I’m worried that the dreaded Ravens seem to have scaled the mountaintop, slid into salary cap hell, and now are rebuilding faster than the Browns could build in the first place. And furthermore, they may be doing it with the guys we hoped would be doing it for us: Corey Fuller and Zeus, who has […]

Here’s a nice detailed piece by Steve Doerschuk explaining how the team’s depth chart looks at this early stage. Funny how he ranks Couch as 1 and Holcomb as 1a. The upcoming quarterback school should go far in determining who’s likely to start at QB, though the team will try to keep quiet on this […]

I’ve read too much about the Jamir Miller saga. Who’s to blame? What’s the difference? Bottom line is that he won’t be back. Time to move on with the young linebackers. I think there’s plenty of disingenuousness on both sides here. Miller didn’t like being thought of as a situational player, yet his agent concedes […]

Surprise, surprise: Cleveland has just picked a running back, Lee Suggs of Virginia Tech, in the fourth round. I’m sure we’ll hear the “best available athlete” cliche from the Browns brass on this one. Suggs was a 2nd-team All-American in 2000 (lining up behind QB Michael Vick), blew out his knee in 2001, and came […]

The Browns’ first-day draft performance may not have earned the accolates that division rivals Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati did, but the team filled in some critical holes with three quality athletes. The choices of C Jeff Faine, OLB Chaun Thompson, and CB/S Chris Crocker also show that the Browns believe strongly in their system of […]

With the Browns on the clock and both Boss Bailey and Eric Steinbach available, I would have been happy with either one. I doubt I am the only one surprised by the selection of Notre Dame center Jeff Faine with the 21st pick in the first round. That’s the highest draft slot for a center […]

Doc Gonzo, in his latest column on Bernie’s Insiders, has gotten off the hideous high horse he rode into the ground with his wartime rantings. Today he slips liquidly into a Hunteresque haze and comes down in favor of drafting Iowa OL Eric Steinbach. “My ailing gut says this kid is the answer.” That sourcing […]

Figures that real payin’ work would interfere with my Official Pre-draft Research and Analysis operation. Yes, it’s been busy, but I’m still keeping tabs on which potential Browns cornerback gets shot in the back, which lineman might instantly anchor the offense for a decade or more, and whether Jamel White, Jamir Miller, and Tim Couch […]

Happy birthday to former Browns WR Michael Jackson, born 34 years ago today in Tangipahoa, LA . A 6th-round pick out of SMU in 1991, he remains the only Brown (1987 replacement players excluded) to wear #1 in the regular season (He later switched to #81.) His best year, unfortunately, came in the Ravens’ inaugural […]

It’s nice to see that the blog genre is taking root among the Browns faithful. No less an outlet than cleveland.com (affiliated with the Plain Dealer) recently launched a weblog section, including the Dawg Blog, written by Joe Noga, who also conducts weekly chats with the voice of the Browns, Jim Donovan. So far it […]