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Some rambling, disconnected thoughts on the Browns chances vs. the Giants

October 5, 2012 – 2:17 pm

It seemed time to write that the Browns have a good chance against the Giants this weekend, until a certain reality smacks you in the face. The Giants have injury issues in the secondary and at wide receiver. WRs Hakeem Nicks and Ramses Barden are hurt, which leaves the Giants with Victor Cruz, Domenic Hixon [...]

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Some less noticeable but still important plays from Thursday’s Browns game

September 28, 2012 – 8:47 am

I wrote about a few plays that Browns could have converted that might have helped their chances to win here. Chief among those was Greg Little’s drop at the goal-line in the fourth quarter. Brandon Weeden made a pass that could have been a touchdown, but Little dropped it. To Little’s credit, he didn’t hide. [...]

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Where do the Browns go at receiver with Massaquoi out?

September 26, 2012 – 4:06 pm

A person does not realize how thin the Browns receiving corps is until someone is hurt. Wednesday the Browns said that Mohamed Massaquoi will not play in Baltimore on Thursday night due to his hamstring injury. Massaquoi would never be mentioned among the league’s top receivers, but on the Browns he leads the wideouts with [...]

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Tough to share the Browns joy after that Great Lakes Classic classic

August 11, 2012 – 8:30 am

Maybe I’ve watched too many Browns games over the years, or maybe I’m just old and cynical. But I was not feeling the joy Friday night after Cleveland’s 19-17 win over Detroit in the exhibition season opener, aka the Great Lakes Classic. The Browns celebrated after the game like they’d clinched the division, when in [...]

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The Browns wrap up rookie minicamp

May 13, 2012 – 9:30 pm

When it comes to the sports world, minicamps are like surgeries — they are always successful. Never will a team put out a release that surgery for a player was unsuccessful, so neither will a team say that those three days of practice in shorts in May were a waste of time. Thus, it was [...]

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First and 10: Looking back at the draft

May 1, 2012 – 11:39 am

The hoopla got so much about the NFL Draft this year that it was necessary to get away from it for a day or two. The yard needed cutting, the gardens had to be raked and the dadgum dog ate an old hard-bound copy of Gone With the Wind (go figure). After a day’s reflection [...]

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Thoughts on the Browns later picks

April 28, 2012 – 2:25 pm

Some quick thoughts on the Browns late round picks … –There was a lot of fan outcry over John Hughes, which confuses me. If anyone knew John Hughes from Howard Hughes before the season, they are a lot more knowledgeable than me. The thinking behind taking him is sound, which is really what matters. The [...]

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