Sure, I’m an unabashed Browns fan, but there’s something terribly wrong about this. Last Sunday, the Ravens’ 340-pound lineman Haloti Ngata connected with a punch to the helmet of the Browns’ Joe Thomas. Thomas was lying on the turf, having just tackled Ray Lewis, who had recovered Braylon Edwards’ fumble. Ngata apparently found something objectionable […]

Looks like the Browns’ official site is up to its old tricks, this time for good reason. My RSS reader shows a headline entitled “Dinkens maintains innocence” and the lede “After watching the film, Darnell Dinkins said the critical holding penalty he was assessed late in the Sunday’s loss to Pittsburgh was not, in fact, […]

Now that the Browns have defeated a bona fide playoff-quality team and stand 5-3 with only one remaining opponent currently sporting a winning record, it is time for fans to talk playoffs. (Players are advised to focus on the next task at hand, which happens to be a weighty one.) Last weekend featured not only […]

What’s this? A veteran NFL Films producer (and Howard Cosell’s nephew) breaks down coaches’ films and finds that “one of the offenses I most enjoy watching is Cleveland’s.” He gives the nuts-and-bolts reasons why — a good, quick read for aficionados of Chud’s dynamic scheme.

A few must-reads from the past week: Anderson seizing his opportunity (Jeffri Chadiha, ESPN) — Once erratic and unsure of his position, he’s now the “biggest surprise in the first half of this season.” Chudzinski has a calling for offense (Tony Grossi, The Plain Dealer) — Q&A with the Browns’ hot young offensive coordinator (and […]

The PeeDee’s Tony Grossi thinks the rule about third quarterbacks is “dumb.” However, his summary of the rule lacks context. He wrote: If a third quarterback is inserted before the fourth quarter, a team’s first two quarterbacks cannot be used in the game at any position. It is a coach’s decision as to whether a […]

Ah, the all-important quarterback question. The biggest toss-up as training camp approaches. Will last year’s local favorite, Charlie Frye, ever be a quality starter? Will Derek Anderson strong-arm the job away from him? When will hot-shot rookie Brady Quinn sign something more meaningful than $75 autographs and begin to compete for the job? And if […]

Well, we’ve known for months now that the Browns wouldn’t be taking part in the playoffs. But short of that, Saturday’s doubleheader really couldn’t have turned out much better for fans of the orange and brown. First, there was the delicious defeat of the dreaded Ravens, those bastard children of the original Cleveland Browns. In […]

Just a few pixels of personal privilege, and honor. I’m sure some slapdash Halloween costumes await us during the teen years — a wrinkled jersey, two quick smears of eyeblack, grab a pillowcase, and the mad pursuit of chocolate is on. Today, though, my little guy is two-and-a-half, and he has four adoring grandparents — […]

Not that they’ll make any difference for your fantasy football team, but now that rosters and practice squads have been established, here’s a quick look around the league at where some former Cleveland Browns have landed, or fallen. The biggest surprise: Chad Mustard made the Broncos’ 53-man roster, and he’s not even a defensive lineman! […]