Daily Dawg Tags: Browns-themed fantasy football team names
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Friday, Sept. 9.
Football is finally back!
The Denver Broncos held on to a 21-20 win to win another game against the Carolina Panthers. The last one was a bit more important, but it is always nice to start the season with a win.
The Cleveland Browns will finally open the season this Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, ushering in a new era of Browns football under Hue Jackson. The Eagles are starting rookie Carson Wentz at quarterback, so the Browns enter with a legitimate chance to win. I know, it’s a crazy thought.
Before we begin the weekend and prepare for the start of another Browns season, let’s take a look at the news surrounding the Browns and the rest of the NFL in today’s edition of the Daily Dawg Tags.
Cleveland Browns news:
5 Cleveland Browns-themed fantasy football team names
"This also ushers in the start of another fantasy football season, the time of year when you desperately search for someone to rant about how much DeMarco Murray is killing your team. Is that just me?"
Cleveland Browns: Q&A with Inside the Iggles
"It will be a day of firsts when the Cleveland Browns visit the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. The opener of the 2016 NFL season will be head coach Hue Jackson’s first game in charge of the Browns. Jackson will be looking to become the first Cleveland coach to win his opening game since Bud Carson in 1989."
Cleveland Browns at bottom of Week 1 power rankings
"The Cleveland Browns will open the 2016 NFL season on Sunday when they face the Philadelphia Eagles. Cleveland is coming off a 3-13 season – the 11th time in the past 13 seasons the club has posted double-digit losses – and have a roster that is long on youth (28 players are in the first or second year) and short on experience."
5 reasons the Browns will beat the Eagles (Factory of Sadness)
"The Cleveland Browns enter the 2016 season as one of the easiest teams to beat up on. Former Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl winning coach Brian Billick said it would be hard for the Browns to even win one game in 2016. The analyst then said it was too hard to pick the one contest Cleveland could actually win."
Without Gordon, Browns have six rookies, ex-QB among six WRs (ESPN.com)
"The Cleveland Browns’ best receiver will not be in Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. He won’t even be in Philadelphia. Josh Gordon will be back in Cleveland, probably watching the Browns’ season opener on TV."
NFL news:
NFL Week 1: Picks and predictions (FanSided)
"The National Football League is back! After getting through an entire season and then a month of football that isn’t really football, our patience is being rewarded with actual contests."
Eagles release Week 1 depth chart (Inside the Iggles)
"We’ve now been given a look at how the Philadelphia Eagles will line up. According to this depth chart, the Eagles will be starting Josh Huff and Nelson Agholor outside. Jordan Matthews is likely to have his role in the slot. Newly acquired Dorial Green-Beckham isn’t starting, but expect a lot of him in the red zone."
Doug Baldwin: Seahawks plan ‘demonstration of unity (NFL.com)
"Colin Kaepernick’s decision to sit during the national anthem to protest social injustice against African-Americans and other minorities in the United States has found support among members of the Seattle Seahawks."