Fewer than 50 hours ’til kickoff into a rollicking stadium of our own fall colors. The essential energies of autumn and winter vibrate with brown, orange, and white. Brown, rooted earth, fixing trees that reveal more branches as each wind blows. We get that here. This year there’s such a rush for the Browns, such […]
Arrright, it’s gettin’ real. Training camp is behind us. So is the starters’ last tuneup game, a decidedly mixed bag. We can now see much more about this team’s strengths and vulnerabilities. But I’m not quite ready to slice and dice all that just yet. Why boil it down for the other NFL teams, who […]
It’s summer now. Hot dawg days, long but subtly diminishing. Time for vacations, for roaming far afield, maybe setting up camp. Well, our Browns have settled on theirs, dispelling murmurs of Central Ohio interest, and reportedly re-committing to Berea through 2039. The team’s HQ and training facility will stay in the city-owned site. And with […]
Sixteen years ago, back in that wacky 2002 season, I began an “expansion weblog.” In the first post, my intentions for this first Browns blog culminated with a wish to provide “a contemporaneous account of the first season when the Browns reach the pinnacle and win the Super Bowl.” Perhaps hundreds of Browns blogs have […]
In this year of OK (Our Kosar), 2019, the most hopefully-anointed Browns franchise quarterback since Boy Bernie from Boardman is today’s darlin’ Baker Mayfield. Dorsey’s signature decision, and Harvey’s hero already, the OK gunslinger stands ready to chipperly shoulder Cleveland’s football expectations. And, really, those expectations! Those collective hopes for football deliverance — a burden bulkier […]
Old Dawg Trey Davis braved the ghost of past fracture and teetered down the basement staircase of his all-too-distant relative. “Ace, you down here?” he called to his nephew, as if he’d be able to hear a response anyway. But a dim lit bulb drew him downward, then the hint of what sounded like “Uuunnnnkkkk” […]
1. Yesterday’s 45-42 loss in Oakland was one of only four games in NFL history to have ended with that score, but the second already in 2018. The Jaguars beat the Steelers in the playoffs last January, overcoming Ben Roethlisberger‘s 469 passing yards and five TDs. 2. The “new” Browns have never surrendered as many […]
UDFA rookie Desmond Harrison named starting left tackle The Browns have been graced with a series of sustained success at left tackle. Just six men — Lou Groza, Dick Schafrath, Doug Dieken, Paul Farren, Tony Jones, and Joe Thomas — were the primary starters for 58 of the team’s first 68 seasons of play until […]
Two towering eyefulls of Browns poems on this sultry summer Sunday josh is back man needs some jack his position’s hot X marks the spot Soak for a sec, then sip Hey 80 Juice can drop the dagger some talent to flaunt but we call the mascot Swagger not Taunt
It looks like the Browns organization is learning from past mistakes —which is a relief. Baker Mayfield was impressive in his NFL preseason debut. On just 22 touches, he threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns, going 11 for 20. But according to Ken Zampese, the Browns QB Coach, Tyrod Taylor is still their guy this season. In […]
Browns Plainly gives you the most comprehensive, no-nonsense coverage of the Cleveland Browns, from all the best sources on the web. All in one place. Dave Algase, author of Brown for the Count, provides expert analysis and is a lifelong fan of the team. Dave's unique perspective of the team will provide insights you won't find anywhere else.
