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December 2008

The Indians get better; the Browns keep looking

December 31, 2008

While the Browns go all over the country in search of a coach and/or General Manager – yes, Mike Shanahan will be investigated – the Indians made another one of those very quiet, intelligent moves that produce winning teams.
The acquisition of Mark DeRosa fills a need at third base, gives the Indians an option at [...]

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First and 10 — Pioli and McKay seem to be the options

December 30, 2008

First and 10
1)     Seems like the Scott Pioli train could move quickly. Pioli seems very interested in the Browns, and the Browns are clearly very interested in him. If the parties can agree on the details, this could be over in a hurry. I don't know when or where Pioli will interview, but it [...]

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Cowher told Lerner on Saturday he's not coaching in 2009

December 29, 2008

Bill Cowher will not be coming to Cleveland, but the Browns have permission to interview New England vice president Scott Pioli.
That's the major news from a media gathering with team owner Randy Lerner Monday morning.
Lerner told the local media that he had an informal meeting with Cowher in New York City Saturday night, and Cowher [...]

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Romeo Crennel relieved of duties as coach

December 29, 2008

The Browns just announced that Romeo Crennel had been let go as the team's coach. Randy Lerner — and others — are expected to address the media today.
This is not an inexpensive venture on the part of owner Randy Lerner. Crennel and former GM Phil Savage will cost the Browns almost $23 million in salaries [...]

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Phil Savage is let go and the changes start

December 28, 2008

It didn't take long for the Browns to stat overhauling the team. GM Phil Savage was informed prior to the season-ending loss to the Steelers that he would not be back. Details on how the move came down were not available, but Savage knew prior to the game that his time had come to an [...]

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Browns at Pittsburgh, Live as it Happens …

December 28, 2008

Pregame
Has there been a less meaningful game in the Browns revival since 1999?

First quarter – The Browns lead with the score tied
People are going to get mad at me today because I'm going to talk about the Steelers and how good they are. … But it can't be helped. … Hines Ward, for instance. Is [...]

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The New Year's Saturday entertainment … and a different view of the Cavs win over Washington

December 27, 2008

Keeping with the Muppets theme this year, we present their version of a popular song sung to Miss Piggy, who apparently was planning to leave the show:

On the Cavs …
Some folks actually were upset that a superstar might have gotten a call or two in the Cavs Christmas Day win over Washington. Around here, we [...]

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Let's be careful out there …

December 26, 2008

So CNN posts story here on Dec. 26, the day after Christmas. This comes right out of the "too much information" file:
"December 26 could be one of the most dangerous days of the year for people vulnerable to cardiac problems, including heart attacks, arrhythmias, and heart failure. And many of these so-called Merry Christmas coronaries [...]

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First and 10: The season (finally) ends in Pittsburgh

December 23, 2008

First and 10
1)      Shame Tennessee ended that streak of Pittsburgh not allowing an opponent to gain 300 yards in a game last Sunday, eh? Had the Titans not topped 300, I'm sure the Browns would have gone well past that figure.
2)      The Cincinnati game did not help anyone's cause. For the Browns to go pointless [...]

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Browns vs. Bengals — during and postgame thoughts

December 21, 2008

Some postgame thoughts:
The Browns lost 14-0 to the Bengals. Romeo Crennel sat down at his news conference and I wondered what he could say. I walked into the Browns locker room after the game and wondered what the players could say. Neither could say a thing. There's nothing left to say. This season is a [...]

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For your Saturday entertainment …

December 20, 2008

We join in the spirit of the season … the most entertaining version of this song ever done …

Who does not appreciate the Muppets?

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My conclusion: Braylon wants out of town

December 18, 2008

The other day Romeo Crennel was asked about Braylon Edwards' postgame comments, the ones when he said fans don't like him because he's from Michigan and he's unappreciated. Crennel blamed it on postgame frustration, said if Edwards had time to think he might not say the things he said.
Well guess what, it's not postgame frustration. [...]

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First and 10 — It's become a season that never ends

December 16, 2008

First and 10
1)      Anyone who honestly thought prior to the game that the Browns had a chance to win last night may now step into the cab that will take them to Never Never Land. There, they may join with Tinkerbell in flying to a distant galaxy far far away.
2)      The Browns with no defense [...]

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Browns vs. Eagles …. as it happens

December 15, 2008

Browns vs. Phily – pregame
Watching ESPN's lead-in to this game really brings home how ESPN can overdo just about anything. It's the network of overdramatization. … Though you do have to give Donovan McNabb a lot of props for lasting as long as he has in Philadelphia. Imagine, he was drafted the same year as [...]

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NFL replay and Browns tonight

December 15, 2008

The NFL replay system can officially be called a joke. Anyone who saw the Steelers-Ravens game Sunday understands. Overturning the call on the field to make Santanio Holmes' last catch a TD was ridiculous. For this reason: There was no clear visual evidence that the ball crossed the plane. Replays are supposed to be obvious. [...]

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For your Saturday entertainment …

December 13, 2008

A couple classics from The Last Waltz … turn up the volume …

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Taking a look at the Indians moves

December 11, 2008

Item: The Indians acquire second baseman Luis Valbuena and relief pitcher Joe Smith for Franklin Gutierrez.
Let's see. Gutierrez is an excellent defensive player, but his production at the plate dropped dramatically last season. He hit .241 and other teams learned in the 2007 playoffs that Gutierrez can't hit a breaking ball. That does not bode [...]

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Some thoughts on the Browns and some thoughts on my opinions on the Browns

December 10, 2008

Leave it to my buddy Terje to call me to task. As if accountability is part of this job! (Hey … it's a JOKE!) First Terje sends an invite to visit him in Montana with my daughters and enjoy a couple libations under the big sky, an invite he may regret extending (Terje – send me an [...]

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First and 10: We expected different in Tennessee?

December 9, 2008

First and 10
1)      Maybe I'm stupid … well I am stupid but that's not important right now. I don't get the uproar over the loss to Tennessee. I mean, what did anyone expect?
2)      Tennessee started the game 11-1 with the chance to clinch their division and home field advantage in the playoffs. The Browns started [...]

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The Browns are overrun in Tennessee

December 7, 2008

I was all set to write in tomorrow's Beacon Journal that the Browns lost to Tennesese because they only gave Josh Cribbs the ball seven times at quarterback.
Then I saw the stats. Set aside Cribbs' six runs, and the Browns ran 13 times for 11 yards. The Titans ran for 235 yards. Pitiful. Just pitiful. [...]

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The Browns face Tennessee — thoughts as the game is played

December 7, 2008

We'll try something different today … well not different … because it's been done … but we'll try to take a quarter by quarter look at the Browns-Titans game.
First quarter – Is an upset brewing?
One heck of a third-down throw by Ken Dorsey on the first possession. Under heavy pressure, he stood in and found [...]

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This week's Saturday entertainment …

December 6, 2008

… comes courtesy of Tuam, a town in Galway, Ireland … a band called The Saw Doctors:

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Browns GM Phil Savage meets media, defers questions about the future

December 3, 2008

Browns GM Phil Savage met the media on Wednesday, and though he said he'd love to finish the remaining four years of his contract he did not take questions about the future while acknowledging that owner Randy Lerner stated everything will be under review following the season.
"I've got four years left on a contract," he [...]

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First and 10: Why not Cribbs at QB?

December 2, 2008

First and 10
1)      Derek Anderson asked if we were on crack when someone suggested to him that Josh Cribbs play quarterback for the Browns this Sunday in Tennessee. Ahem. For the record, crack has never once been the drug of choice on my kitchen table. And to be quite frank, anyone who followed Kent State [...]

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