Category: Cleveland Browns (Page 98 of 114)

…in this week’s ESPN Power Ranking – the Colts, who get this comment…

It has to be a huge boost to the Colts to know they can win a game when Peyton Manning throws for only 122 yards.

Browns are listed 28th. Before we won Sunday, I’d be worried about a total blowout. Now it might just be a minor blowout?

Pasquarelli’s Morning After column is chock full of Browns stuff, including this little tidbit, “heard in the press box”…

Now that it looks like Reuben Droughns is going to be the starting tailback in Cleveland, the Browns might try to trade one of their other backs before the deadline. A lot of teams would love to get Lee Suggs, but he can’t stay healthy, and that’s a concern. …

As one of our commenters posted, the Browns offensive line has quietly had two solid games, including ZERO sacks…I’d be hesitant to lay it all on Droughns to the point of trading his competition.

…from ESPN’s Len Pasquarelli, who also gives kudos to the Browns coaching staff…

As for Maurice Carthon, well, he schemed up and then called a very aggressive game against the Green Bay Packers, and the result was a 336-yard passing day and three touchdown tosses for Browns quarterback Trent Dilfer. The Browns and Carthon didn’t try to nurse their late lead, and put the game away on a 62-yard scoring pass to tight end Steve Heiden. Crennel is a terrific guy. Ditto Carthon. Congratulations to both men and to the Cleveland organization.

The Browns actually look like a football team for once, and everyone has noticed.

…fired. Chris Palmer out as Texans offensive coordinator.

The Charlie Frye talk should cool down now. If we’d lost the Packers game, especially if Dilfer had a bad game, the QB question would have gone into overdrive, especially with a bye week coming after Indy next week. Now, Dilfer has some breathing room. Good. Operation “Develop Charlie On The Bench” can continue.

…even though the vast majority of Dilfer’s passing yards came after the catch. One catch in particular sticks out big time….Bill Livingston describes the Braylon Edwards TD..

Edwards faked to the outside, leading cornerback Joey Thomas to take the one step to the wrong side that he could never get back. Trent Dilfer put a seemingly innocuous slant, thrown quickly because the Packers blitzed, in Edwards’ hands at the Browns’ 30. Edwards burst between Thomas and safety Nick Collins, who arrived quickly, but still not in time.

No one was deep for Green Bay because of the blitz, so it was a footrace then. Edwards, taller and heavier than either pursuer at 6-3 and 211 pounds, was gone like cheap gas and jokes about the Browns’ drafts. He could go all . . . the . . . way, and, of course, he did.

That was some catch. And Edwards is gonna be some player.