Tough trivia #37

Who was the last player to score a safety either for or against the Browns? Answer to #36: Marty Schottenheimer’s Kansas City Chiefs, on September 30, 1990, embarrassed the Browns, 34-0, a score which included two touchdowns on blocked punt returns. Amazingly, the Browns would be shut out by worse margins twice more that season.

Tough trivia #36

Which team blocked two punts and returned them for touchdowns in one game against the Browns? Answer to #35: Quarterback Dan Simrell, drafted in the 14th round in 1965, later returned to his alma mater, Toledo, and by 1989 had won more games than any other Rockets head coach.

Old dawg, no tricks

This is not why we lost the game, but it is an easy and important point to make: Romeo remains a victim of the overly conservative mindset of too many NFL coaches. Here is how he chose to conclude the Browns’ only possessions of the second half. The situation: 21-7 Dallas with 11:26 left in […]

Tough trivia #35

Which Browns draft pick later became the winningest head coach in the history of his Ohio university? Answer to #34: Gary Danielson and Greg Landry, former teammates in Detroit, came to the Browns in 1985 as the starting QB and QB coach, respectively.

Cowboy colloquy

In advance of Sunday’s big opening game, I exchanged email with a Cowboys blogger on AOL Fanhouse today. He posted the result here. I’m posting it here: Sportz Assassin: Cleveland certainly was a pleasant surprise in 2007. What are your expectations for 2008? Ace Davis: My philosophy is that expectations should remain high. If you’re […]

Browns ala King

If you haven’t checked out the latest Sports Illustrated and Peter King’s feature-length article on the Browns, carve out 10 minutes and click here. (For better readability, click Print to get it all on one page, then increase the text size.) Even compulsive Browns-watchers will learn something intriguing about the Browns’ off-season, draft and pre-season. […]

Tough trivia #34

Which former teammates came to the Browns the same year as quarterback and quarterback coach? Answer to #33: Former offensive coordinator Lindy Infante, widely credited with opening up the Browns’ offense for their great run in the late 1980s, was drafted by the Browns in the 12th round in 1963, but he never signed. The […]

Tough trivia #33

Which Browns offensive coordinator was once drafted by the team?Answer to #32: One of the Browns’ team buses got into a serious collision on the way to Texas Stadium on December 10, 1994. Some players and coaches were rattled, yet the Browns still managed to hold off the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Cowboys in […]