Archive for May, 2009

29 May

Eric Steinbach will not play as much in 2009

Cleveland Browns Left Guard, Eric Steinbach, will likely retain his starting position this season, however, it is also likely that he will see less snaps throughout the year.
Very little can be gleaned from the ongoing minicamp at this early juncture, but it is one piece of the puzzle.  Steinbach has not been seeing much action at [...]

27 May

Browns Make a Smart Signing in Rod Hood

The Browns made a smart signing yesterday.  The Team acquired cornerback Rod Hood who had been released by the Arizona Cardinals.
ProFootballTalk reports that Hood was a hot commodity throughout the League with strong interest from the Rams, Lions, Bengals, Bears and the Browns.  The Rams reportedly offered a deal that was declined by Hood.  And [...]

25 May

Overall, an Encouraging Week of News for the Cleveland Browns

The Browns held their minicamp last week, and out of it came three very encouraging stories:
1) Head coach Eric Mangini has come out and said that QB Brady Quinn has a slight edge in the quarterback competition, as he has been taking first-team reps.  To me, this is very encouraging, because I have been lobbying [...]

24 May

16 Regular Season Games is Enough

 
 
 
A couple of months ago, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell started talking about an expansion of the League’s regular season from the current 16 games to as many as 18 games.
The proposal to be ratified by Team owners could take effect as early as 2011.  The plan would be to cut two of the pre-season games [...]

20 May

Big Baby Stops Crying in Public: Where is the Credit for Mangini?

Mangini is a big boy;  and he should expect to be criticized often given his position.  But should he not also get some credit every now and then when his approach seems to be successful?
Remember the Rogers-Mangini debacle that confronted the Browns shortly after Eric took the helm?  If you have forgotten or were under [...]

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