By LarryMac on 9/29/2009 9:30 AM

Week 3 @ Baltimore

Final Score:
Baltimore Ravens - 34
Cleveland Browns - 3

Browns record: 0-3

People who were honest with themselves were expecting a Ravens win, but this was demoralizing.  The defense played better, although it certainly didn't show in the final score as the Ravens offense got four extra cracks at it.  Moreover, in benching a starter that he took too long to name in favor of sending a rusty QB who hasn't had quality practice time with the first squad in against an elite defense, Mangini has reignited the QB controversy that has torn this team apart for the past two seasons.  His personnel decisions continue to confound and confuse everybody who's watching...and more and more threaten to decrease the number of those who are.

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By LarryMac on 9/22/2009 11:04 AM

Week 2 @ Denver

Final Score:
Denver Broncos - 27
Cleveland Browns - 6

Browns record: 0-2

There were some growing pains - rookie Alex Mack looked extremely uncomfortable, particularly in the shotgun - but a lot of bad scheming and execution.  The Josh Cribbs experiment isn't working on offense and Brady Quinn isn't convincing anybody that he's the answer at quarterback (his QB rating is currently 28th among active QBs).  The mix of receivers isn't giving any of them the reps that a group of young players need - particularly since all concerned were looking at this as a rebuilding season.  The future is NOT now - most fans knew that going into the season and were fine with it.  This is a work in progress, but please start to show us some progress.
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By LarryMac on 9/16/2009 2:02 PM

Week 1
vs Minnesota

Final Score:
Minnesota Vikings - 34
Cleveland Browns - 20

Browns record: 0-1

The Browns defense played a strong first half and it's hard to fault a team for failing to contain Adrian Peterson.  The team really seemed to drop off in the second half, though, getting away from a first half approach that saw them flying to the ball and tackling well in the open field.  Offensively, the team continued to show nothing.  Quinn was unable to stretch the field (despite over 200 yards passing, he averaged only 5.9 yards per attempt), was intercepted once, sacked five times and fumbled the ball when it fell out of his hand as he tried to throw and spent too long standing in the pocket.  With only one real playmaker on offense (Edwards), Quinn only managed to get him the ball once (other than the reversed touchdown), with tight ends and r Read More »

By LarryMac on 9/8/2009 10:14 AM

The final game of the preseason is typically a throwaway game in which, at most, a few bench roles are decided.  Starters play very little, if at all, and offense and defense alike tend to put in very vanilla game plans so as to not tip their hands for the upcoming opponents in the regular season.  With a team like the Browns, a team in flux, it remained to be seen how much information we might be able to glean from the final practice game regarding the many unanswered questions about this team.
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By LarryMac on 9/1/2009 8:25 AM

So this game, against a good Tennessee Titans team, was probably the best with which to gauge the progress that the Browns have made this offseason. Read More »

By LarryMac on 8/31/2009 1:05 PM

The Browns win the Great Lakes Classic and (drumroll please) score a touchdown - more than one in fact - on offense! Read More »

By LarryMac on 8/19/2009 1:26 PM

"What I wanted to see was smart football, I want to see toughness and I want to see us be able to outhustle our opponent," Mangini said. "I don't really think we achieved any of those objectives." Read More »

By LarryMac on 5/28/2009 2:06 PM

The Magic are a heck of a team and, on paper, a tough matchup for the Cavaliers.  While the Cavs are one lucky shot away from having been swept in this series, they're two three pointers from Rafer Alston away from being up 3-1.  This team can win this matchup if they start approaching it intelligently.

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By LarryMac on 3/17/2009 12:28 PM

Another high-priced football player wants their own way because the coach hurt his feelings...and people seem to think that the Browns have the inside track for getting him.  YaY!
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By LarryMac on 1/3/2009 1:34 AM

Week 17
@ Pittsburgh

Final Score:
Pittsburgh Steelers - 31
Cleveland Browns - 0

Browns record: 4-12

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