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From the monthly archives:

November 2008

Indianapolis does not get a TD and still beats the Browns

November 30, 2008

The Browns lost 10-6 to Indianapolis, making this a season when they have lost when they scored 27 and 30 points and lost when they scored six and six points.
The Browns held the Colts vaunted offense without an offensive touchdown for the first time in more than five years, and lost.
At times it was hard [...]

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For your Saturday morning entertainment …

November 29, 2008

A little John Hiatt.

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Now it's time for a break …

November 27, 2008

… from the Browns, Phil Savage's radio show (though if you'd like to read the latest, check here) and the quarterback situation to simply say …
Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good day!

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Brady Quinn done for the season — a story that stinks in many ways

November 26, 2008

What's the only thing missing from the Browns' season? A calliope.
Now word comes that Brady Quinn is done for the season, that playing with that injured finger made it worse and he may need surgery to fix it. Naturally the Browns did not release this information. It leaked out in dribs and drabs from outlets [...]

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First and 10: Where do we start with the Browns?

November 25, 2008

First and 10
1)      I've been thinking and thinking all day about the Browns and I just don't know where to start. Where does one start with this team?
2)      It seems to be a team disintegrating in front of our eyes. The GM sends a completely inappropriate e-mail to a fan. He's taking fans' e-mails while [...]

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Perhaps the most embarrassing Browns loss of the season …

November 23, 2008

Talk about a thud. That loss to Houston was about as bad as any I can remember, and I've been covering the Browns since 1999. It leaves the team in disarray, the front office embarrassed by an e-mail during the week and a team heading to who knows where?
In the lexicon of embarrassing losses, the [...]

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Someone gets it that LeBron might not leave, and why the difference in judgment with Quinn and Anderson?

November 22, 2008

Finally, there's someone out there who gets it that Lebron James will not automatically leave Cleveland after next season, that LeBron's driving force is multiple championships, and that he knows nobody has ever done it in his home town. As Ian Thomsen writes on SI.com: "To become the equal to (or eclipse) Jordan, LeBron must [...]

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Phil Savage's (inappropriate) e-mail

November 21, 2008

The e-mail Phil Savage sent that contained an implied obscenity makes no sense on several fronts:
1) Savage is on record stating he wants players with Christian values, and Savage does have a strong religious foundation. I guess being religious does not preclude anger, but it seems odd to send that kind of e-mail with that kind [...]

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First and 10: Good for Dawson's finish to a not-so-perfect game

November 18, 2008

First and 10
1)      A reporter is supposed to be objective in this job. You know, be fair and balanced, not root … that kind of thing. But there are times when you can't help but be happy for certain individuals. So it is for Phil Dawson, who deserves every bit of praise and respect sent [...]

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Who has really hurt the Browns … and anyone care to join me on the drive to Buffalo on Monday?

November 15, 2008

Heading to Buffalo …
Anyone care to shuffle off to the game with me … you can drive:

 
 Who has really hurt the Browns?
The more I think about the Browns this season the more I believe the team's record is far more a product of the people around Derek Anderson than Derek Anderson. One player who bears a [...]

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First and 10: How much more can the Browns ask of fans?

November 11, 2008

Please excuse this brief interlude …
Somehow today I have a vision of Herb Score, watching all the greats play a pickup game on a real field of dreams. Score has a microphone, of course, and he looks out and says: "Tris Speaker on deck … swinging that bat with the lead donut on it."
Herb just [...]

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Sharing a moment with those who matter most

November 5, 2008

We pause from sports today for a brief commercial break. Tomorrow we return to our regularly scheduled sports programming … 
A couple things happened Tuesday, election day. I start with the premise that it's a good thing for our nation that an African-American could be elected president. That a black man could be in that position [...]

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First and 10: Brady Quinn to start against Denver

November 4, 2008

First and 10
1)      Good luck Brady Quinn. You get to lead a team that … may or may not have its No. 2 receiver … does have a No. 1 receiver who continually drops passes that can make or break your future … has an offensive line underperforming, especially compared to a year ago … [...]

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The Browns: A collapse of major proportions

November 2, 2008

No excuses for the Browns this Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. That was a dismal collapse in a game that Cleveland had in hand. A truly good team, a real team, wins that game going away after going up 27-13 in the third quarter. A team that lacks character or heart or something intangible lets [...]

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These stories are going to get real annoying

November 1, 2008

Game 1 of the NBA season was barely over when the first of … oh … 79,134 "LeBron is Leaving" stories hit the national airwaves. This one came from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo sports. It has some solid reporting that indicates LeBron James might not leave the Cavs, but it also states he might. James [...]

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