Published on: 25th December, 2009
Christmas is a time for family, fellowship, and good will toward mankind. It also is time for NFL coaches and their assistants to start losing their jobs. The silver lining on some of these holiday firings are guaranteed contracts that allow the unfortunate coaches to sit at home and collect a paycheck ...Published on: 6th December, 2009
After injuries decimated what little talent is left on the Cleveland Browns defensive unit, the long, slow, painful march to the end of the season officially begins. While the defense ranked last in the league before the injuries, coordinator Rob Ryan always managed to keep things looking interesting. You always got ...Published on: 29th November, 2009
As head coach Eric Mangini continues his “please don’t fire me” press tour across the America, let’s hope he’s saved some time to assess what went right with Brady Quinn last week in Detroit. Quinn posted a 21-33 performance with four touchdowns, a 133.1 passer rating, and had no turnovers last ...Published on: 21st November, 2009
Right now, there are teams of interns at ESPN crawling through stat books and old footage to try and come up with games as bad as this contest is going to be. Not to say this matchup can’t be a good game, but the possibility of that is narrow at best. Both ...Published on: 14th November, 2009
For those who love statistics, the Browns Monday Night Football game will not be one for the ages. Other than in an abstract sense, the stats will be meaningless, only the outcome will matter. This team is long past the point of moral victories. It needs a real win that doesn’t ...Published on: 8th November, 2009
Halfway through the 2009 campaign, the Browns already are wondering what their draft position will be for 2010. That fact isn’t sad. What is sad is the very real possibility it won’t matter if the Browns have 23 picks and right of first refusal on all other team’s first round picks ...Published on: 31st October, 2009
It could be worse. Four words that usually become an ironic prophecy in any horror movie. With Halloween upon us, and with the Browns sitting at a dismal 1-6, it's appropriate to compare this team to several different horror movies that have graced the Silver Screen over the years. Horror movies tap ...Published on: 24th October, 2009
The only question Browns fans should be pondering going into Sunday’s game is: Just how bad is this team going to lose? Aaron Rodgers has been the cornerstone of the Packers offense so far this year, and now the Browns defense is getting hit by injuries. But now that the frustration over ...Published on: 17th October, 2009
Ready or not, it’s time to play the Steelers. The Cleveland/Pittsburgh rivalry used to be one of the best rivalries in sports. For anyone who lived in the Northeastern part of the country, it was a game that promised a lot of drama and a lot of entertainment. If you’re a fan ...Published on: 3rd October, 2009
It’s safe to say if the Browns get blown out this weekend, it’s going to get UGLY at Cleveland Browns Stadium. I’m suspending my official “Looking Ahead” previews until I can find a reason to look forward to a Browns game. I’m not talking about matchups or passing and running games. ...