Daily Dawg Tags: The media and Manziel
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Thursday, Oct. 22.
Cleveland Browns:
Johnny Manziel being made into a distraction
"Based on the media coverage surrounding the Browns, it seems like this Johnny Manziel guy must be a pretty important player on the team. The focus has solely been on him the past few days for a simple incident that should not be a concern to anyone outside of the Browns organization."
Born to run? Not this current Cleveland Browns offense
"Coming into the 2015 NFL season, just about everyone with an opinion on the Cleveland Browns believed the team was going to feature a ground-and-pound offense."
Mike Pettine’s won-lost percentage Browns’ best since 1999 (ESPN)
"It’s one of those Cleveland Browns-only stats that is totally accurate — and leaves people shaking their heads."
Dwayne Bowe might not play anytime soon (NEOMG)
"It doesn’t look like Browns receiver Dwayne Bowe will be seeing the field anytime soon."
NFL News:
Jeff Fisher shuts down rumors on trading Jared Cook (Ramblin’ Fan)
"The St. Louis Rams are searching for an explosive passing game, and tight end Jared Cook may still be apart of it as for right now. On Sunday, two sources came out that Cook could be available for trade; however, they are under certain circumstances."
Clinton Portis says Washington Redskins were divided under Jim Zorn because of religion (ESPN)
"Former Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis on Tuesday said ex-coach Jim Zorn lost the players’ support because he split the locker room based on faith."
Cam Newton: Fine the media for bogus predictions (NFL.com)
"The Panthers don’t typically come up quickly when discussing the best teams in the NFL, even if a 5-0 record should grant Carolina a generous place in the conversation."