Breakfast with Brownie
By Mike
Morning Browns fans and once again, Happy Hump Day!!!
We are now officially halfway to one of the biggest games in modern Browns history. Just several days before your Cleveland Browns travel to Cincinnati to take on the 6-4 Bengals.
One thing that definitely needs to get on track to take care of the Bengals and contend the rest of the year is the anemic running game the Browns have been fielding. On the year, the Browns have averaged just 3.7 yards a carry, which is good for 26th in the league.
On Tuesday, the Browns brought in three free agent running backs to audition for a job. Kahlil Bell, who has played for the Chicago Bears and New York Jets, former Carolina Panthers running back Armond Smith and former Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Armando Allen.
None were immediately signed to a contract, so it’s unsure what the Browns plans were for these three. As of now it seems that none of these three did much to impress the Browns coaches for them to make a move and sign one.
Look for running back Chris Ogbonnaya to get some more carries on Sunday in hopes of jump-starting this anemic running game.
-MR(@puckelves)
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Browns offensive coordinator Norv Turner revealed running back Chris Ogbonnaya has been dealing with a rib injury, but if healthy will see his carries increase on Sunday. “If he’s healthy and recovered from where he’s beat up a little bit, then he’ll get more carries,” Turner said. “We’ve been managing it, so he can stay in the game. But if he can give us more, then I think we can get back to running the ball better.”
Browns running back Chris Ogbonnaya on whether he is ready to take on more of the workload in the Browns backfield. “Absolutely, that sounds good,” said Ogbonnaya, who is averaging a team-best 5.3 yards per carry. “Anytime you have an opportunity to help the team, you want to take advantage of it, whether that’s blocking more or catching more. “I just want to do my job, so if that comes down to carrying the ball more, then so be it.”
Random Barks in the Twitter and Facebook Pound
Congrats @Indians' Terry Francona in being named 2013 AL Manager of the Year! #TitosTribe
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) November 13, 2013
>We would also like to follow the Browns official twitter page and send our congratulations to Indians manager Terry Francona, for being named AL Manager of the Year!!! Congrats Tito!!
Last time two NFL Ohio teams played as 1-2 in division, Eric Zeier bested Jeff Blake as Browns beat Bengals, AFC Central, Week 9, 1995
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) November 12, 2013
>Rich Eisen, of the NFL Network, says it all in this tweet he sent out yesterday morning. Read that twice and let those names sink a bit!!! Let’s hope the Browns come out on top this Sunday!!
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