Daily Dawg Tags: Cleveland Browns, NFL quiet on Easter Sunday
By Randy Gurzi
Daily Dawg Tags brings you all the news from the Cleveland Browns and the rest of the NFL, even after a quiet weekend like this past one
First off, here’s to hoping each and everyone out there in the Dawg Pound had a great Easter. As for the Cleveland Browns, it seemed as if the team was able to enjoy some peace and quiet after a busy offseason.
It wasn’t just the Browns that were silent over the weekend. The majority of the NFL had little to say, outside of a few lingering discussions about the new rule changes the NFL has adopted.
The one that clearly has made the most noise is the new rule prohibiting lowering the helmet before a hit. It’s the NFL’s version of the “targeting” rule that is so awfully enforced in the NCAA — which is scary because the NFL has struggled with rules, including them still trying to figure out what the heck a catch is.
Other than that, there was more free agent and draft speculation, which is always fun when the team you love has the No. 1 and No. 4 picks.
Those are the main stories to find in today’s Daily Dawg Tags.
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NFL News
"“I don’t understand it because as a defender, when you’re going in for a tackle, your first instinct – you got to lower yourself to get your pads even with the player’s pads. So, you’re telling me if you’re a defender that needs to lower your pads to get more leverage on a player, and the running back goes low to protect himself, and you guys hit each other, hit him with the helmet or whatever – are they just going to throw a flag basically every single play?”"
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Chargers sign Geno Smith — Michael David Smith, Pro Football Talk
"Smith, the former Jets starter, spent last season with the Giants. He started one game, when Eli Manning was controversially benched, and appeared in one other game. Smith finished the season with 212 passing yards and an 84.5 passer rating."