Category: Cleveland Browns (Page 74 of 114)

Yep. Let’s have a little fun. I think the Browns could beat the Bengals this Sunday. Really, I do. Here’s how.

Charlie Frye is going to start, and Crennel is not going to want to be pass happy like he was in the first meeting at Cleveland, when Trent Dilfer threw 43 times, and Droughns ran only 12 times. That was moronic. Maurice Carthon is not going to make that mistake with a rookie QB on the road.

So it’s gonna be all Droughns, all the time. The Bengals are 24th in the league in run defense. If the Browns can play a time of possession game, run Droughns like crazy, keep the Bengals offense off the field, the crowd out of the game, and STICK WITH IT, they got a real shot.

Not to mention, Chad Johnson just predicted the Bengals were going to the Super Bowl. I don’t know what the Bengals record is in games after Chad Johnson flaps his mouth off, but I’m gonna guess it ain’t great.

Charlie Frye? Just me, or are there too many awards out there? Blog post of the day! I nominate G’s post on Couch!!

ESPN.com is reporting that the Cincinnati Bengals are auditioning Tim Couch as a possible backup for next season. The Bengals are set for this season with Jon Kitna and Craig Krenzel as backups, but Kitna might bolt next year as a free agent so the team is taking a look at Couch.

It will be interesting to see if Couch’s arm will ever be strong enough again to land an NFL job.

Damn.

The Browns announced today that Braylon Edwards did in fact tear the ACL in his right knee Sunday, prematurely ending his rookie season while also jeopardizing some or most of next year.

Kellen Winslow, Sean Jones, Edwards…what’s up with the string of awful luck Browns rookies have run through the past couple of years? Let’s hope this doesn’t affect Braylon’s long-term outlook, because with the Droughns/Frye/Edwards offensive combo, I was just starting to get excited about the team’s future. Now, you’ve got no idea what to expect from Braylon and Winslow going forward.

The biggest news from this Browns loss is that Charlie Frye is for real, and should start. This game had the feel of Bernie Kosar’s first start…the spot is his, and he’s never giving it back. In a game in which he got the rookie’s-first-start pass rush pummelling treatment from the league’s #2 pass defense, he delivered a great first half, and hung in there in the second, with style and flair. I cannot imagine a scenario that would justify starting Trent Dilfer next week outside of injury to Frye. Crennel is being coy.

Let’s assume Crennel is just trying to force the Bengals to prepare for both Frye & Dilfer, but that little trick is only gonna work one more time.