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The Browns have cut linebacker Arnold Harrison. Harrison played in 4 games for the Browns making 5 tackles. He played in 12 games this season for the Browns and Steelers making 12 tackles. This is absolutely no loss for the Cleveland Browns who have a lot of decent players on special teams.
Brian Robiskie will likely miss the season finale for the Cleveland Browns due to a ankle injury. He has played in 11 games this season for the Browns and he has caught 7 passes for 106 yards (15.1 avg) and he also made 3 tackles. I hope the Browns learned their lesson about drafting Ohio State Buckeyes to make the fans happy.
26-year old Josh Cribbs was selected as the kick returner for the Pro Bowl and 25-year old OT Joe Thomas will be going with him. Cribbs has played in 15 games for the Browns this season and he has returned 54 kickoffs for 1,502 yards (27.8 avg). Cribbs has also returned 35 punts for 434 yards (12.4 avg) with 1 TD return. This will be Cribbs’ second Pro Bowl appearance in his career and it was a deserved one. 6′6″, 312 pound left tackle Joe Thomas will be going to his third Pro Bowl in only his third season in the NFL showing what kind of player he has been for the Browns. He has never missed a game playing in all 47 games for the Browns. Whenever the team runs left they seem to get a lot of yards and Thomas keeps the QB from getting hit in the back. He is by far the most underrated player on the Cleveland Browns.
28-year old safety Abram Elam has played in all 15 games for the Browns this season and he has 85 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 sack and 1 pass defensed. But, Elam has not really been a impact player for the Browns. He was the player that head coach Eric Mangini really wanted in the draft day trade that sent Mark Sanchez to the Jets. If Elam can start adding some big plays to the tackles he has been making then the Browns will be happy with him.
The Browns won this game by running the ball on offense and playing solid defense. Derek Anderson managed the game well yesterday for the Browns completing 8 of 17 passes for 121 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs. Jerome Harrison led the way on the ground again for the Browns yesterday with 148 yards rushing on 39 carries (3.8 ypc) with 1 TD run. Mohammed Massaquoi had his best game in quite a while with 3 grabs for 61 yards (20.3 avg) with a TD grab. The Browns finished up with 282 total yards on offense (164 rushing, 118 passing) in this game.
Safety Mike Adams led the way for the Browns on defense yesterday with 7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack, 2 passes defensed and 1 QB hit. OLB Matt Roth also had a great game for the Browns yesterday with 5 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed, 1.5 sacks and 3 QB hits. CBs Brandon McDonald, Eric Wright and linebacker David Bowens each picked off a pass from Raiders’ QB Charlie Frye who thought that he was still playing with the Browns. The Raiders finished up with 389 total yards on offense (88 rushing, 301 passing) in this game. The Browns have now won three games in a row as they are now 4-11 on the year.