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In a year filled with more bad news than good, itÆs nice to be ending the 2009 season with a plethora of good news. á Joshua Cribbs and Joe Thomas are in the Pro Bowl again. This is CribbsÆ second visit and ThomasÆ third consecutive trip. á Cribbs broke the NFL record a few weeks ago in Kansas City for number of kick returns for a touchdown when he ran back his seventh kickoff. ...

New Cleveland Browns VP Of Football Operations Mike Holmgren said all the right things in his first meeting with the press on Monday. á Holmgren clearly stated he wonÆt be coaching this year and that heÆll be ôdoing everything in my power to make the head coach successful.ö á Whether that means current head coach Eric Mangini will be back for another year still is unknown, but Holmgren seemed in his statements to be ...

ThereÆs nothing like three victories in a row to soften the reality that the Browns quarterback situation still isnÆt getting any better. á With Brady Quinn out for the year, Derek Anderson stepped in to lead the team to a 23-9 victory. It wasnÆt always pretty; the game seemed to take about 12 hours to complete...but a win is a win is a win. á While entertaining, the constant unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, especially toward ...

It started with a text. á Then there was a phone call. á Within 15 minutes on Saturday, I was being inundated with Urban Meyer information and how he resigned from Florida to come coach the Cleveland Browns for Cleveland's new head of football operations, Mike Holmgren. Everyone who talked to me was positive Meyer was coming to Cleveland. á We all know how that little situation played out, but it did add to an already ...

Brady Quinn is out, again, as the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns after a foot injury prematurely ended his season. á With that kernel of news, Derek Anderson once again gets to showcase his skill at throwing interceptions for the scouts around the league. á Mike Holmgren now has the unenviable task of choosing whether or not to keep Quinn as his starter going into the 2010 season. That Quinn will be kept ...

If head coach Eric Mangini were the bragging sort, he wouldÆve jumped on the podium after the game and shouted, ôHow do you like me now?ö In truth, thatÆs exactly what Mangini should have done so everyone who jumped on his back early in the season, including myself, could apologize. Not that Mangini didnÆt dig his own holes, but every coach deserves a full season, and these last few weeks are ...

For those who may have forgotten, there are three more games left in the Cleveland Browns' 2009 season, starting with a contest in Kansas City. á Beating the Steelers was great and allùand it wouldÆve been nice to end this otherwise dismal season on that noteùbut thatÆs not what the schedule makers had in mind, so the Browns have to play out the string. á Not only do the Browns have to finish the ...

As the last few days have played out, it appears more likely Mike Holmgren will be the new football ôczarö in Cleveland. á The Washington Redskins already have filled their post after Vinny Cerrato resigned, and Seattle has indicated theyÆre not interested in bringing Holmgren back. á Also in play here is the ôRooney Ruleö mandating the Browns must give a serious interview to a minority candidate. á Define ôseriousö for me and maybe IÆll take ...

For the first time since 2002, the Cleveland Browns actually have a chance to make the rivalry with Pittsburgh mean something. á ItÆs not a rivalry when one team is constantly winning. The other team has to win some games to keep it interesting. With 12-straight victories against the Browns, the Steelers are firmly in control of the rivalry at the moment. If the Browns can pull out a victory tonight, things ...

With the Pittsburgh Steelers coming to town Thursday night, this past SundayÆs game versus the Chargers was an indicator of how head coach Eric Mangini could be successful. á In short, just donÆt stink up the joint. á At a deeper level, the Chargers game shows how just a little success goes a long way with Cleveland fans. Now that the Browns have shown they can be competitive against a good team, the mood, ...