One for the ages

I’m very grateful to have had the chance to take my dad and son to last Sunday’s crucial win over the dreaded Ravens. It was a memorable experience made possible through the generosity of the Browns, the extraordinary Southeast Michigan Browns Backers and its members, and my folks, who won the tickets at the Browns Backers’ […]

Bring on the 20th

Like so much surrounding the Browns, I have mixed feelings about the latest quarterback switch, this time from Brandon Weeden to Jason Campbell, who will be the new era’s 20th different starting signal-caller. I’m generally averse to benching the starting QB for several reasons. It risks destroying confidence. It tends to appear like a knee-jerk […]

Four-shadowing Willis

In the grand scheme of all things Brown, this is minutiae, but I need a parking spot for my stray thoughts. Nobody has ever rushed for 1,000 yards in a season for four different teams. Only two men have reached that milestone with three teams: Ricky Watters and our very own Willis McGahee. McGahee would […]

Frank is right

Very interesting interview in the PD with Frank Ryan, a name all Browns fans should know, he being the quarterback on the most recent Cleveland team to win a professional sports championship. The 77-year-old mathematician had several straight-shooting reflections and observations. A few quick takeaways: he could throw a football 100 yards back in the […]

Pulling out the stops pays off

That was one exciting game, and a much-needed win for the whole Browns organization. Congrats to Chud for his first career win as a head coach, especially given the extraordinary circumstances of the last week. Here are a few fast facts from the 31-27 road win: In their first game without Trent Richardson, three different […]

Back-enders

Willis McGahee, a month shy of age 32, is the newest Brown, signed today to step into a thin backfield suddenly thinner given the trade of Trent Richardson. With 8,077 career rushing yards, McGahee ranks 42nd all-time. He joins the following list of veteran backs who became Browns only in the last legs of their […]

On Sunday, watch Minny’s T-Riches

One of the ironies of yesterday’s Trent Richardson trade is that he won’t be playing for the Browns this Sunday in Minnesota, where the Browns acquired the third overall pick they felt they needed to draft Richardson last year. As with Butch Davis keying on Kellen Winslow II in 2004, the Holmgren/Heckert regime was willing […]

A tankless job

Quite a news day in Berea, with dual shockers. First, Chud named third-stringer Brian Hoyer as Sunday’s starting QB, as the local kid leapfrogs Jason Campbell to replace injured Brandon Weeden. Hoyer, like Chud, is a Jesuit-educated longtime Browns fan. Of course, that’s not the reason for his elevation from inactive to first-string. It’s that […]

Fin de sièckening

You probably saw the Browns lose to the Dolphins in their 2013 season opener. You probably have some opinions on it too. So if you need to, look elsewhere for your recaps and rants. What you find here will probably be quirky, disjointed, and of moderate significance only.1. The Browns allowed only 20 yards rushing, […]