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Sunday's game has serious draft implications

December 26, 2008

No, the Browns game Sunday is not entirely meaningless. In fact, it could matter a lot in the grand scheme of the franchise's future.
Why? Draft position, of course. Here's a look at the current top 10, with opponents' winning percentage in the final column:
1. Detroit Lions – 0-15 – .573
2. St. Louis Rams – 2-13 [...]

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A new measuring stick of bad in Cleveland

December 8, 2008

After beating the Rams 34-10 and clinching the NFC South division title, the Arizona Cardinals won their first division crown since 1975.
Which team has now gone the most years without a division title? That's right, the Cleveland Browns. This season will make it 19 years since the Browns won a division title.
In those 19 years, [...]

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Switching fandom 101

November 11, 2008

So, you're sick of being a Browns fan. You watch the team not live up to expectations. Sitting in the snow sucks. Reading about how players quit on the team is a drag.
Because you're a paying fan, you let your voice be heard (albeit mostly anonymously). Phil Savage should be fired. Romeo Crennel should be [...]

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Is a 7-2 finish possible?

October 28, 2008

Given the nature of the AFC, where only the Bengals, Chiefs and Raiders are really the only teams out of it, it will probably take a 10-6 record to make it as a wild card team this year. And that would be luck.
Here's a look at the final nine games of the season for the [...]

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Cleveland Browns: In the Locker Room

September 10, 2008

'Just Another Game'
Is this what free agency have wrought?  A couple of media members did a double take in the Browns locker room when Shaun Smith downplayed the importance of this Sunday night's Browns-Steelers game that's being televised nationally on NBC (WKYC Channel 3)
"It's just another game.  We're trying to get better and trying to [...]

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Cleveland Browns: In the Coach's Office

September 10, 2008

- Browns Coach Romeo Crennel has always struck me like a bear in appearance and demeanor.   With respect to the latter, he only growls when necessary and in private.  But that hibernation-like demeanor kind of leaves me wondering whether he can ultimately hang on to the confidence of his players.
Take today's press conference for instance:
"We [...]

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