The last time the Browns drafted anyone from the University of Wisconsin, Joe Thomas hadn’t even been conceived. Eight-nine Badgers have gone off the boards to other teams between the Thomas selection and the Browns’ sixth-round pick in 1983: tight end Tim Stracka. I caught up with Stracka this week, and he was clearly delighted […]
Wow. My previous post was obviously premature. Phil Savage had virtually promised that we’d get one of the so-called “big five,” but I don’t think anyone alive predicted that both Joe Thomas and Brady Quinn would be Browns today. I’m glad for Quinn, because he handled this strange day well, and he seems sincere about […]
Since returning to the league in 1999, the Browns have been able to draft the first player taken at each of the following positions: quarterback, defensive end, defensive tackle, running back, center, tight end, wide receiver, safety, “tweener” DE/OLB, and long snapper. Also, last month they signed the first guard taken in 2003. Finally, we […]
Two days ahead of the draft, and I’m still sticking with the opinion I painstakingly formulated last month. In a nutshell: Calvin Johnson is the most talented and lowest risk player on the board. Though wide receiver is not close to the Browns’ highest position of need, I’m confident Johnson could be one of those […]
Nice to see the Browns use their spare salary cap space to extend the contract of TE Steve Heiden, who would have been an unrestricted free agent after the coming season. He’s not a star, but he is a dependable, tough player, and he has more receiving yards as a Brown than any tight end […]
Serve up an extra-wide wedge of cake in honor of the 39th birthday of the biggest Brown of all time. The Pounding Father, when he hits the field this season, will become the oldest non-kicker in Browns history. They say he’s an ornery cuss, but after 231 games in the middle of all those melees, […]
Are you one of those Browns fans whose heart is already fixed on one player to draft with that crucial Number 3 pick? Are you a Quinn hater or an AD pimp? Is Browns Town the right and natural place for Calvinball? Are you sound and sensible and set in your stance that a tackle […]
Ouch, that’s gotta hurt. No, it’s not another patellar tear or staph infection, so don’t go “woe is me” already. It’s the latest Fan Satisfaction Rankings, and the Browns plummeted. In this “ranking that combines the fan perspective with an objective measure of how well teams turn fan dollars into wins,” they placed 116th out […]
Why did the Winslow non-story got so much play last week? It was the perfect storm: Timing. Free agency signings tapered off, while the draft is still over a month away. Something needed to fill in the gap. Media motivation. PFT is run by a Steelers fan, of all things, so he doubtless gets his […]
Strange year for former Browns who wore #66. First the belated glory of Gene Hickerson’s election to the Hall of Fame, tempered by the news of his dementia. Then yesterday, we learned that former left tackle Tony Jones recently had a kidney transplant at age 40. His problems began while he was still a Brown, […]
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