Tim Couch Pulls Out Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns have lost their leading tackler for the second time this season. Eric Barton was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with an unspecified injury, leaving the Browns without their two starting inside linebackers for the final eight games this season. D'Qwell Jackson suffered a season-ending shoulder injury that required surgery last month. In announcing Barton was done for the year, the Browns did not reveal his injury or a timetable for his return. ESPN.com had previously reported that the 32-year-old Barton has a bulging disc in his neck and was contemplating surgery. Barton, one of 10 former New York Jets brought to Cleveland by coach Eric Mangini, started all eight games for Cleveland. He was injured in the first half of a Nov. 1 loss at Chicago. "I feel bad for Eric because I know how much passion he has for the game and what it means to him," Mangini said in a statement. "His ability to run the defense and allow those around him to play better will be greatly missed." Mangini would not comment during the team's bye week about reports Barton had a serious neck injury. With Barton out, the Browns likely will use a combination of rookies David Veikune and Kaluka Maiava on the inside of their 3-4 defensive scheme with Jason Trusnik and Blake Costanzo also getting time. Outside linebacker David Bowens has played some inside linebacker this season. The Browns, who host Baltimore on Monday night, also signed running back Thomas Brown to the practice squad and released receiver Darnell Jenkins from the practice squad. We're screwed! Our defense is lost! Noooooo..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
next2nothing Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Gives us a chance to see Veikune and Maiava. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor_g Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Gives us a chance to see Veikune and Maiava. If our defense is as complicated as it sounds, it could be a rough transition for the youngsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YtownBrownsBacker Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 We're screwed! Our defense is lost! Noooooo..... and you think he was the glue holding this #32 ranked defense together. you sound like his loss will kill our season. look at it this way, it could help our pass defense because teams will just run the ball down our throats. Then people can say................WOW McDonald didn't gibve up a TD pass the last 8 games of the year. It's like saying, if Lewis goes down I don't know what we will do for a running game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 We're screwed! Our defense is lost! Noooooo..... Well, you can't do any worse than dead last in the NFL in total D, so it really don't matter. Sort of like qb- if you replace DA with say a guy who looked good tossing passes in the Muni Lot, would that make our offense any less offensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 While it's awful to lose Barton, these injuries result in game experience for some of our young players, so it's not totally bad. It's not like it's costing us the playoffs. I'm not being crass, but I do believe in looking at positives, & every negative situation has them. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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