Well, I gave them a fair shot to correct the record, but they either chose not to or their staff bungled it not unlike their team did in overtime yesterday. I speak of the Arizona Cardinals, current employer of a certain Maurice Carthon. Yes, the former Browns offensive coordinator, having embodied the Peter Principle, is […]
Taking a closer look at a few plays and sequences from yesterday’s Browns/Texans tilt: The Texans started the game with four straight effective offensive plays as the Browns sat back in their base defense. Once they began to apply the heat — an untouched Leon Williams forced an incompletion, then a third-down safety blitz kept […]
When was the last time a Browns team finished a game by rushing the ball right down their opponents’ throats? When those numbers were on the helmets every game? Maybe not that far back, but it sure seems like it. Today’s topping of the Texans wasn’t as thrilling a game as we’ve come to expect […]
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 […]
Here’s a news flash for ya: Joshua Cribbs has been spectacular. Nice video of some of this year’s highlights here: As Cribbs himself is always quick to mention, it’s a team sport. Especially for a hit-the-seam-hard kind of runner, the blockers up front make it all possible, driving a wedge through the defenders and trying […]
Someone making a convincing appearance as Eric Wright’s father has been posting in the OBR Watercooler. He reports that the rookie cornerback has a MCL strain that should keep him sidelined for two to three weeks, with the soonest possible return against Arizona on December 2. He also implies what many viewers suspect: the corners […]
For those of us who remember when the Browns couldn’t convert any short-yardage runs — even resorting to a double-handoff reverse from the Pittsburgh goal line a few years back — it sure seems like this team is vastly improved in this crucial area. And even though the defense remains very sketchy, one of its […]
The Browns have now played 878 games in their history. Only three of them (0.3%) have ended with the score 33-30. All went to overtime. Two of them are the Browns’ most recent wins. They are sandwiched around a loss at Pittsburgh. The third one was a loss at Pittsburgh.
One of the frequently-heard phrases from my three-year-old these days, as he tries to decipher the workings of the world: “Is it magic?” Sometimes I’m not even sure. There’s really little more that could amplify “Double Doink” Dawson’s exploits in Baltimore. What better way to vindicate the previous week’s just-short effort in Pittsburgh in a […]
Eagle-eyed fan adogbtown noticed an unpublicized recent change to the six-year, $36 million contract of LeCharles Bentley. The injured center’s deal now ends after next season, after which he would presumably be a free agent. The logical impetus for this move from the Browns’ perspective, is to accelerate the cap hit for Bentley’s initial signing […]
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