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So much for the whole quarterback secret. á When head coach Eric Mangini is fired, either at the end of the year or next year, the secrecy that surrounded the Browns quarterback position will follow him for the rest of his career. á Which leads me to this: If Mangini is indeed still the coach at the end of the season, both Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson will be looking for new homes in ...

When your team is trailing by four points going into the fourth quarter and thereÆs little hope of coming back, youÆre in deep...well, you know. á This has been the case for the Cleveland Browns in the first two games of the season. Most of the blame can go on the offense, but the defense is also finding it difficult to create turnovers. The defense has done its part, but the offense ...

I can still see it. The Browns on the 5-yard line against the Carolina Panthers. Charlie Frye taking the snap, pitching the ball to fullback Lawrence Vickers who then proceeds to throw the ball into the endzone and into the hands of a Panthers’ defender.   Maurice Carthon’s most infamous play call and the defining moment of his short offensive coordinating career.   Three years later, it appears the Browns could be going through ...

Answer me this: Who was the last Browns’ quarterback to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers?   You have to go all the way back to 2003, on a Sunday night on October 6 when Tim Couch was responsible for three touchdowns, two of them through the air.   What does this have to do with the Browns’ quarterback issues over the past decade?   A lot.   Couch may not have been the most physically gifted signal caller, but ...

Chris Palmer couldn’t do it. Neither could Butch Davis. Ditto for Romeo Crennel.   Now Eric Mangini gets his first shot against the Denver Broncos.   Since 1999, the Browns have lost all four meetings to the team from the “Mile High” City, most recently the 34-30 comeback victory last year at Cleveland Browns Stadium.   In 2000, Tim Couch threw for 266 yards, a touchdown, and three interceptions, while his counterpart, Brian Griese, threw for ...

The Browns were on the wrong side of the turnover battle last week against the Vikings.   A Brady Quinn fumble and interception were huge momentum swings for Minnesota and they turned the Browns’ miscues into 10 points.   In order for the Browns to make life easier on Quinn and the rest of the offense, the defense must make life unpleasant on quarterback Kyle Orton and rookie running back Knowshon Moreno.   Before Orton’s 87-yard ...

The NFL might as well just leave the Cleveland Browns off the Week One schedule.   Yesterday, the Browns dropped their 10th season-opening game in 11 years to the Minnesota Vikings.   Following a surprising 13-10 halftime lead, highlighted by a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown from Josh Cribbs, the Browns reformed to their 2008 ways in the second half.   They allowed 25 yards on the ground to Adrian Peterson and their run defense looked ...

The old football saying, “Defense wins championships” can be simplified even more when it comes to the 2009 Cleveland Browns—“Defense keeps you competitive.”   As I was watching the Titans-Steelers game last night, I thought to myself how awesome it would be to have a defense that stops the run and punishes the other team's offense.   Unfortunately, I don’t know how that feels and may not know for at least another year.   Then again, ...