Tag Archives: Pat Shurmur

From the NFL Combine: Marvin Lewis joins chorus saying Browns as built should be OK

February 22, 2013 – 7:37 pm

All last season I opined that whoever coached the Browns in 2013 would benefit from the work that took place in 2012. The foundation had been built for future success — and that work was done by Mike Holmgren, Tom Heckert and Pat Shurmur. Now that Jimmy Haslam has taken over the team, Joe Banner, [...]

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From the NFL Combine: Chip Kelly talks, and evidently he didn’t “fit” with the Browns

February 21, 2013 – 10:20 pm

Chip Kelly met the media Thursday for the first time since he spurned the Browns and left Oregon to coach the Eagles. Kelly was engaging, confident and even challenging when he didn’t like a question (“I didn’t say that” he told one of the media gaggle, twice). Kelly also called any report that he was [...]

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A few more post-Haslam/Banner news conference thoughts and observations

January 1, 2013 – 7:28 pm

Just spent some time re-reading the transcript of the news conference with Joe Banner and Jimmy Haslam, and a couple things did not come through on the transcript. First, the pairing of Haslam and Banner is … well … what’s the right word … don’t want to be negative … quirky. It’s just a unique [...]

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Browns loss to Steelers included lots of throwback scuffling and skirmishing

December 30, 2012 – 7:03 pm

The Browns did not go down in the season finale against Pittsburgh without a fight. Literally. The 24-10 loss brought back memories of Steelers games past. It featured penalties, skirmishes, scuffling, the now traditional James Harrison roughing the passer penalty and a response from the Browns that got the Steelers blood boiling. Because defensive tackle [...]

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Browns rumors now link them to Patriots backup QB in 2013 — for real

December 19, 2012 – 2:06 pm

Before proceeding, I would emphasize what follows is a rumor, and has not been confirmed. But it comes from the Boston Globe and its excellent NFL writer Greg Bedard. He was one of the first guys who reported that Joe Banner would hire Mike Lombardi as the team’s new GM, after Banner let Tom Heckert [...]

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Pat Shurmur ended his news conference eloquently remembering the people in Connecticut

December 16, 2012 – 10:30 pm

The Browns lost a game on Sunday. Obviously there were far more serious events that took place in Connecticut, and Pat Shurmur talked about it eloquently as he finished his news conference. Everything he said was appropriate and well-stated: The events this week in Connecticut, we obviously were affected by it like the rest of [...]

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Browns loss to Redskins was team’s 54th in last five seasons

December 16, 2012 – 7:08 pm

Never let it be said that the Browns lose halfway. Either a defeat is excruciatingly painful, or excruciatingly embarrassing. Sunday’s 38-21 shellacking at the hands of the Redskins fell into the latter category. It was brutal. And now the Browns new management has all the justification it needs to clean house — in the front [...]

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Could Weeden’s concussion sideline him in Oakland?

November 25, 2012 – 10:16 pm

There could be a Colt McCoy sighting in Oakland this Sunday. That’s because Brandon Weeden left the Browns win over Pittsburgh (read that several times real fast) with a concussion. Weeden was hurt when Jason Worilds spun him around and threw him to the ground like a rag doll. As he landed, Weeden’s head hit [...]

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Catching up on the “battles”

November 25, 2012 – 9:27 pm

Pat Shurmur answered 14 questions after his opening remarks following the 20-14 win over Pittsburgh, and had four battle references. Given it was a win over Pittsburgh, it seems appropriate to review them: In his opening remarks: “I thought the players executed, fought and battled and went to the field knowing that we had the [...]

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For the Browns, eight equaled six

November 25, 2012 – 7:40 pm

Rarely does a game come down to one factor, but this Browns-Steelers game did. Consider the statistics, which often are skewed, but in this game’s case are not. Pittsburgh had 13 first downs, the Browns 14 (both had 10 passing). Pittsburgh was a woeful 11 percent on third downs (1-for-9), the Browns were a nearly [...]

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