Typical Browns and Anderson Start in 20-12 Win

Cincinnati started the game with a 3 and out. Lewis’ first four runs went for about 35 yards. Then they stopped running him. DA looking like his typical self. Indecisive, inaccurate, immobile and looking like he should be on the bench. Defense hasn’t put much, if any pressure on the Bengals QB but they held them to 1 first down in the quarter.

Browns can’t seem to stop the run in the 2nd quarter. Back to back runs of 12 and 13 yards, prove that. Bengals FG. Bad play calling, DA missing receivers and receivers missing passes are the main causes for “no offense”. DA gets sacked for a 11 yard loss. Browns have 3 off sides penalties. Two on Corey Williams and one on Leonard Lewis. One of the few highlights for the Browns is an Adams int, Lewis had a few nice runs and Wright had an int and a nice return only to fumble the ball. DA is 4 for 10 for 27 yards.

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Bengals Palmer Out for Browns Game w/ Sore Elbow

The odds of the Browns beating the Bengals here in Cincinnati today just went up a great deal, as the Bengals are placing Carson Palmer on the list as their third QB, meaning he will only play in an emergency role. Ryan Fitzpatrick will get the start for the Bengals.

Palmer was placed on the injury report late in the week due to soreness in his throwing elbow. The Bengals were expected to throw the ball a lot today against a Browns secondary that is not all that good to begin with, and will also be without Sean Jones, who is inactive for the game.

Also inactive for Cleveland: WR Donte Stallworth, LB Willie McGinest, LB Beau Bell, OL Ryan Tucker, OL Scott Young, and TE Martin Rucker. For the Bengals: CB Jonathan Joseph, S Dexter Jackson, HB Kenny Watson, S Herana-Daze Jones, WR Andre Caldwell, DT Pat Sims, and DT Jason Shirley.

Injuries for Sunday’s game

Sean Jones and Martin Rucker are out. Willie McGinest and Eric Steinbach did not participate. Kris Griffin, Donte Stallworth, Braylon Edwards, Shaun Rogers and Cameron Wimbley had limited participation.

Ryan Tucker, Shaun Smith and Kevin Shaffer were full go at practice. Coaches, Crennel, Chudzinski, Tucker, and Strength and Conditioning coach Myslinski all suffered “Brain Farts” this week but are expected to show up for the game and continue their coaching prowess. Thank god that the brain trust of the Cleveland Browns is still intact. Or is that brainless?

Stallworth is going into his 4th week of his 12 week vacation. Edwards still hasn’t learned to catch. He has 6 drops in the first 3 games. All in his hands. Edwards also has 6 penalties. DA has been studying his diagram book on opponents defensive alignments. He has also been working with a “timing coach”, learning how to lead the receiver to the ball.

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Previewing the Browns-Bengals Battle

Two teams desperate for a win collide in the Queen City on Sunday, as the 0-3 Browns take on the 0-3 Bengals in the Battle of Ohio - Part One.  These two teams met in week 16 last year, and the Bengals knocked their rivals out of the playoffs with a win.  Little has gone right for the Browns since then, as they have started the season in a complete tailspin, struggling on offense to the point where the team is talking about a possible QB change.

That change may happen sometime Sunday, as coach Romeo Crennel may pull the plug on struggling Derek Anderson and go with wonderboy Brady Quinn, the teams second first-round pick from last year.  Quinn has been itching for a shot, and with Anderson on life support with his play, it might be the spark that the Browns offense needed.  Last week in Baltimore, Anderson threw three picks as the Browns lost 28-10.  They actually had a lead in the game, but in the end a 21-point third quarter by the Ravens did them in.

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Exclusive offer from Dick’s Sporting Goods

Visit one of the participating Ohio Dick’s Sporting Goods stores on October 20th and receive 15% off your total purchase.

MEET BROWNS PLAYERS & ALUMNI at three of the participating stores! Scheduled to appear at the three stores below are a current Browns player and alumni member from 7:30-9:30 p.m.!

STRONGSVILLE- South Park Mall
17071 Southpark Ctr., Strongsville, OH 44136

WESTLAKE- Crocker Park
300 Crocker Park Blvd, Westlake, OH 44145

LYNDHURST- Legacy Village
24545 Cedar Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124

Three Cute Girls Kiss for a Browns Shirt

Best Fans in the World … Comparing the Browns to the Tribe

The fact is that the fans in NE Ohio are the best fans in the world. For years the Browns fans held all the attendance records. The Indians had the same distinction. Back in the 90’s the Tribe even set the MLB record for consecutive sell outs. It’s a known fact that if you put a contender in Cleveland the fans of NE Ohio will fill the stands.

Going into the current season, the Tribe’s regular season record is 8469 - 8095 for a .511 winning %. Their playoff record is 44 - 41. They have won their division 10 times and the World Series twice. The Indians have been around since 1901. This is their 107th season.

The Browns on the other hand came into football in 1946 (1st 4 years AAFC). This is only their 62nd year. Their overall regular season record is 461 - 359 - 13 for a .531 winning %. Playoff record is 16 - 20. They have won their division 23 times and won the championship 8 times. It’s easy to understand why Cleveland and NE Ohio is a “football” town.

Other facts … In 2006 Bizjournal did a study and determined that the Browns fans are the most loyal in the NFL. Browns fans have filled 99.8 of the seats at Browns Stadium in the past 7 years, despite a record of 36 - 76. The Browns have the largest backers group of any major sports team. The largest is in Phoenix, Az, in the USA. The 2 largest in the rest of the world are Alon Shvut, Israel and Niagara, Canada.

Hats off to the Browns Backers of the world. Now let’s hope that the ownership of the Browns will see the same problems we all see and get the team straightened out and headed in the right direction.

The Fluke of 07

What do you DA fans think now? He has a miserable 43.5 QB rating. He’s only completed 46% of his passes. Andre Knott ( Browns Reporter) is burying his head in the dirt now. I think I will call him Ostrich from now on. He stated on last weeks Browns Red Zone that DA is the man. His bad showing against the Steelers was because of the high winds.

How high were the winds this week? It is looking more and more like the offensive line has lost confidence in DA too. DA is next to last in the entire NFL in QB ratings. He is tied for the most interceptions. He is next to last in completion %. He is next to last in avg yds. Last year was a fluke. DA is not that good or smart. He can’t scramble, he can’t read defenses, he can’t hit the dump offs to the backs, he can’t hit the short slants, he gets flustered when he sees blitz and calls too many time outs, he is not accurate, and he can’t get the players motivated.

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Chiefs Called Browns for Quinn’s Services?

While the KC Chiefs are further from ever from being competitive, they appear to be on the verge of trying to find themselves a QB for the future.  Jay Glazer of FOX reported earlier Sunday that the Chiefs called the Cleveland Browns about last years first-round draft pick - QB Brady Quinn, and if he may be available for a trade.

Glazer said that the Browns declined to talk to KC about moving Quinn for a 09 draft pick or picks.  Quinn has yet to start his first NFL game, but after Sunday’s 28-10 loss to the Ravens, he may be closer to starting than ever with the three INT outing from current starter Derek Anderson.

With the Browns at 0-3, it would not be a surprise to see Anderson have a short leash next week in Cincy.  As for the Chiefs, they are simply awful, and have already started three QB’s in 2008, Damon Huard, Tyler Thigpen, and the QB they thought was the QB of the future - Brodie Croyle.  It now appears they are going to be looking for QB’s either from another team or using a high pick in the 09 draft for a thrower.

Better But Not Good Yet - Browns Fall 28-10

The first play after the kickoff, for Baltimore, was a 19 yard completion to Mason. There wasn’t a defender within 7 yards of him. Shortly after that, D’Qwell gets an int. It looked for a while that the Browns were going to give the game away. DA steps away from center with the ball and trips and falls. For some unknown reason, when the Browns are 2nd and 10 or more, Chud likes to call a run up the middle. Later, in the 2nd quarter they had a 2nd and 15 and Chud calls Lewis up the middle for a whopping 2 yard gain. Let’s mix it up a little more Chud.

Harrison takes a screen pass in for a 19 yard TD. Browns run a blitz and forget to cover a wide open Mason for a first down. Adams then comes up with an int. The Browns have 2 illegal procedure calls in the same series when DA was in the shotgun and the center failed to snap the ball. Zastudil knocks off a 31 yard punt but Baltimore does nothing with it. There is no pass rush at all yet for the Browns. 10-7 Browns at the half.

DA throws and int after the ball bounces off the receiver deep in their own territory. 1st and goal for Baltimore. The next Browns series DA throws the ball right into the hands of Reed for another int. Penalties are biting the Browns in the butt again. Adams gets called for unsportsmanlike conduct. DA goofs around and gets a delay called against the Browns.

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