The 2003 schedule is now official (see right column), and the big news is that the Browns will appear twice in prime time, including a Monday night game in Cleveland for the first time since 1995. All in all, the schedule seems about right: the bye week is well-placed, and the home/away games are well […]

Interesting story here about Cookie Gilchrist. Maybe I’m showing my age, but all I could say was that the name rings a bell. I had no idea that the Browns signed him in 1954 before he even had finished high school. That’s just the beginning of the difficulties the former CFL and AFL star is […]

He may not be the next Junior Seau, or even Nate Wayne, but welcome aboard to Barry Gardner, who signed a two-year deal yesterday. A four-year veteran and former second-round pick out of Northwestern, Gardner can play middle or outside linebacker, and he has excelled on special teams for the Eagles. He also seems like […]

More good news/bad news in the off-season roster scramble: Good news: Free safety Earl Little inked a five-year deal, preventing the Browns from losing yet another veteran defender. In my Jan. 12. post-season analysis, I ranked Little as the 11th most valuable/important Brown. After the releases of Corey Fuller and the other Earl (Holmes) he’s […]

Mark me down as agreeing with Bernie’s Insiders Webmaster Art Bietz, who says it “borders on unforgiveable” (sic) that the Browns have apparently not yet begun to renegotiate contract restructuring with Tim Couch and Courtney Brown. The Browns need more cap room if they are to sign any experienced players to fill the ever-more-gaping holes […]

Coming back from winter vacation, I see that the Browns team is rapidly transmogrifying. Right now, the car’s jacked up, tires off, and loose wires hanging everywhere. How will master mechanics Davis & Co. put this baby back together? And will it be roadworthy for Division St., Playoff Ave., or Super Bowlevard? A fond farewell […]

The Browns’ 2003 pre-season schedule has been released: –at Tennessee –host Green Bay –at Detroit –host Atlanta. Though the exact dates and times are still pending, this slate of opponents looks good from a fan’s perspective: three playoff teams and road game three hours away from Cleveland (more like 45 minutes for me). I’m also […]

Just for fun, you may want to click over here and cast your vote on the Couch/Holcomb question. It’s safe to say that the results are not scientific.

A message posted to the Browns List today pointed to this interesting look at Browns helmets and mini-helmets through the years. The site’s proprietor has a fascination with helmets that isn’t limited to the Browns.

More on the Browns and the Hall of Fame: (The capital letters are for those who were primarily Browns.) Name (year inducted) – years with Browns Doug Atkins (1982) – 1953-1954 JIM BROWN (1971) – 1957-1965 PAUL BROWN (1967) – 1946-1962 Willie Davis (1981) – 1958-1959 Len Dawson (1987) – 1960-1961 Joe DeLamielleure (2003) – […]