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A post-game interview at the Browns

January 3, 2010

I wrote about the following topic for the newspaper … but I may as well put it in the log as well …
I like quarterbacks coach Carl Smith. A lot. He knows his stuff. Been in the NFL 20 years, and for 13 of those he was an offensive coordinator.
Smith knows the rules enacted by [...]

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First and 10: The worst just keep getting worse

November 17, 2009

1)      I'm thinking that right now the Lions ought to be favored by nine.
2)      Imagine that. The Browns a more-than-deserving near-double digit underdog to a team that has one win since the start of the 2009 season. Say this for the Browns: They've earned it.
3)      For the second game in a row, the Browns opponent [...]

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The Browns will start Derek Anderson

October 1, 2009

Well … Brady Quinn got more time than Charlie Frye …
Now we have Derek Anderson returning to the Browns starting lineup at quarterback. Quinn’s dream lasted 10 quarters, and now it’s in the land of the unknowns.
I wasn’t real thrilled with the way Quinn played, but the more I think the more I wonder if [...]

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First and 10 … sort of … with the Browns

September 29, 2009

First and 10 27 with the Browns
 1)      Well things are just peachy now, eh? It’s hard to believe the Browns could be more of a mess, and a revived Cincinnati team arrives Sunday. It’s also hard to know where to start with this team. There are only 10 items (though the name did change this [...]

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The Browns look awful in Denver

September 20, 2009

I believe this is the moment where I get to say: "Gee, I hate to be negative … but …"
The Browns stunk up the joint in Denver on Sunday. They played a team that many thought they could beat, and they lost by 21. It wasn't even that close. Denver could have had two more [...]

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Yes, it's Mangini

January 7, 2009

News flash: The Browns hired Eric Mangini to be the team's coach. This has been expected for some time, but it's now official. Details on the contract and pay and structure and all that stuff will come soon enough.
For now, I've got to say I'm not doing cartwheels down the hallway. Mangini has credentials, and [...]

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