Daily Dawg Tags: Takeaways from Cleveland Browns win over Tampa Bay
By Thomas Moore
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the best of Cleveland sports – from the Browns to the Indians and Cavs – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Monday, Aug. 31.
Cleveland Browns:
5 thoughts on the win against Tampa Bay:
"The Cleveland Browns rolled over Tampa Bay in the third preseason game of the season. What can we take away from winning the “most important” preseason game on the schedule?"
Johnny Manziel’s status remains up in the air (ESPN):
"A day after his team’s 31-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine was unsure of Johnny Manziel’s status for this week heading into Thursday’s final preseason game against the Chicago Bears. (Editor’s note: Apparently saying Manziel is done for the preseason was not clear enough.)"
Browns have more to learn about running backs (clevelandbrowns.com):
"As he continued to gather information about two of his injured running backs, Mike Pettine was in standby mode Sunday when it came to his assessment of the position with one more preseason game left on the schedule."
Chicago game won’t “make or break: Terrelle Pryor (NEOMG):
"Mike Pettine isn’t putting undue pressure on receiver Terrelle Pryor to make his debut in the preseason finale Thursday in Chicago."
NFL News:
RG3: Five potential trade destinations (fansided.com):
"If Washington decides to move on from Robert Griffin III, which teams would be a good fit? (Editor’s note: We know one team on this list you can strike off right away.)"
Chicago Bears release cornerback Tim Jennings (Bear Goggles On):
"The Chicago Bears released two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Tim Jennings on Sunday, despite the fact that he just signed a four-year, $22 million contract before the 2014 season."
Matt Schaub looking like Kyle Boller (Ebony Bird):
"John Harbaugh has consistently defended his No. 2 quarterback, Matt Schaub, throughout the offseason. The Ravens certainly don’t seem to have any intentions of rolling through the 2015 season with anyone other than Schaub holding the clipboard. But his play has to be raising some concerns. (Editor’s note: But we thought the Browns were the only team with issues at backup quarterback?)"