Has Tim Couch proven himself to be the quarterback this team needs? This season, the first overall pick of the 1999 draft has been in the crosshairs of everyone from Jamir Miller to the fans in the stands and the online forums. Even Browns CEO and President Carmen Policy sounds like he’s wavering. Almost one […]

Three days after the Browns’ collapse, and the familiar dazed glaze of defeat is just starting to wear off. The Colts game reminds me of the Jan. 4, 1986, playoff game in Miami, when the Browns won the division with an 8-8 record and rookie Bernie Kosar at quarterback. We were up 21-3 at halftime, […]

Anticipating a Browns game is a lot like science. It’s not so much about regurgitating facts and figures. The beauty is in asking the right questions. So as the Browns prepare for a critical test from a rival playoff contender, the Indianapolis Colts, here are the key variables I’ll be observing: Will Tim Couch scale […]

Odd musing of the day: The Browns have three running backs on the roster, and they wear consecutive numbers. Furthermore, the higher the number, the higher they rank on the depth chart: 31 – William Green 30 – Jamel White 29 – James Jackson And fittingly, the next number upwards is the retired #32 of […]

BROWNS 21, JAGUARS 20 “Improbable” doesn’t do it justice. Once again, a Browns game came down to a new brand of wild finish. Like a blackjack player steadily losing his shirt who then pushes in the rest of his chips for one last hand, Cleveland saved the season’s face with an ace and a Q. […]

Looking forward to Jacksonville, the first of four more “must-win” games (there’s that cliche again) if the Browns are heading for the playoffs: Expect Mark Brunell to start, despite the sore middle finger on his throwing hand. Coach Tom Coughlin ain’t saying who his backup would be. Speaking of Coughlin, the only head coach the […]

Talk about the Axis of Evil! It turns out that Bill “Metcalf-up-the-middle” Belichick was recommended to Art Modell for the Browns’ head coaching job in 1991 by none other than Bobby Knight, who reminisces about the Browns’ glory days today on NFL.com.

PANTHERS 13, BROWNS 6 They were eight-point favorites, but they couldn’t even score eight points. The team that marched through the Saints’ home dome last week couldn’t find the end zone painted “BROWNS” against a team that had lost eight straight games. What do you call a team that can go from so good to […]

Excellent article today in the Canton Repository ranking the 18 wins of the Browns expansion era. Meanwhile, Tony Grossi provides a grim look at an expansion franchise headed in the other direction — the Carolina Panthers, next on the Browns’ plate.

OUT: Fullback R.J. Bowers. Uniform #34 is free again. BACK IN: Lenoy Jones, a solid special-teamer and backup LB, one of the 1999 expansion picks, cut in training camp after the Browns drafted three backers. This latest move may shed some light on last week’s two color-coded practice squad additions. Fullback Marvin Brown’s future looks […]