2 hours ago, calfoxwc said:

so.....

last game, squealers -

Ward is out. Sendejo and Joseph are out? Malcome Smith, Taki Taki's backup is out. Taki has an ankle injury, may not be able to play....Phillips and Goodson are out ?

Well, I think the Browns will win anyways - they got their wr's back. If Wills and Teller are back...we're still in the game winning chance.

Joseph will be back on Friday

15 hours ago, gumby73 said:

we got in the building to a late practice Wednesday... Covid contact WR group should return on Thursday.. stay tuned

 

 

 

Wonder who the close contacts to Malcolm Smith will be?

On 12/30/2020 at 11:26 AM, Ibleedbrown said:

For shits and giggles l ran some numbers on Browns rushing stats this year with OBJ, and without OBJ. The theory here is that OBJ “stretches the field” and loosens up the run game.

I counted the second Bengals game in the “without OBJ” column since he went down really early. Here’s what l came up with.

With OBJ: 6 games/ 194 rushing attempts/ 1,017 yards/ 32.3 attempts per game/ 5.24 yards per carry

Without OBJ: 9 games/ 270 rushing attempts/ 1,165 yards/ 30 attempts per game/ 4.31 yards per carry

The most significant of those numbers is we were gaining almost and entire extra yard per carry with OBJ in there. In a game of inches, that’s like 33 of them. 

The attempts columns were similar. We tried carrying it a little over 2 more times on average per game with OBJ as opposed to without. 
 

I realize there’s other factors at play, but that’s at least some indication that having OBJ, or a guy like him, is good for the team.

Thanks for the research. I've been saying all along that the run game has suffered since OBJ went down without doing the research. People would tell me BS but its obvious to me. I believe the offense was still trying to find their way early on. It appears now they are finding their way and OBJ with compliment it when he returns. 

1 minute ago, Browns149 said:

Games not on here today. I’ll have to find it on the internet somewhere. Maybe Yahoo?

NFL App?

Lets hope this doesn't turn into slow developing Covid like it did with Myles.

11 hours ago, The Gipper said:

I am not talking about going to the game........I am talking about going to Vegas,  and yes, they are letting people in there. 

correct, My daughter just came back from Vegas on Monday. No Shows, No Buffets but there is still gambling.

14 minutes ago, jiggins7919 said:

I don't think Myles will be totally healthy until next year. My hope is that he will continue to get a little better each week, but he was certainly struggling against the Giants. I feel so bad for him...it's got to be infuriating. 

And I agree with you about Nick Harris. He's definitely undersized for a Guard but the good news is that he's actually quite quick on his feet. I'm interested in seeing our running game and how he'll perform. I don't expect miracles or anything, but it's cool to see a kid get his chance. It's also fair to say that the Jets are going to sell out against the run and force us to pass it like other teams have done this year.

This would be welcomed news because the Jets don't have a great pass defense and if they bring their safeties up, we'll punish them severely. The fascinating aspect of our offense last week was how we took what the defense gave us and we never pressed the issue. We never went "deep" and our longest play was probably 25 yards. I don't expect this trend to continue, and if the weather permits you're going to see some vertical bombs off play-action. We missed one or two big plays last week, and I'd be shocked if we didn't try to get the deep game going. Gonna be a tough game, but perhaps a fun one. Darnold vs Mayfield...badass, right? 

Browns - 31

Jets - 20

I don't understand why he does not go to the bench and suck on an oxygen mask between series?

watch Hodge on ST's, he makes his mark there.

On 12/24/2020 at 11:02 AM, Dutch Oven said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dvz_-5egsU

Here's a great primer for the upcoming Browns vs Jets game. 

Where were you during this game? 

I was like row 10 of the Dawg Pound and stayed til the end.

On 12/24/2020 at 11:12 AM, The Gipper said:

How about Dick Butkus in round one and Lawrence Taylor in round 2. ....or their equivalent. 

Do LB's like that even exist anymore? 

On 12/23/2020 at 8:37 PM, Unsympathetic said:

Don't look now, but Harrison practiced Wednesday and may be cleared earlier than expected from his injury.

Coaches already said he won't play vs Jets. More than likely be activated for the Stoolers game.

On 9/27/2020 at 12:31 PM, Kvoethe said:

Dumping Dorsey and Williams ruined any chance we had of becoming a winning football program.  No amount of 1st round picks will ever change that.  

This post is aging really well...lol

1 minute ago, nickers said:

He was better than anything we had...

we are in a LB rebuild. These young guys need to step up their game.

5 minutes ago, nickers said:

He signed with the Jags...

I know that, my point is, he's not tearing up the league since he left here. He was notorious for making the tackle 10+ yards downfield. He was not worth the contract he was demanding.

3 minutes ago, Marvin the Martian said:

He starts for the Jaguars  He had 8 tackles last week with 1 TFL

Id be willing to bet the TFL was the ball carrier falling down and he tapped him on the shoulder.

On 9/18/2020 at 1:38 PM, nickers said:

Does anyone remember Joe Schobert?... The D captain?... Losing him hurt a lot like I knew it would.

isn't he out of football now, haven't heard his name since he left the Browns.

8 minutes ago, calfoxwc said:

I had the first five digits. Not bad. lol

I never understand how my numbers can be so far off when there are not even that many sold.

I just missed winning the first one by 100 million numbers

On 8/23/2020 at 1:25 PM, The Gipper said:

The fuck....have you been paying attention?  Our starting  SS just basically went down for the season, and the backup was a street UDFA no one has ever heard of.   And how is it that Thomas, who was considered a great team leader in Seattle, all of a sudden a team cancer in Baltimore? 

JT Hassell | 49

SS | Florida Tech |  Cleveland Browns

Ht: 6000 / 6' 00" | Wt: 199 | Upd: 04/22/2020

 

Vitals

Birth Date:	08/14/1995
Age:	25
Original Team:	CLE FA
NFL Entry:	19 CFA
NFL Exp:	2
Depth Chart Key:	CF19
Team History:	CLE

Player History

05/19 CLE FA 
08/19 CLE waived 
09/19 CLE P/SQ 1-11 
11/19 CLE activated 12

When I made that statement, Delpit was still on the field. I'm all for signing Thomas now. He did flip off Pete Carrol while in Seattle so hew seems to have a anger management problem.

Browns don't need that headache. We are good at S, If he were a LB? well that could be a different story.

4 hours ago, Canton Mike said:

Our 2020 tickets are paid in full. I am no gambler but, if I were, I'd be betting on an increase in 2021.

Mike

 

It's inevitable. Since I'm on the Auto Renew, payments would just start up again on 9/1 so might as well just let it ride.

On 7/9/2020 at 8:47 AM, Bigalow80 said:

It wouldn't shock me if they try to add Everson Griffin to the mix as well if they can get him for less than $10 mil. Joe Woods had a stacked line in SF and they would rotate quite a bit. One more guy who can bounce inside/out with some veteran leadership would be a good thing. Think of that line on 3rd and long?

DIL: Richardson, Ogunjobi, Billings, Elliot

DE: Myles, Vernon, Thomas, Clayborne...Griffin?

Except Cleveland dot com already reported the Browns have no interest in Griffin

5 hours ago, ballpeen said:

The Browns gave season ticket holders the opportunity to opt out of this season.  I chose that option, so no Browns games for me this year.  Kind of sad.  I have been making the 600 mile trek 6-7 time a year since 04, and usually 3 times since our return.  The up side is my 2021 tickets are now paid in full, so assuming I make it that far, it will seem like a free season.

I know we have several season ticket holders on the board.  What are you guys doing?  Holding or opting out?

I see no reason to rush into the decision since they did not give us a deadline. If I can't have 8 games or if they tell us we can't tailgate then the decision to opt out will be quick.

48 minutes ago, Dutch Oven said:

You are correct... the Browns a few months ago picked up his 5th year option, which means he would be a free agent after the 2021 season. I had forgotten about this. 

Adds value, which at this point, there doesn't seem to be much. His injury history and only 5 catches last season wont help.

On 7/3/2020 at 3:07 PM, Dutch Oven said:

For a team that wants to use multi-TE sets early and often, this isn't great news.

But he's a free agent after this season, right? I doubt they were re-signing him anyways. 

I believe he was extended, might have 2 seasons left on contract.