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Monthly Archives: September 2008
First and 10: Those friendly and helpful Bengals!
First and 10 1) Perspective is an amazing thing. Driving North on I-71 Sunday night, the Cincinnati talk shows were abuzz about the Bengals falling to 0-4. The feeling: How in the world could they lose to the Browns? One … Continue reading
Browns win, but boy was that ugly …
At one point during the Browns oh-so-exciting win over the Bengals, an e-mailer sent a colleague a note in the press box that watching that game was like "watching a cactus grow." Boy was it. The Browns did not play … Continue reading
No Carson Palmer …
Carson Palmer will not play today for the Cincinnati Bengals. If the Browns cannot beat the Bengals with Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback, it's time to consider disbanding the franchise.
A Browns thought prior to suspension of activities …
I am hereby suspending all blog activity until the crisis in Berea is solved. HEY … it's a joke! The more one thinks (note the imperial ‘one') the more it seems nearly irrelevant who plays quarterback on Sunday in Cincinnati. … Continue reading
Posted in Brady Quinn, Browns, Derek Anderson, Jamal Lewis, McManamon
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Derek Anderson will start
Item: Romeo Crennel announced that Derek Anderson will start Sunday in Cincinnati. I tried to make this clear yesterday (cough, cough). Anderson has always been the choice of the coach and his staff. If nothing else, Crennel is loyal. In … Continue reading
Posted in Brady Quinn, Browns, Derek Anderson, Jim Brown, McManamon
13 Comments
First and 10: Expect Anderson to start
First and 10 1) I'm of the understanding that Derek Anderson starts Sunday's game in Cincinnati. Not a lot of thought at all to starting Brady Quinn. I don't know what the leanings are if Anderson falters, so we'll see … Continue reading
Posted in Brady Quinn, Braylon Edwards, Browns, Derek Anderson, First and 10, Jamal Lewis, McManamon
8 Comments
The Browns fall to oh-and-three …
How do the Browns go from leading in the first half to being blown out of Baltimore in the second? Turnovers and silly penalties. Leading 10-7, Ray Lewis blew up Kellen Winslow on a short reception. Winslow was pretty much … Continue reading
Random thoughts from a wandering mind
Item: The Browns had receivers catching footballs with numbers on them. Evidently the idea is to teach the receivers to focus on the ball. As it approaches they shout out the number. Next week: A lesson on the location of … Continue reading
Posted in Braylon Edwards, Browns, Donte Stallworth, Indians, McManamon, Shin-Soo Choo
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First and 10: The Giants started 0-2 last season
First and 10 1) Got an e-mail from a friend who said the best thing that happened Sunday night was that his power went out. He said that enabled him to a) get a good night's sleep and b) not … Continue reading
Posted in Browns, First and 10, McManamon
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The Browns: Decisions, decisions
The latest loss to Pittsburgh had barely ended before the e-mails started rolling in. "I dare you to defend Crennel," one wrote. "Romeo has got to go," said another. "When you have the ANNOUNCERS criticizing the coach's decision, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Browns, Derek Anderson, McManamon, Romeo Crennel, vs. Pittsburgh (2008)
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One more Buckeye embarrassment
Embarrassing. No contest. Not even competitive. The difference between a very, very, very good college team and the best college team – well it's evident in the Ohio State games against Florida, LSU and now USC. Big games, all of … Continue reading
Posted in McManamon, Ohio State
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The Browns: Knees, muscles and Horns
Way back on Aug. 26, I wrote that when a guy has swelling in his knee it usually means a tear of some sort – and typically it’s cartilage. Yes, this is shameless self-promotion, but it took no great genius … Continue reading
Posted in Browns, Derek Anderson, Donte Stallworth, McManamon, Sean Jones
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First and 10: Are we overreacting, or should we be alarmed?
First and 10 1) Nobody wants to overreact to one loss. Dallas is a good team. A very good team. Tony Romo seems to have matured greatly as a quarterback, and he has some very talented targets running around out … Continue reading
Posted in First and 10, McManamon, Randy Lerner
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Browns lose the opener, and look bad doing it
It's really impossible to fathom losing nine of 10 season openers at home. That's an indication that a team is either a) really not very good or b) really not prepared or c) a really not very good and not … Continue reading
Posted in Browns, Donte Stallworth, McManamon, Romeo Crennel
31 Comments
A midweek visit to the Browns as they prepare for Dallas
Spent Wednesday at the Browns, talking to a lot of players about Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens. It would be a shock, beyond stunning, beyond astounding if TO does not have a huge day Sunday against the Browns secondary. The Browns … Continue reading
Posted in Braylon Edwards, Browns, Derek Anderson, Jessica Simpson, McManamon, NFL, Romeo Crennel, Terrell Owens
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First and 10: The season opener (finally) approaches …
OK … there's not a lot new from last week, except the final roster, and I talked about that on Saturday. So this week's First and 10 will contain as much Browns news and oh-so-cogent insight as seems relevant, but … Continue reading
Posted in Browns, McManamon
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Cliff Lee wins his 20th game … and the full moon comes out
Watching and talking to Cliff Lee after he won his 20th game Monday night was a bit of a strange experience. First, the Indians had a video on the scoreboard congratulating Lee from Gaylord Perry, the team’s last 20-game winner. … Continue reading