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Price of the Browns’ Rebuilding Efforts Will Cost You Colt McCoy

I have been critical of Colt McCoy from the beginning. I watch the NFL Red Zone channel and I know what I see. Every other quarterback in the league has a better arm than he does, save perhaps Tim Tebow. Note…Read More

Lawrence Vickers Has Become The Sum of All Fears For Browns Fans

There are a bunch of different ways to skin a cat, and all of them leave you with a skinned cat. Fan enthusiasts will point out that the Cleveland Browns are 2-2 for the first time since their last playoff…Read More

Cleveland Browns’ Young Defense Shows Promise vs. Miami Dolphins

During this past off-season, there was a great deal of angst and hand-wringing around the transition of the Browns’ defense from the 3-4 to the 4-3. Many in the media wanted us to believe that this…Read More

A Much-Needed Reality Check for Cleveland Browns Fans

While the city is steeped in despair over the Cleveland Browns unexpected – and ugly – loss to the Cincinnati Bengals this week, I keep hearing two words in my head: reality check. Last Sunday…Read More

2011 Cleveland Browns Season Preview: Coaching Staff

The hiring of Pat Shurmur to replace Eric Mangini this past January ensured that the Browns would start the 2011 season with their fifth different head coach since returning to the NFL in 1999. The well-documented…Read More

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Brodrick Bunkley Will Not Be a Cleveland Brown After All

Interesting developments out of Cleveland Browns camp today. Former Philadelphia Eagle’s defensive…Read More

Browns Sign DE Jayme Mitchell, Plus All Draft Picks Minus DT Phil Taylor

The Browns continue to be busy this week, just not in the way many fans would have hoped. The team has…Read More

The Cleveland Browns in Free Agency and Undrafted Pro-Bowlers

The Browns have been quiet since the NFL opened free agency. They signed 20-some undrafted free agents…Read More

What the Cleveland Browns Should Do in Free Agency

What is the first thing the Browns need to do once (at it appears that day will come next Monday) the…Read More

Never Mind, the Cleveland Browns Won’t Pursue Plaxico Burress

According to a league source, the Cleveland Browns will not pursue fresh-out-of-prison free agent Plaxico…Read More

So Who Really Runs the Browns’ Draft?

Just so we are clear, president Mike Holmgren is not the guy calling the shots when the Browns embark…Read More

Are Browns Fans Thinking About Ex-Titans Coach Jeff Fisher?

With Jeff Fisher parting ways with the Tennessee Titans earlier this week, there is no doubt that a number…Read More

A Look Back on the 2010 Cleveland Browns

As 2010 comes to a close, Browns fans look back on a year full of excitement, frustration, confusion,…Read More

The Evolution of the Cleveland Browns 3-4 Defense: Part III – the Secondary

(The last installment  in my preview of the three levels of the Browns 3-4 defense heading into the…Read More

Browns Not Planning on Trading LB Matt Roth

Despite the “give me a new deal or trade me” ultimatum that linebacker Matt Roth gave to…Read More

Oh The Possiblities…Browns’ First Round Draft Targets

Every day it seems that a new name emerges as to which player the Browns will take with the 7th overall…Read More

Browns Introduce Tom Heckert as New GM

Mike Holmgren has been a busy man since coming to Cleveland, as he has now brought on a new GM in Tom…Read More

Rich McKay Will Not Be the Browns GM

Apparently, the name Eric Mangini makes high-profile GM candidates wet their pants in horror and turn…Read More

Wednesday Morning Links

There are some new developments in the Browns’ search for a new head coach and general manager,…Read More