No doubt that a healthy T.J. Ward will be a big boost to the 2012 Browns secondary. Last year was basically wasted due to a sprained right foot, but there's no reason to think that he could not still be a very solid starting strong safety for years to come.
Ward is one of only 16 safeties in the past 11 years to start all 16 games as a rookie. (Troy Palomalu in 2003 was seen as slow to adjust and started no games. The 6-10 Steelers instead went with Mike Logan, who in 73 previous games had started only 12.)
Anyway, while stats only tell you so much, of those 16 rookie starters, Ward ranked third in tackles, second in assists, and tied for fifth in passes defensed.
He could certainly improve in deeper coverage, but his main value is underneath and in run support. It will be interesting to see what happens with the rest of the secondary -- whether Sheldon Brown moves to free safety, whether they re-sign Adams and Patterson, how Skrine and Hagg develop, etc. In any case, my eyeballs tell me that the Browns' D is a better unit with Ward on the field.
And on a trivial note, T.J. Ward is already the best player in Browns history who goes by his initials, easily beating out the likes of L.J. Shelton, O.J. Santiago, and D.D. Hoggard.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Initial impression
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Sipe versus McCoy, by the numbers
Can Colt be the guy? Frankly, I just don't know. I really hope so, as he's the most likable Browns quarterback since Kosar. He also comes very cheap for a starting quarterback, being just a third-round pick in the front half of his rookie contract. But no, he hasn't lit the league on fire or led the Browns into the realm of respectability. How much time is enough to evaluate whether a QB is a keeper? In this case, he deserves to play out the season in its entirety (if he survives the pounding) so that the front office can judge how much to invest in another quarterback in the draft.
For a bit of perspective, here are McCoy's stats compared to the early-career numbers of a similarly-sized QB that did end up making it good:
Sipe McCoy
Colt, though younger and with less time in the league (Sipe was a 1972 draftee), stacks up pretty well against a guy who later turned into the league's MVP and one of the top three quarterbacks in Browns history.
Both QBs played for subpar Browns squads and endured coaching changes during their early careers. The biggest difference is that Colt takes better care of the ball. When he can't find a receiver in time, he's more likely to tuck it in and gain what he can (or at least not lose as much in sack yardage).
Of course, the eras differ, with today's rules much more offense-friendly and protective of quarterbacks. Sipe won more games during this period, especially in 1976, the second year under head coach Forrest Gregg. The Browns actually had a 9-5 record despite being outscored by 20 points on the season. Sipe just had that intangible quality of, well, magic.
Colt could have it too. He's a tough, smart, charismatic leader. With more time, development, complementary players, and luck, he could become a stalwart behind center in Cleveland. It's just a bit too early to say.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Leaps in bounds!
It was heartpounding, it was inches from agony, it was slow and sloppy and a sliver-thin in its final score.
Yes, it was a characteristic Browns win, a 17-16 home squeaker over the Dolphins.
No doubt that the Browns' defense kept them in the game by keeping the Miami backs and receivers in front of them. No rushes longer than 11 yards. Only three passes that gained more than 16. Five sacks!
But surely the most ironic facet of this win is this: both Browns touchdowns came from fantastic leaping catches in the end zone by wide receivers, the team's most maligned unit. And both Josh Cribbs and Mohamed Massaquoi had missed most of the practice week with injuries. Yet they came up big to bail out Colt.
Montario Hard-too-see emerged for the first time in his young career as the go-to feature back, with the illness to workhorse Peyton Hillis. Hardesty was not hard to watch though. The big back showed a bit of a burst and proved reliable enough to not only avoid fumbling but to earn the call as the target of a critical fourth-down pass on the game-winning drive.
Thee 2-1 first-place Browns will next host the Titans, who will likely be without their best receiver, Kenny Britt. His knee injury yesterday may very well cost him the balance of the season.
I really like what I'm seeing from the Heckert draftees. Luvauo and Pinkston helped keep McCoy from getting sacked. Skrine had nice coverage during the 'Fins failed last gasp. Taylor and Sheard are key starters on a surprisingly effective D-line. Haden kept a stud receiver in check. And the Colt-to-Little combo came up with three connections during the all-or-nothing final drive.
The GM's penchant for finding instant contributors gives me even more hope for next year, when the Browns have two first-rounders in hand. Their extra pick, of course, will depend on the record of the Atlanta Falcons, who fell to 1-2 yesterday when the Bucs stopped 'em.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Is it so hard to make a "T" sign with your hands? Anyone?
We Browns fans are used to this. Losing home opening games. Blowing fourth-quarter leads. Inventing new ways to add to the annals of suckitude.
I'd be inclined to give the Browns a pass here. New coaches, young team, abbreviated off-season and all that.
But I'm not. Football is a bottom-line game. This was a highly-winnable division game, in Cleveland, against a substandard opponent in the Bengals. The Browns were just too sloppy in all facets of the game.
The key play, of course, was the 3rd-and-11 defensive collapse. With the Browns nursing a four-point lead with just 4:31 remaining, they failed to line up in time. Ex-Brown Bruce Gradkowski lofted the easy go-ahead touchdown pass to A.J. Green, who made the most of his first NFL catch.
Why didn't they line up in time? Rookie head coach Pat Shurmur believes his team should have been given time to make substitutions, since the offense did. That is a rule, and he may have a point. But football is a bottom-line game. The Browns are ultimately to blame.
At least one player said the defensive play call was too late in arriving. Apparently so.
Still, they could've called a timeout, either from the field or the sideline. They should have.
Instead, the 2011 Browns already have on their permanent record a hideous piece of video bespeaking discombobulation, unreadiness, and failure.
If this is the baseline from which to measure subsequent progress, let's just say that a gargantuan amount of progress will be required for this program to turn into any sort of success.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Ex-Browns who made the cut elsewhere
Lots of news pegs going into this weekend's season opener, but now that rosters around the NFL are down to 53 men, here's a list of former Browns who made the cut (and didn't) with other teams.
It's interesting to reflect on our past moves and compare previous expectations with the current assessment of the league's personnel decision-makers. Who do you miss? Are any units of ex-Browns better than those on our current roster?
Ex-Browns on other teams' active rosters
QB Luke McCown (2004) -- named Jaguars' Week 1 starter
QB Bruce Gradkowski (2008) -- Bengals
QB Derek Anderson (2006-9) -- Panthers
QB Brady Quinn (2007-9) -- Broncos
QB Richard Bartel (2008 no games) -- Cardinals
RB Jerome Harrison (2006-10) -- Lions
FB Lawrence Vickers (2006-10) -- Texans
FB Corey McIntyre (2005) -- Bills
WR Lance Moore (2005 pre-season) -- Saints
WR Braylon Edwards (2005-9) -- 49ers
WR Chansi Stuckey (2009-10) -- Cardinals
WR Donte' Stallworth (2008) -- Redskins
TE Kellen Winslow (2004-8) -- Buccaneers
TE Mike Sellers (2001) -- Redskins
TE Martin Rucker (2008-9) -- Cowboys
C Jeff Faine (2003-5) -- Buccaneers
G Rex Hadnot (2008-9) -- Cardinals
DE Kamerion Wimbley (2006-9) -- Raiders
DE Israel Idonije (2003 PS) -- Bears
DE Antonio Garay (2003-4) -- Chargers
DT Shaun Rogers (2008-10) -- Saints
DT Corey Williams -- (2008-9) -- Lions
DT Gerard Warren (2001-4) -- Patriots
DE Amon Gordon (2004-5) -- Chiefs
DT Shaun Smith (2007-8) -- Titans
DL Nick Eason (2004-6) -- Cardinals
DT C.J. Mosley (2009) -- Jaguars
DE Kenyon Coleman (2009-10) -- Cowboys
DE Clifton Geathers (2010 pre-season) -- Cowboys
LB Matt Roth (2009-10) -- Jaguars
LB Andra Davis (2002-8) -- Bills
LB Jason Trusnik (2009-10) -- Dolphins
LB Blake Costanzo (2009-10) -- 49ers
CB Eric Wright (2007-10) -- Lions
S Brodney Pool (2005-9) -- Jets
CB Leigh Bodden (2003-7) -- Patriots
DB Abram Elam (2009-10) -- Cowboys
DB Sean Jones (2004-8) -- Buccaneers
DB Chris Crocker (2003-5) -- Bengals
CB Brandon McDonald (2007-9) -- Lions
DB Hamza Abdullah (2008 no games) -- Cardinals
DB Sabby Piscitelli (2010) -- Chiefs
SS Larry Asante (2010 PS) -- Buccaneers
P Dave Zastudil (2006-9) -- Cardinals
K Billy Cundiff (2009) -- Ravens
K Shaun Suisham (2010 off-season) -- Steelers
Ex-Browns on other teams' Injured Reserve
WR Paul Hubbard (Bills) OL Isaac Sowells (Lions) RB James Davis (Redskins) DT Louis Leonard (Broncos)
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Ring 'n the Ghost
Not often at all will you find a pair of players at the same position, traded for each other straight-up, who then hit free agency and sign with the same third team on the same day.
From even comparison to direct competition.
The second pre-season game is when many such roster skirmishes and depth chart decisions come into sharper focus. And that focus will be in Cleveland, where Jerome Harrison and Mike Bell may very well tag team against their old team with their jobs on the line (or behind the line, perhaps).
Maybe not big enough to sell tickets to glorified practice, but an interesting potential storyline to follow next Friday.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The Delegacy
He's surer than I am that Delhomme won't be back, but TheOBR's Dave Kolonich makes an interestingly good point about Jake's brief term as a Brown, concluding:
Over the last brutal decade, Delhomme is the only Browns’ quarterback who didn’t set the team back or break our hearts.
Simply put, he was never meant to do so.
Debatable whether his salary cap hit counts as "set[ting] the team back," but Delhomme did seem to be a mensch at least.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
A fresh and frantic start
With a new labor agreement all but inked, it's suddenly football season. A burst of signings and player movement has begun.
Before I get into what this all entails for the Browns, I want to applaud the clause that ends the emergency quarterback designation and sets game-day rosters at 46.
This will help
--get developing QBs into more games, perhaps for limited packages (e.g. Wildcat)
--reward contributors at other positions who could also fill in as a second or third QB
--reduce incentive for starters or backups to play through an in-game injury, allowing adequate time for diagnosis/treatment.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Browns bibliography
Football seasons come and go, but good books endure. Below is the most comprehensive list anywhere of books related to the Cleveland Browns -- journalism, memoir, history, biography, photography, reference and more -- even true crime and fiction. (Media guides, yearbooks, and books for juvenile readers are not included). These 70 titles are sorted by year of publication.
Click the links (Powell's and Amazon affiliate) to learn more and add to your own library or to that of a fellow Browns fan. My general survey of Cleveland Browns books appeared in the January 2008 issue of the Orange and Brown Report Magazine, and I have been reviewing individual titles in recent issues.
Whether it’s a fresh title or one out-of-print and overlooked, a Browns book has to be a better gift than a Tim Couch jersey, eh?
I update this page periodically, so feel free to bookmark it, and please send along your tips on upcoming titles, recommendations, feedback, and corrections.
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Classic Browns: The 50 Greatest Games in Cleveland Browns History by Jonathan Knight, 2008
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Paul Brown: The Man Who Invented Modern Football by George Cantor, 2008
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Paul Brown: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Football's Most Innovative Coach by Andrew O'Toole, 2008
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Cleveland Browns Trivia Teasers by Richard Pennington, 2008
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One Moment Changes Everything: The All-America Tragedy of Don Rogers by Sean D. Harvey, 2007
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Browns Scrapbook: A Fond Look Back at Five Decades of Football, from a Legendary Cleveland Sportswriter by Chuck Heaton, 2007
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Playing For Pizza: A Novel by John Grisham, 2007
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Heart of a Mule: The Dick Schafrath Stories by Dick Schafrath, 2006
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The Best Show in Football: The 1946-1955 Cleveland Browns--Pro Football's Greatest Dynasty by Andy Piascik, 2006
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Sundays in the Pound: The Heroics and Heartbreak of the 1985-89 Cleveland Browns by Jonathan Knight, 2006
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Browns Essential: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan! by Mary Schmitt Boyer, 2006
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Browns Glory: For the Love of Ozzie, the Toe, and Otto by Alan Ross (ed.), 2005
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Cleveland Browns History by Frank M. Henkel, 2005
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For Browns Fans Only! by Rich Wolfe, 2005
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The Education of a Coach by David Halberstam, 2005
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False Start: How The New Browns Were Set Up To Fail by Terry Pluto, 2004
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Tales From the Browns Sideline by Tony Grossi, 2004
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Best of Hal Lebovitz: Great Sportswriting from Six Decades in Cleveland by Hal Lebovitz, 2004
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Heroes, Scamps, and Good Guys: 101 Colorful Characters from Cleveland Sports History by Bob Dolgan, 2003
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Kardiac Kids: The Story of the 1980 Cleveland Browns by Jonathan Knight, 2003
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Browns Town 1964: The Cleveland Browns and the 1964 Championship by Terry Pluto, 2003
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Rugged and Enduring: The Eagles, the Browns, and 5 Years of Football by David Cohen, 2001
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First and Last Seasons: A Father, A Son, and Sunday Afternoon Football by Dan McGraw, 2000
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Back Home: The Cleveland Browns by Tim Graham, editor, 1999
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On Being Brown: What It Means to Be a Cleveland Browns Fan by Scott Huler, 1999
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The Cleveland Browns: The Official Illustrated History by Ron Smith, 1999
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The Cleveland Browns: The Great Tradition by Bob Moon, 1999
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Cleveland Stadium: 60 Years of Memories by James A. Toman, 1994
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The Cleveland Sports Legacy Since 1945 by Mark Hodermarsky, 1991
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Behind the Lines by Don Strock and Harvey Frommer, 1991
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Out of Bounds by Jim Brown and Steve Delsohn, 1989
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I Went Both Ways by Don Paul, 1988
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Cleveland Browns Trivia by John F. Grabowski, 1987
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Football’s Gentle Giant: The Blanton Collier Story by Kay Collier Slone, 1985
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Day By Day in Cleveland Browns History by Morris Eckhouse, 1984
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Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, the Story of a Heisman Trophy Winner by Robert C. Gallagher, 1983
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Sam, Sipe, & Company : The Story of the Cleveland Browns by William V Levy, 1981
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PB: The Paul Brown Story by Paul Brown and Jack Clary, 1979
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The Cleveland Browns: Power and Glory by Chuck Heaton, 1974
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Cleveland Browns: Great Teams, Great Years by Jack Clary, 1973
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They Call It a Game: Shoulders the NFL Stands On by Bernie Parrish, 1971 (reissued in 2000)
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My Greatest Challenge by Bill Glass, 1968
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Get in the Game! by Bill Glass, 1965
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Return to Glory: The Story of the Cleveland Browns by Bill Levy, 1965
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Off My Chest by Jimmy Brown with Myron Cope, 1964
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Confessions of a Gypsy Quarterback by George Ratterman and Robert Deindorfer, 1962
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Football Scouting by Robert C. "Sarge" MacKenzie, 1955
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T Quarterback by Otto Graham, 1953
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