Looks like the Browns’ official site is up to its old tricks, this time for good reason. My RSS reader shows a headline entitled “Dinkens maintains innocence” and the lede “After watching the film, Darnell Dinkins said the critical holding penalty he was assessed late in the Sunday’s loss to Pittsburgh was not, in fact, […]
It’s Year Three of the Crennel/Grantham defense, and disappointing doesn’t quite cover it. Not to throw a wet blanket onto what has been an exciting and encouraging season so far, but the results speak for themselves. Back in 2005, converting immediately to the 3-4 was the first order of the new regime. That required a […]
UNDER STANDINGS: I had hoped the Browns could steal a win but realized that even a respectable loss keeps us in the thick of the playoff hunt. But that doesn’t ease the disappointment of letting a solid 6-3 tie for first place slip into a fairly middling 5-4 dawgfight. Sure, the remaining schedule is favorable, […]
Instability on the offensive line has been the biggest single factor in the Browns’ stuggles since 1999. Likewise, an improved starting five, along with some veteran depth, is the biggest single reason that they have won most of their games so far this season. The unit of Thomas, Steinbach, Fraley, McKinney, and Shaffer has started […]
Sorry to be a few days late with the news, but I didn’t want the death of George Ratterman to pass without a brief appreciation. I’m too young to have seen him play, but Ratterman deserves recognition for his unique place in the history of the Cleveland Browns. He may not have been the last […]
Now that the Browns have defeated a bona fide playoff-quality team and stand 5-3 with only one remaining opponent currently sporting a winning record, it is time for fans to talk playoffs. (Players are advised to focus on the next task at hand, which happens to be a weighty one.) Last weekend featured not only […]
With half the regular season in the books: Nobody has thrown more passes for 20-plus-yard gains than Derek Anderson (33). No wide receiver has more rushing yards than Joshua Cribbs (53). Cribbs also has 1,026 kickoff return yards, tops in the league. His average of 30.2 yards per return is 24 percent better than his […]
BEAVER BELIEVER: So much for the Good Derek, Bad Derek alternating pattern. Bad Derek must have taken his harmless turn during the bye week. His last two games are easily the best performances of his pro career, and the numbers are so similar it’s spooky: vs. Miami: 18-25, 245 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs at […]
What’s this? A veteran NFL Films producer (and Howard Cosell’s nephew) breaks down coaches’ films and finds that “one of the offenses I most enjoy watching is Cleveland’s.” He gives the nuts-and-bolts reasons why — a good, quick read for aficionados of Chud’s dynamic scheme.
A few must-reads from the past week: Anderson seizing his opportunity (Jeffri Chadiha, ESPN) — Once erratic and unsure of his position, he’s now the “biggest surprise in the first half of this season.” Chudzinski has a calling for offense (Tony Grossi, The Plain Dealer) — Q&A with the Browns’ hot young offensive coordinator (and […]
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