The Browns played a solid all-around game against the Titans Saturday Night and they were rewarded with a win.  Brady Quinn was very sharp in this game as he completed 11 of 15 passes for 128 yards with 1 TD pass.  Derek Anderson followed him in the game and he completed 7 of 11 passes for 77 yards.  Richard Bartel finished up for the Browns at QB by completing all 3 of his pass attempts for 40 yards.  Rookie RB James Davis led the Browns in rushing in this game with 28 yards on 5 carries (5.6 ypc).  He also caught 4 passes for 27 yards (6.8 avg) in this game.  Jamal Lewis was also busy carrying the ball 10 times for 23 yards (2.3 ypc) and catching 4 passes for another 36.  Braylon Edwards was the leading receiver for the Browns in this game with 51 yards on 3 catches including a TD.  The Browns finished up this game with 312 total yards on offense (75 rushing, 237 passing).

Safety Michael Adams led the way for the Browns in this game with six tackles.  But it was OLB Alex Hall who was the standout as he made 2 tackles and intercepted a Vince Young pass that he returned 11 yards for a TD.  The Titans finished up with 355 total yards in this game (83 rushing, 272 passing).

The Browns pushed the Lions around last Saturday Night in Cleveland.  The Browns raced out to a 20-0 lead behind the QBing of Derek Anderson.  Anderson completed 8 of 13 passes for 130 yards with 1 interception in this game.  Brady Quinn followed D.A. and he completed 3 of 5 passes for 29 yards.  Brett Ratliff had a night to forget for the Browns in this game as he only completed 1 of 4 passes for 7 yards and he lost a fumble.  Rookie RB James Davis was the star of this game for the Browns as he rushed for 116 yards on 12 carries (9.7 ypc) with a 81-yard TD run.  Jamal Lewis added 23 yards on the ground on 7 carries (3.3 ypc) with a TD scamper.  Braylon Edwards led the Browns in receiving in this game even though he only caught 1 pass……for 34 yards.  The Browns used 9 different receivers in this game with not one of them catching more than 2 passes.  The Browns finished up this game with 348 total yards (194 rushing, 154 passing).

Linebackers Kamerion Wimbley and Kaluka Maiava led the way for the Browns in this game with 6 tackles apiece.  The Browns held the Lions to 288 total yards of offense (102 rushing, 186 passing) in a solid all-around effort.  They also played well on special teams as Joshua Cribbs returned a punt 84 yards for a TD.

The Cleveland Browns have released TE John Madsen, DE Melili Purcell and OT George Foster.  None of these players should come back to haunt the Browns as they have some depth at each of the positions that they play.  Of this bunch, Foster will have the best chance of hooking up with a new team.

The Browns have signed 24-year old safety Tra Battle.  Battle played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Cowboys and Chargers last season and he finished with 15 tackles.  Battle is on the small side at 5′11″, 173 pounds so his best chance is to make the team by playing good on special teams.

The Browns have signed 30-year old TE Nate Jackson.  Jackson is a converted WR playing TE so he’s a pass catcher and not much of a blocker in the running game.  Jackson played in 10 games (3 starts) for the Broncos last season and he caught 11 passes for 84 yards (7.6 avg) with 1 TD grab.  In his six years in the NFL, Jackson has played in 41 games (4 starts) in which he has caught 27 passes for 240 yards (8.9 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Jackson has some upside and he can play some WR and help out on special teams so it’s possible that he can make the Browns’ roster.

UPDATE:  The Browns have cut Jackson after less than a week as they didn’t like what they saw out of him.