Cleveland Browns

He struggled in Cleveland as the Browns started 0-4, and on Monday night, in his first game after being traded to the Jets, New York lost a 31-27 heartbreaker to Miami. But, at least in the case of that Jets' defeat, it's hard to pin the blame on Edwards.

Fired a week before the start of the season as the Bills' offensive coordinator, an angry and confused Turk Schonert said the problem in Buffalo was that coach Dick Jauron wanted "a Pop Warner offense" -- an offensive playbook as simple and uncreative as possible, and that Schonert's sch...

Unless he's going to be sentenced to watch an endless loop of his team's 44-7 loss to the Giants (or worse, one single replay of Sunday's Bills-Browns game), Cable has to be thinking about heading up to Napa County first thing Monday morning and turning himself in. Because as embarrassing a...

Cleveland took advantage of a fumbled punt by Buffalo's Roscoe Parrish with three minutes left to boot a game-winning field goal and claim a 6-3 win. More: Check Box Score | Dallas Wins in OT | Philly Pummels Tampa Bay Browns Complete 2 Passes, Score 6 Points ... And Win originally appeared on Fa...

Baltimore (3-1) feels like they should be 4-0, victimized by an iffy penalty in last week's game at Foxboro (if the game was at home, are the Ravens not penalized?). With Pittsburgh lurking, each of these Cincinnati-Baltimore games are critical in battling for a playoff spot. Most people s...

But the Browns' bumbling hasn't kept defensive coordinator Rob Ryan from flapping his gums prior to this week's game at Buffalo. Friday, Ryan -- twin brother of loud-mouthed (and, thus far, more successful) Jets head coach Rex Ryan) -- called out Bills QB Trent Edwards.

For the Cleveland Browns, Sunday was at least a respectable performance. Now it's time for them to build on that. But have the 0-4 Browns settled on a starting quarterback?Pocket Presence: Has Derek Anderson Won the Job? originally appeared on NFL FanHouse on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST . P...

But now Edwards' career has boomeranged around back to the Big Apple. More Coverage: Browns Receive WR, Two Picks | Fantasy ImpactFreed From Cleveland, Braylon Edwards Must Prove His Worth in New York originally appeared on NFL FanHouse on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:15:00 EST . Please see our term...

by Michael David SmithFiled under: Browns, Jets In a blockbuster trade, the Cleveland Browns have traded wide receiver Braylon Edwards to the New York Jets, signaling that the Browns are in serious rebuilding mode -- and that the Jets are serious about winning right now.

The TV cameras caught Browns backup quarterback Brady Quinn yawning on the sideline. He's not the only one bored watching the Browns. The Bears' Johnny Knox returned the second half kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown to take 28-21 lead over Lions, leaving Chicago fans asking, "Devin who?"

The Browns have led a tortured existence for the last 15 years or so. The club hasn't won a playoff game since 1995 (and have only been to the postseason once since), and by 1996 they were called the Baltimore Ravens. After four years without a team, football returned in 1999. In retrospect, som...

We're here every week, hoping to make some sense of quarterback issues facing teams in the NFL. Sometimes, it feels like we're picking on Eric Mangini and the Cleveland Browns. However, at 0-3, and with little reason to think the problems in the passing game are just going to disappear, the B...

This year I'm logging every sack and taking notes along the way. Here's some plays that jumped out while watching the Week Three games. originally appeared on NFL FanHouse on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:55:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The Bengals turned to him when he was down. He has turned into a part of the Bengals' once-discarded core that is lifting them up.Unlikely Cast of Characters Leading Bengals To Success originally appeared on NFL FanHouse on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:38:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

After Sweed dropped a wide-open touchdown that would have proven to be a game-clincher against the Bengals, he now has one catch for five yards this year and one drop that would have been much more important. That drop reminded everyone he also had a key drop in the AFC Championship game agai...

Maybe Browns owner Randy Lerner was a tad premature to hire Eric Mangini 15 minutes after giving Romeo Crennel the boot. That seemed to be the consensus at the time and the sentiment was reinforced after watching Mangini lead the Browns to three losses, none of which were close.

by Stephanie StradleyFiled under: Browns, NFL Police Blotter If you kill someone with your car and blow a .126 on a Breathalyzer, it's difficult to get much better of a deal than what Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth got. It's still bad for him, but it could have been worse.

Winning, as they say, solves everything. But while we wait for Eric Mangini to work his magic in Cleveland, it's perfectly reasonable to wonder what the hell he's doing. Last weekend, Mangini -- who replaced Romeo Crennel in January nine days after getting the Romeo Crennel treatment from...

The late Bill Veeck was one of the most innovative minds in baseball during his time as an owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, and Chicago White Sox. He routinely came up with new gimmicks to get people coming through the turnstiles at his ballparks, and he even came up with the id...

Nearly a month ago, the National Football Post's Michael Lombardi hinted that Brady Quinn might not be accurate enough to make it as an NFL starter. He added, "As Cleveland makes changes to its roster, don't count out making a move at quarterback."

Plaxico Burress has yet to make his way through the legal system, but assuming he's a free man this fall, the Giants will gladly welcome him back. General manager Jerry Reese told the New York Daily News that he, head coach Tom Coughlin, and the rest of the organization are "on board" with kee...

Head coach Romeo Crennel is understandably underwhelmed by the prospect. "He's a very smart quarterback and he's a competitor," Coach Romeo Crennel said. "He probably doesn't have some of the physical skills some other quarterbacks in the NFL have. I think that's probably been the bigges...

AFC NORTH, NFC NORTH. 1, Pittsburgh Steelers (8), 1, Minnesota Vikings (6). 2, Cleveland Browns (2), 2, Green Bay Packers* (4). 3, Cincinnati Bengals (1), 3, Detroit Lions (1). 4, Baltimore Ravens, 4, Chicago Bears. AFC WEST, NFC WEST ...

By Michael David Smith Cleveland Browns coach Romeo Crennel has forgotten more about personnel evaluation than I'll ever know, but when he claims that his own wide receiver, Kevin Kaspar, is similar to New England Patriots wide receiverWes Welker, well, he's just plain wrong. The two aren't similar at all. In f...

By Michael David Smith Filed under: Browns, ClevelandWhen the Cleveland Browns signed quarterback Derek Anderson to a three-year deal with $14 million guaranteed, they were making a clear statement: Anderson is the starter. Anderson's contract pays him significantly more than the deal the Browns gave Bra...

By Michael David Smith According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network, the contract guarantees Anderson $14 million. What most likely happened is that Anderson had that offer on the table from the Browns and decided to let the free agency deadline pass to see if another team offered him more, and when no one did, he cho...

Browns Have Two Named to Pro Bowl, Derek Anderson Not One of Them This ain't the Cleveland Browns we're all used to seeing. The same team that averaged fewer than five wins a season since 2003 is now 9-5, tied atop the AFC ... Leon Washington comes up empty in Pro Bowl returns for Jets New York Daily...

By David J. Warner Seed Team Record Div. Conf. 1 New England Patriots 12-0 4-0 9-0 2 Indianapolis Colts 10-2 4-0 6-2 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 9-3 5-0 7-2 4 San Diego Chargers 7-5 3-1 6-3 5 Jacksonville Jaguars 8-4 2-3 6-3 6 Cleveland Browns 7-5 3-2 5-4 -- Tennessee Titans 7-5 3-2 4-4 -- Buffalo Bills 6-6 3-2 5-5

By David J. Warner Seed Team Record Div. Conf. 1 New England Patriots 10-0 4-0 8-0 2 Indianapolis Colts 8-2 3-0 5-2 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 7-3 4-0 5-2 4 San Diego Chargers 5-5 2-1 4-3 5 Jacksonville Jaguars 6-4 2-2 3-3 -- Cleveland Browns 6-4 3-2 4-4 -- Denver Broncos 5-5 2-1 5-3 -- Buffalo Bills

By Will Brinson Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Kellen Winslow (shoulder) - Didn't practice either day. Stay tuned; if he goes you want to start him against a banged up Ravens D. Houston Texans No significant injuries Indianapolis Colts No significant injuries New England Patriots New York Jets

By JJ Cooper Filed under: Steelers, AFC North, PittsburghEach week I go back and rewatch the Steelers game to take a look at which offensive linemen starred and who left Willie Parker and Ben Roethlisberger on their back. You can see the reports from throughout the season here.

By Larry Brown Filed under: Browns, AFC North, ClevelandBy trading Charlie Frye to the Seahawks on Tuesday, the Browns opened the door up for Brady Quinn who is currently listed as the backup to starter Derek Anderson. Good news for Cleveland fans, they may be getting their wish to see Quinn play sooner r...

By JJ Cooper Sack #1: On a simple four-man rush with no trickery right tackle Kevin Shaffer was simply blown back into Frye by Aaron Smith for the sack. The sack occurred 2.97 seconds after the snap, so it's borderline, but this one is more about the offensive line than Frye.

By Ryan Wilson FanHouse: Putting aside the AFC North rivalry for a moment, if you could have one Steelers player on the Browns, who would it be? FanHouse:Putting aside the AFC North rivalry for a moment, if you could have one Browns player on the Steelers, who would it be?

By JJ Cooper Filed under: Browns, Steelers, Cleveland, Pittsburgh To get you ready for week 1, FanHouse is previewing all 16 NFL games. Here is the Cleveland Browns/Pittsburgh Steelers preview. Pittsburgh Steelers: 8-8 (2nd in AFC North) Cleveland Browns: 4-12 (4th in AFC North)

By JJ Cooper Filed under: Browns, AFC North, ClevelandIf you weren't watching closely, you may have thought that Joe Thomas had a poor pro debut. After all, the only times his name was mentioned was when he was flagged for a pair of holding penalties--two holding penalties in one half seems like an awfu...

By JJ Cooper If that happens as expected, than the Browns' QB battle is back to what it was last year--Frye vs. Anderson. Frye has more experience, but that doesn't matter much now that everyone is trying to learn new offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski's offense. Although no one looked good during the...

By JJ Cooper Filed under: Browns, AFC NorthIn a month that's been filled with bad news for Browns fans between the flooding stadium and the trouble getting the draft picks signed, this has to rank as some of the best news in a long, long time. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

By Michael David Smith Filed under: Browns, NFL Fans, ClevelandBrowns quarterback Brady Quinn made an appearance at Great Northern Mall in suburban Cleveland to sign autographs Saturday afternoon, but fans weren't pleased when they got there. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

By Ryan Wilson Well, nobody can call Tim Couch a quitter. The former first-overall pick has been out of football since 2003, and during his rocky five-year career, managed to throw 64 touchdowns, 67 interceptions, and will the Browns to 26 wins (though, to be fair, Kelly Holcomb should get most of the cre...