, I’ll raise the question again: is Butch planning to cut Mustard, trade Shea (who now has an injured shoulder), or what? Jim Donovan seems pretty confident that […]

ALL THE TRIMMINGS — QB Nate Hybl, OL Chad Ward, WR Richard Alston, TE Jeff Kostrewa (who was signed just one day ago), DE Corey Jackson, and WR Antoine Burns were cut on Tuesday. DE Israel Idonije was placed on injured reserve. That brings the roster down to 70. By Sunday, the Turk must root […]

More notable quotes by the outspoken Tony Grossi (from yesterday’s cleveland.com chat): The secondary is obviously the weak link in a weak defense, so “Crocker and Lehan are gonna be in there a lot sooner than we all expected.” As for Gerard Warren, who showed signs of life on both the field and sideline in […]

According to the folks over at Bernie’s Insiders, the Browns today cut OT Jason Jiminez, DB Oliver Celestin, DE Michael Boireau, CB Jermaine Jones, and TE Bob Slowikowski. This makes sense, as none of them managed to catch my attention on Saturday against the Lions. They also signed TE Jeff Kostrewa, who had been released […]

I did indeed manage to attend last night’s debacle at Ford Field. I’ll spare you the play-by-play rehash you can get elsewhere online and go straight to my disorganized and fragmented notebook. –Without a radio with us, we looked all over for William Green and wondered if maybe he had meandered onto the wrong part […]

Ooooh, I’m a-trembin’ — The Lions have added more touches of black to their uniforms this season, including, uh-oh, the dreaded black facemask of doom. “Far more menacing,” asserts their radio announcer. He should have added, “… than the players inside them.”

Thinktanker Gregg Easterbrook has resumed his witty and wordy, literate but lascivious Tuesday Morning Quarterback column, and I’m glad to note that his nickname for the Browns has been upgraded. From his AFC preview: Cleveland Browns Release 2.1: First there were the Browns of yore, and then no Browns, and then the Browns (Release 2.0). […]

Though he won’t play tonght, I’m glad to see that wide receiver Andre Davis is on the road to recovery and probably won’t miss the season opener against Indianapolis. Lips were tight about his knee injury until this week, when the diagnosis was revealed: a strained anterior cruciate ligament and hyperextended knee. Also on the […]