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A slew of offseason personnel moves by the Cleveland Browns’ organization, along with the recent trade of All-Pro quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins, have forced mock draft prognosticators from across the spectrum back to square one.   On January 31, 2010, I was so self-assured that the Cleveland Browns would draft Florida cornerback Joe Haden that I shouted it from the top of the highest mountain.   That was until Haden’s forty ...

After the Cleveland Browns unceremoniously cut loose the last two starting quarterbacks and replaced them with an aging starter and a career backup, it is pretty obvious that the team will be selecting a quarterback in the upcoming draft.   In fact, as hinted during the Mike Holmgren/Eric Mangini press conference this week, it is entirely possible that they draft two quarterbacks to groom for the future—one close to NFL-ready and another ...

To say the news that Eric Mangini being retained as head coach of the Cleveland Browns is shocking may be the understatement of the year. á Regardless of where you came down on Mangini as a coach, the fact that Mike Holmgren was going to put his own stamp on the team led most to believe that Mangini was a goner. á Two strong-willed men from entirely different coaching philosophies meant, in most peopleÆs ...

It has been an odd season for the Cleveland Browns to say the least. á There was plenty of drama to go around during the first year (and maybe last) of the Eric Mangini reign. á It started with commotion over a ôvoluntaryö rookie trip to ManginiÆs football camp in Connecticut. á We had the Kellen Winslow trade, an influx of former Jets, ôbottle gate,ö Braylon Edwards' name turning up in the police blotter, and then ...

Derek AndersonÆs career path has been as erratic as his arm. á He was a much heralded two-sport star in high school in the state of Oregon. He was nationally recruited in basketball but chose to play football at Oregon State, much to the delight of his home town fans. á He started as a sophomore in college and struggled. Anderson played so poorly that some wondered whether he deserved a second chance. á With very ...

Brady QuinnÆs season is over for the second time in two years because of injury. á A new president of football operations is in place and has to evaluate the talent on hand to decide what direction to take the team. á One of the most pressing things on Mike HolmgrenÆs plate will be, ôWhat do the Cleveland Browns do at quarterback?ö á President Holmgren is not exactly being greeted with an embarrassment of riches at ...

It is becoming more and more apparent that Mike Holmgren will wind up in Cleveland in some capacity. á What capacity that is still remains a mystery. á Holmgren revealed on his weekly radio show in Seattle that the Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner has offered him a post with the team. á He also stated that the job offer is not limited to just a front office position, but would include a coaching position if ...

The Cleveland Browns' attention has turned to Tim Ruskell in their search to fill their vacant General Manager position, according to Tony Grossi of the Cleveland Plain Dealer . á Ruskell most recently was the President of Football Operations and General Manager of the Seattle Seahawks. á This is somewhat of an ironic twist in that he was the man largely responsible for pushing Mike Holmgren out the door in Seattle. á Holmgren has been on ...

á When the NFL completes its draft in April, there is no shortage of opinions from the ôexpertsö who attempt to grade each team's decisions the very next day. á However, those same experts are nowhere to be found two years later when that predicted ôbustö turns into an All-Pro, or that ôbest thing since sliced breadö turns into a drag on his team's salary cap. á It usually takes a minimum of two years ...

  When the NFL completes its draft in April, there is no shortage of opinions from the “experts” who attempt to grade each team's decisions the very next day.   However, those same experts are nowhere to be found two years later when that predicted “bust” turns into an All-Pro, or that “best thing since sliced bread” turns into a drag on his team's salary cap.   It usually takes a minimum of two years ...