The 1-2 Browns return to action this Sunday in Nashville to face the 1-3 Tennessee Titans, whose head coach is Ken Whisenhunt (Browns’ 1999 special teams coordinator) and defensive coordinator is Ray Horton (same job with 2013 Browns). Another Cleveland connection is Kamerion Wimbley, the Titans’ 30-year-old defensive end, who holds the Browns rookie record […]
After a close loss, each mistake deserves scrutiny as a possible difference-maker. The Browns’ performance against the Ravens yesterday provides many such, shall we say, opportunities. But emotionally, I’m just not up for elucidating every error. Whether due to coaching judgment, coordination, or execution, the Browns deserved their fate, another last-minute loss to a division […]
The Browns improved to 12-4 all-time against the New Orleans Saints with a dramatic 26-24 home win, the first NFL head coaching victory for Mike Pettine. Here are a few fast facts in the wake of a hard-fought Cleveland triumph. Today’s triumph breaks the Browns’ eight-game losing streak. Their last win before today came at […]
The Browns have been wretched the last 15 years, but for most of that time, their special teams were wonderful. That’s thin gruel, sure, but subsistence nonetheless. Under coordinators Jerry Rosburg (2001-06) and Brad Seely (2009-10) especially, the Browns had consistently excellent results with kicking, returns and coverage. Key to that success was stability with […]
I was surprised, although the Steelers were heavily favored and at home, that the Browns came out of the gate so flat. All three phases, absolute amateur hour. But recall how Chud got whacked within a year because the team failed to show improvement. After a 3-27 first-half deficit in his debut, Mike Pettine won’t […]
Following the league-wide cutdown to 53-man rosters and the formation of 10-man practice squads, certain obsessive fans may be interested to see which former Browns are still employed and where. I found 44 ex-Browns listed on various other teams’ rosters. LB Jason Trusnik — DolphinsWR Brian Tyms — PatriotsCB Leon McFadden — JetsWR David Nelson […]
Tip o’ the helmet to Dan Pompei for the best piece I’ve ever read on one of the most significant figures in Cleveland Browns history, Bernie Kosar. No player better embodies the full scope of what it means to be a Brown than Kosar, “the most loved person over multiple generations in Cleveland sports.”
This MMQB piece is the best description I’ve seen about what schemes and methods the new coaching staff is bringing to the 2014 Browns. In a nutshell: Coach Pettine on Manziel: “He has a tendency to keep both teams in the game.” Based on confusing quarterbacks’ pre-snap reads, the “shape-shifting” defense features players rotating jobs within […]
Check out this characterization by former Plain Dealer reporter Mark Gillispie, who last month joined the Associated Press. In reporting on Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald’s proposal to divvy up some of the recently-renewed sin tax funds on the basis of the local franchises’ on-field results, Gillespie nutshells our local football team thusly: The Browns? It’s arguable, […]
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