October 21st, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in As if things couldn’t get any worse for the 1-5 Browns, the team has been slammed by the flu. Wednesday the team was without 12 players at practice, including the following: DT Shaun Rogers, running back Jerome Harrison, center Alex Mack, cornerback Anthony Madison, safety Brodney Pool, tight end Robert Royal, wide receiver Chansi Stuckey, [...]
Archive for October, 2009
LB D’Qwell Jackson Placed on IR
The Browns today placed linebacker D’Qwell Jackson on injured reserve with a shoulder injury he sustained in last Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh, the team announced. In addition, the club signed defensive lineman Keith Grennan to the practice squad and released defensive lineman Carlton Powell from the practice squad. Jackson started all six games this season, [...]
Tags: Rolling Stone Takes a Shot at Mangini
Tom Withers of AP wrote today about how the rock n’ roll magazine – Rolling Stone, took a shot at Browns coach Eric Mangini: Even Rolling Stone is throwing rocks at Browns coach Eric Mangini. In its latest issue, the iconic music magazine stepped outside its usual arena with a harsh critique of Mangini, comparing [...]
Looking Ahead
The 27-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday didn’t signify the end of the world. Actually, despite the team’s struggles and Derek Anderson’s mediocre performance, this team took some important steps forward. It is hard to find the rainbow in the midst of such stomach churning losses, but as this team edges to the bye [...]
Browns Post Game Notes
Wide receiver Joshua Cribbs took sole possession as the Browns’ all-time leader in kick return scores with his 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter. Cribbs has eight career kick return scores (six on kickoffs), including three all-time kickoff return touchdowns against the Steelers. Cribbs passed Eric Metcalf who had seven career [...]
Browns Notebook: Another Tough Day for D.A., More on the 4th Down Call
PITTSBURGH — If Browns quarterback Derek Anderson never sees the Pittsburgh Steelers again, it still will be too soon. Anderson put together another terrible performance against the black and gold on Sunday afternoon, only completing nine passes as the Steelers rolled to a 27-14 victory at Heinz Field. It was Pittsburgh’s 12th consecutive win in [...]
Ref Stands Up for His 4th Down Call
It was a call that cost the Browns three points, and likely raised the blood pressure of defensive coordinator Rob Ryan to unhealthy levels. In the second quarter with the Steelers up 14-7 and at the Browns 14-yard line with :35 ticks left, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger attempted a QB sneak on 4th-and-inches. The QB [...]
12 and Counting: Browns Can’t Stop the Losing to Pittsburgh in 27-14 Setback
The Browns have not had much luck this season, and Sunday in Pittsburgh their defense took a nap against the Steelers high powered offense in allowing 543 Steelers yards in a 27-14 setback. The Browns were torched by Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger, who threw for 417 yards and two touchdowns. Big Ben, who is now [...]
