Derek Anderson has been excellent at home so far this season for the Cleveland Browns but……

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, General by dawgpounded on Thursday 18 October 2007 at 10:01 pm

The Browns need Derek Anderson to play better on the road.  The Browns have 6 games left on the road this season and only 4 home games left.  Anderson has only completed 40 of 80 passes (50%) for 535 yards with 3 TD passes and 5 interceptions (58.1 QB Rating) in two road games.  He has been outstanding in Cleveland Browns Stadium so far this year and the Browns need him to take that on the road with him.  In Cleveland, Anderson has completed 61 of 104 passes (58.7%) for 961 yards with 11 TD passes and 3 interceptions (112.7 QB Rating).  Overall, Anderson has been a huge success this season for the Browns as he is sporting a QB Rating of 88.9 on the season.  If he keeps playing like he is right now the Browns will let Brady Quinn watch from the sideline for a while and that’s probably not a bad thing.

Bernie Kosar Returns to Cleveland

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, General by kswartzlander on Tuesday 16 October 2007 at 1:33 pm

The 1985 NFL Supplemental Draft is an event that is catalogued in the minds of many faithful Cleveland Browns’ fans. The day that Orange Bowl MVP Bernie Kosar was signed to the team marked an anticipated turning point for the franchise. And the star quarterback didn’t disappoint.  Kosar took the team to three AFC title games and  posted 21,904 yards, 1,853 completions and 116 touchdowns in his nine-seasons with the Browns, while winning the hearts of fans along the way.

 

Now the championship player is headlining a new venture: an ownership share in the Arena Football League’s new team in Cleveland – the greatest homecoming yet for the Youngstown, Ohio, native.

 

“I have always believed that Cleveland would be a perfect market for Arena Football. I am honored to be a part of bringing a great product here and look forward to bringing an ArenaBowl championship to my hometown.” said Bernie Kosar.

 

Kosar had stellar beginnings at the University of Miami, where he put the Hurricanes on the map in 1983 when he quarterbacked the team to its first national championship. His stats were about to get better as Kosar graduated from college football to the NFL. His success with the Browns was confirmed when he led the team to three AFC championship games in four years. Unfortunately, all of them were lost to John Elway’s Denver Broncos. Elway owns the Colorado Crush, which should make for a great new rivalry with Cleveland.

 

Kosar spent the last half of the 1993 season with the Dallas Cowboys, quarterbacking the team to win in the ’93 NFC Championship game after relieving an injured Troy Aikman. A week later, he earned his only Super Bowl championship ring as backup for Aikman. Kosar spent the final three years of his career with the Miami Dolphins, contributing 987 yards and five touchdowns. He closed his NFL 12-year career with 1,994 completions for 23,301 yards and 124 touchdowns.


Cleveland Browns 41, Miami Dolphins 31

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by dawgpounded on Sunday 14 October 2007 at 10:34 pm

The Browns won their third game in a row at home today.  They did it with offense as usual.  Derek Anderson was outstanding as he completed 18 of 25 passes for 245 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 5 times for 13 yards (2.6 ypc) with a TD run.  Jason Wright did a solid job filling in for Jamal Lewis as he carried the ball 20 times for 59 yards (3.0 ypc) with a TD.  He also caught 3 passes for 39 yards (13.0 avg).  Jerome Harrison got his first action of the season and he was outstanding.  He carried the ball 8 times for 57 yards (7.1 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 15 yards.  Kellen Winslow led all Browns receivers in yards with 90 on 5 catches.  But, today was Braylon Edwards’ day as he caught 5 passes for 67 yards with 3 TD grabs.  The Browns finished up the day with 140 yards rushing on 35 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 25 passes for 244 yards.

The defense just played good enough to win today.  D’Qwell Jackson led the Browns with 9 tackles.  CBs Eric Wright (8 tackles, INT) and Leigh Bodden (6 tackles, INT) both had solid games.  The Dolphins rushed for 110 yards on 23 carries (4.8 ypc) and they also completed 24 of 43 passes for 246 yards.

One of the highlights for me was watching Derek Anderson elude Joey Porter and complete a key pass in the 4th quarter.  Anderson then mocked Porter with a fake kick in the butt which was outstanding.  Porter finished up with a mere 4 tackles.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271014005

Cleveland Browns vs. Miami Dolphins

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report, General by dawgpounded on Thursday 11 October 2007 at 9:00 pm
The Miami Dolphins lost on the last play of the game last week on a 54-yard field goal by Kris Brown of the Texans.  The Browns fought hard last week against the Patriots but they were outmanned in the game and it showed on the scoreboard.

Ronnie Brown probably can’t wait until Sunday!  He has been outstanding the last couple of weeks and the Browns are allowing 174.2 yards rushing per game and 4.9 yards per carry.  It will be interesting to see if the Browns defensive line gets any push as they have made some changes.  Cleo Lemon will get the start at QB this week and he will likely have some success throwing the ball against the Browns who have allowed 15 TD passes and 267.0 yards per game passing.  The secret weapon of the Dolphins could be Ted Ginn Jr. who might be happy to be back in Ohio.

Look for the Browns to also attempt to run the football as much as possible against a Dolphins defense that is allowing 174.2 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry so far this season.  Will Jamal Lewis semi-doubtful for this game, Jason Wright could have a big game.  He has carried the ball 19 times for 102 yards (5.4 ypc) and he’s also caught 6 passes for 51 yards (8.5 avg).  It will be up to MLB Zach Thomas and OLB Channing Crowder to stop Wright/Lewis in the running game and out of the backfield on passes.  DE Jason Taylor must get pressure on QB Derek Anderson because if he has time to pass the Dolphins will be in trouble because TE Kellen Winslow (24 rec, 416 yards, 2 TDs) and Braylon Edwards (24 rec, 485 yards, 4 TDs) are bad matchups for their secondary.

PREDICTION:  The Browns will win a high scoring game as neither team will have a hard time moving the football.  I would take the over if I were betting on this football game.

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The Cleveland Browns cut punter Scott Player

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, Big Browns News, General by dawgpounded on Tuesday 9 October 2007 at 2:41 pm

The Browns have cut Scott Player and have claimed rookie DT Louis Leonard off waivers from the Rams.  Player did a good job for the Browns while Dave Zastudil was out with injuries.  Player punted the ball 13 times for 593 yards (45.6 avg) and pinned the opponent inside the 20 yard line 6 times.  Zastudil will take his job back over as he has punted the ball 2 times for 86 yards (43.0 avg) with one of his punts downed inside the opposing 20 yard line. 

Louis Leonard was an undrafted free agent from Fresno State.  He didn’t play a down this season for either the Chargers or Rams.  He is a big guy at 6′4″, 330 pounds and he will likely get a chance at some point from the Browns as only Ethan Kelley (5 tackles) and Ted Washington (6 tackles) are ahead of him on the depth chart.

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