Archive for November, 2009

The Browns fell to 1-10, still tied for the worst record in the NFL, after losing 16-7 at Cincy yesterday.  The good news is that Cleveland beat the betting point spread, and thus, I made a few bucks off my buddy (which I promptly had to return after his Bills shocked the Dolphis to win at Orchard Park). The recipe this time for the Browns losing at Paul Brown Stadium?  Zero run defense and very little offense = a loss, pretty much every time (except on ocassion against the Bills who thankfully gave us our only win of the campaign). [...]

I really need to start including those Thursday games.  Nevertheless, here are the rest of my picks for Week Twelve: Buccaneers @ Falcons: Falcons Dolphins @ Bills: Dolphins Browns @ Bengals: Bengals Seahawks @ Rams: Seahawks Panthers @ Jets: Panthers Redskins @ Eagles: Eagles Colts @ Texans: Colts Chiefs @ Chargers: Chargers Jaguars @ 49ers: Jaguars Cardinals @ Titans: Titans Bears @ Vikings: Vikings Steelers @ Ravens: Ravens Patriots @ Saints: Saints 2009 Record (through Week 11): 106-52

Head coach Eric Mangini has essentially repealed what he said about Sunday’s loss to the Detroit Lions, which was that he thought the Lions were faking injuries to slow down the Browns’ no-huddle offense that was torching the Lions in the first quarter. Citing mostly his frustrations with the game itself, Mangini explained that he apologized to the Lions coach Jim Schwartz and the two friends sorted it all out. It gets me thinking though.  It’s been speculated throughout the years that players have tried this tactic and I do recall thinking that there sure were a lot of Lions [...]

You know how you hope for celebrities to stay single on the off chance that someday they might meet you and magically fall in love with you? Uh, yeah, me neither… Anyway, Brady Quinn just so happens to be dating one of the best-looking gymnasts the United States has to offer in Alicia Sacramone. This might not seem like news to any of you, but this relationship has apparently injected Quinn with the ability to somehow look like a capable NFL quarterback, even if those 4 TD passes were just against the Detroit Lions.  Perhaps she has injected him with [...]

I am sure that every Browns fan, hell every football fan, was sratching his head after today’s thrilling game at Ford Field in Detroit between our hapless Brownies and the pathetic Lions.  It was probably the most exciting game of the day (which says a lot given that two others were decided in overtime). Amazingly, the Browns found a way to lose thanks to massive brain cramps by two people:  Hank Poteat and Eric Mangini.  Poteat was called for pass interference on what should have been the final play of the football game to give our Browns their second win [...]

If the Browns want to have any hope of winning today, they will need the services of Joshua Cribbs.  In a game like this, a player like Cribbs can single-handedly win the game with his far-reaching influence on the field.  Lucky for Cleveland, he is active and will play after suffering a neck injury last Monday night. Remember wide receiver Brian Robiskie?  Well, he has been deactivated, along with running back Jerome Harrison.  I guess it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that Robiskie has been deactivated – his situation has been managed terribly since the start of the season. [...]

This is again without the Thursday night game (again – oops): Browns @ Lions: Lions Redskins @ Cowboys: Cowboys 49ers @ Packers: 49ers Steelers @ Chiefs: Steelers Seahawks @ Vikings: Vikings Falcons @ Giants: Giants Saints @ Buccaneers: Saints Bills @ Jaguars: Jaguars Colts @ Ravens: Colts Cardinals @ Rams: Cardinals Chargers @ Broncos: Chargers Bengals @ Raiders: Bengals Jets @ Patriots: Patriots Eagles @ Bears: Eagles Titans @ Texans: Texans 2009 Record (through Week 10): 95-48

When Browns owner Randy Lerner said he was looking for a “serious, credible leader” to help right the perpetually sinking ship that is the Cleveland Browns, it seemed like a pipe dream, “Bill Cowher as head coach” type of ridiculous rumor that Mike Holmgren would be interested. However, Holmgren has said that he is interested in this opportunity with the team, possibly in a role similar to that of Bill Parcells’ in Miami. He even said: taking on those types of projects [the Browns], that kind of gets me going. Hire this man. Knowing that Holmgren is legitimately interested in [...]

What a nice way to cap off the week for Brady Quinn, eh?  Not only did he prove he couldn’t keep a deep pass inbounds on Monday night, he knocked Terrell Suggs out possibly for a few weeks because of a chop-block.  To top it all off, Quinn was fined $10,000 by the league for the hit. It’s funny to me though, that the Baltimore Ravens players were so adamant that Quinn be punished for injuring Suggs, much of the complaining coming from our old friend Ray Lewis.  Quinn was a man about it and apologized after the game, reiterating that he [...]

Well I dragged my wife out to the game last night as she has never seen a Monday nighter before.  I guess I could have picked a better game! The Browns failed to score a point as they got beat 16-0 by our AFC North rivals, the Baltimore Ravens.  Brady Quinn was bad.  His receivers were worse.  Josh Cribbs was carted out on a stretcher after the final play of the game where he got hit hard on the chin under the face mask.  We saw a few fights afterwards which was fun;  and some fires in the parking lot.  [...]