Quote du jour: “I don’t think if you go back over the last two-and-a-half years, we could’ve extended Orpheus Roye, Andra Davis, Leigh Bodden, Steve Heiden as recently as this year, guaranteed more money to any rookie lineman in the history of the league, paid for LeCharles Bentley, went out and got Eric Steinbach, actually […]
Three former Browns celebrate birthdays today: Larry Poole, the former Akron Garfield and Kent State star, is 55. He averaged 4.4 yards per carry in his three years as a Brown during the Forrest Gregg era. Antonio Langham turns 35 today. The ninth overall pick in the 1994 draft started at corner as a rookie […]
I found it helpful this time last year to post a baseline lineup. That is, how the battles to make the regular-season roster might shake out if everything goes according to form during training camp. It’s not a prediction or a preference, but rather a reference point by which to base the myriad developments and […]
Part of me believes that all these pundits and prognosticators are wrong. The Browns will not suck again this season. They really will put it together in a hurry. The other three division rivals are all on the descent. The playoffs aren’t out of the question. Surely, no way the draft pick Dallas gets for […]
Ah, the all-important quarterback question. The biggest toss-up as training camp approaches. Will last year’s local favorite, Charlie Frye, ever be a quality starter? Will Derek Anderson strong-arm the job away from him? When will hot-shot rookie Brady Quinn sign something more meaningful than $75 autographs and begin to compete for the job? And if […]
While it’s very encouraging that LeCharles Bentley’s surgeon has cleared him to continue his football career, I’m not getting my hopes up for any meaningful on-field contribution from this local lineman in 2007. In fact, the rather odd nature of his relationship to the team since his catastrophic knee injury last July may be set […]
Projected starters: 95 Kamerion Wimbley (OLB), 55 Willie McGinest (OLB), 54 Andra Davis (ILB), 58 D’Qwell Jackson (ILB) Key backups: 56 Antwan Peek (OLB), 94 Leon Williams (ILB) On the bubble: 52 Matt Stewart (OLB), 51 Chaun Thompson (ILB), 90 David McMillan (OLB), 53 Mason Unck (ILB), Jason Short (ILB), 59 Clifton Smith (ILB) Practice […]
Former Browns Chris Rockins, Gregg Rakoczy, and Ernie Logan were each born on this date, three years apart. A few years earlier, Dave Atkins was also born on May 18. The Browns’ running backs coach the previous two seasons, he’s now “senior offensive assistant coach,” which I think translates into “19 years older than Chud.” […]
With the decreased significance of the phrase “June 1st cuts,” odds are that the off-season transactions are essentially finished. So at the risk of jumping the gun ahead of mini-camp, I can’t help but make a few projections about the 2007 Browns based on what we now know. Today I’m starting a series of quick […]
If the reports are true and the Browns are indeed some $21 million under this year’s salary cap, there are plenty of intriguing options at their disposal, even after shelling out $6 million for the rookies. Below are some possibilities in each of three general categories. This is more descriptive than advisory: I don’t endorse […]
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