Daily Dawg Tags: A special place for a special No. 79
By Thomas Moore
The Cleveland Browns are 79 days away from the start of the NFL regular season, which is also the uniform number of the heart of the defensive line in the 1980s.
The calendar is slowly counting down the days until the start of the 2017 NFL regular season and we are now just 79 days away from the Cleveland Browns first game.
Nineteen players have worn uniform number 79 for the Browns over the years, but the most prominent was nose tackle Bob Golic, who played for Cleveland from 1982 to 1988.
A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Golic, along with the late Eddie Johnson, was the heart of the Browns defense that helped turn the Browns into a playoff team. While the defense from that era is remembered for helping blow playoff leads, they were a Top 10 unit in points allowed three times from 1985 to 1988 (and finished 11th the other year).
Golic will always hold a special place in the hearts of Browns fans who remember the team’s last great era.
Cleveland Browns news:
Browns need to find better offensive balance in 2017
The Cleveland Browns passed the ball far too often in 2016. Head coach Hue Jackson has to find a way to correct that for the team to improve this season.
Browns have just one player in NFL’s Top 100
NFL Network’s Top 100 players list has been revealed over the past few months, and the Cleveland Browns only see one of their own make the list.
Browns magic man relishes chance to guide offensive line (clevelandbrowns.com)
"Bob Wylie uses the same phrase when he’s discussing his lengthy coaching career and his hobby as a part-time magician. “It got out of hand,” Wylie said."
Which former Browns are playing in the CFL? (Dawgs By Nature)
"The CFL season begins tonight, and while I doubt any of us will be watching, let’s take a look at which obscure former members of the Cleveland Browns have found a home team up north."
NFL news:
Chiefs fire general manager John Dorsey (kansascity.com)
"Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt maintained for months he was pleased with the job done by coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey the last four years, and that he would discuss contract extensions with the two this summer. Summer has arrived, but only Reid will remain with the team."
Survey says Julio Jones is NFL’s best receiver (Bleacher Report)
"In this era of “embrace debate,” it’s hard to find any consensus in sports. But in a poll of 30 NFL scouts, coaches, executives and players with one simple question: “Who is the best receiver in the game?” 98 percent said the same name: Julio Jones."
Matthew Stafford in line to become NFL’s richest man (ESPN)
"As the ink on Derek Carr’s five-year, $125 million deal with the Oakland Raiderswas drying on Thursday, a few things became apparent. Chief among those things in Detroit is Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and his agent, Tom Condon, now have a baseline to work with in negotiations with the team."
5 wide receivers most valuable to their teams (NFL.com)
"NFL Network analyst and former NFL wide receiver Nate Burleson takes a look at some of the NFL pass catchers who are most valuable to their respective teams."