Footwedge;1240011 wrote:**** doing it the Pittsburgh way. No need to pay off Super bowl officials.

Lol reps

Man what a shame it will be if Haslem comes in and ruins the continutity the organization has had over the past few seasons for a change. One of the biggies issues with this franchise since it came back was dipshit lerner hiring other dipshits with ego problems running this shit into the ground (Policy, Both Davis, RAC Attack, Erica Womangini, Dumbfuck Savage). Seems that we finally have some leadership, accountability, great drafting and a HC with the Pres and GM on the same page. If Haslam comes in and fucks that up, I'll seriously be disappoint. That's what will probably happen though, Banner will come in and his fucking ego gets in the way (no SBs btw) and thinks he knows what's best and fires Heckert. I have yet to read a positive report on Banner, hope my first instinct on him is wrong.

Watching the presser right now, anyone else catch that Haslam said "taking showers after practice"? lol, why was he showering?

[h=1]Browns: Brandon Weeden hitting stride with improved wideouts[/h]By Marty Gitlin | CBSSports.com

August 3, 2012 12:05 pm ET
The inconsistency that marked the first few days of Browns training camp for rookie QB Brandon Weeden has vanished. The sharpness he displayed in minicamp has reappeared.

Weeden has emerged as clearly the most accurate mid-range and deep passer of the trio allegedly battling for the starting spot. He could be named the starter before the first preseason game next Saturday in Detroit.

The improved performance of Weeden is not merely an indication of his talent and his familiarity with the offense. It's also a reflection on the encouraging play of the receiving corps.

WRs Greg Little, the oft-maligned Mohamed Massaquoi and rookies Josh Gordon and Travis Benjamin have separated well in team drills, displayed sure hands and even made spectacular catches. Little wowed the crowd on Friday with two one-handed grabs in the end zone and one diving, sprawling catch for a touchdown.

Weeden has been duly impressed, particularly with Little and Massaquoi. "Greg and Mohamed have been making those double-route moves and making plays in the corner," Weeden said. "They're good at that. We've been working a lot on over-the-shoulder plays. We work on that because any corner will tell you that it's tough to stop."

The talents of Weeden and size and athleticism of Little and Gordon have also opened up new opportunities in the red zone, where the Browns failed miserably in 2011.

Both receivers could thrive on fade routes. It sounds simple, but the key to the team's badly needed improvement offensively is scoring touchdowns. They managed just 20 last year and finished 30th in the NFL with 218 points scored. It was the most meager total since their expansion season of 1999.

Enthusiasm must be tempered by the realization that the Browns have yet to play a preseason game. But the talent level of their skill position players, including impressive running back Trent Richardson, has grown markedly over the past year. Whether that translates to greater production once the regular season begins remains to be seen.

Considering that the Browns opened last year with Massaquoi and even more disappointing Brian Robiskie as their starting receivers, a significant upgrade seems inevitable.


http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/nfl-rapidreports/19719105/weeden-hitting-stride-with-improved-wideouts

if they are going to switch up the uniforms, i think a white helmet would look titties, with a orange strip down the middle, with either a brown logo or brown numbers on the side.

Alright, enough about fashion. Any word on how Cameron has been doing at training camp?

Commander of Awesome;1240042 wrote:Watching the presser right now, anyone else catch that Haslam said "taking showers after practice"? lol, why was he showering?

I did catch that. Dude must watch practice intensely.

BREAKING: Cleveland Browns LB Chris Gocong injures right leg in practice, appears to be very serious | cleveland.com
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ss...t_flyout_sports

BEREA -- Browns linebacker Chris Gocong suffered what appeared to be a serious right leg injury in practice this morning.

Judging from Gocong's reaction, it could be an Achilles tendon, which would cost him the season.

Defending on a touchdown pass to tight end Jordan Cameron in the end zone, Gocong planted and then grabbed his lower right leg, as if something in it had snapped. He then knelt for a moment, still grabbing his lower leg near the ankle. He then succumbed to the obvious pain, laying on his back with his hands over his face and tapping his left pain.

No word yet from the Browns.

Gocong, the Browns' starting weakside linebacker -- and starting strongside for the first three games in the possible absence of Scott Fujita -- was helped onto the cart by trainers and couldn't put any weight on the right leg.

While on the cart, Fujita came over and patted him on the shoulder and said a few words. His teammates seemed to know it was serious.

It's the first major injury of camp. Will update as we get more information.

Commander of Awesome;1240108 wrote:BREAKING: Cleveland Browns LB Chris Gocong injures right leg in practice, appears to be very serious | cleveland.com
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ss...t_flyout_sports

BEREA -- Browns linebacker Chris Gocong suffered what appeared to be a serious right leg injury in practice this morning.

Judging from Gocong's reaction, it could be an Achilles tendon, which would cost him the season.

Defending on a touchdown pass to tight end Jordan Cameron in the end zone, Gocong planted and then grabbed his lower right leg, as if something in it had snapped. He then knelt for a moment, still grabbing his lower leg near the ankle. He then succumbed to the obvious pain, laying on his back with his hands over his face and tapping his left pain.

No word yet from the Browns.

Gocong, the Browns' starting weakside linebacker -- and starting strongside for the first three games in the possible absence of Scott Fujita -- was helped onto the cart by trainers and couldn't put any weight on the right leg.

While on the cart, Fujita came over and patted him on the shoulder and said a few words. His teammates seemed to know it was serious.

It's the first major injury of camp. Will update as we get more information.

SMH, the worst defensive position for this team to lose a guy.

That's awesome news!!!!!!!

SMH

like_that;1240104 wrote:Alright, enough about fashion. Any word on how Cameron has been doing at training camp?

I've heard that he and Watson are EASILY the best looking at TE right now. #evanmooresabeardedclam

Injuries will be thev deciding factor on whether this team wins the division.

Heckert's gonna need to suck up his pride, bite the bullet, and scour the waiver wire for a serviceable LB. With his neck possibly being on the line, he has no time to "dilly dally" with "experiments" like last years' receiving corps....seven wins or he's likely gone, imo.

SportsAndLady;1240112 wrote:That's awesome news!!!!!!!

SMH

One step closer to the 0-16 season that you have been dreaming about.

seven wins or he's likely gone, imo.

I agree. While I think he has largely done a good job, it is hard to make the case that if in 3 years on the job this team has had 5,4 and less than 7 wins that he should be back for another year.

Rebuilding is done too quickly in the NFL anymore that if you can't have a team to .500 by year 4 that it is probably time to start looking elsewhere.

I actually think that if there is a house cleaning at the end of the year the Browns could become a 49er's type of job from last year with Harbaugh where there is a lot of young talent in place that needs someone capable of doing something with it to come in and put things over the top.

With the young core we now have in place and a positive change in ownership, we may actually be quite desirable for once to prospective coaches and GM's if a bunch of jobs come open after the off-season if things don't progress as they should this year.

IggyPride00;1240143 wrote:I agree. While I think he has largely done a good job, it is hard to make the case that if in 3 years on the job this team has had 5,4 and less than 7 wins that he should be back for another year.

Rebuilding is done too quickly in the NFL anymore that if you can't have a team to .500 by year 4 that it is probably time to start looking elsewhere.

I actually think that if there is a house cleaning at the end of the year the Browns could become a 49er's type of job from last year with Harbaugh where there is a lot of young talent in place that needs someone capable of doing something with it to come in and put things over the top.

With the young core we now have in place and a positive change in ownership, we may actually be quite desirable for once to prospective coaches and GM's if a bunch of jobs come open after the off-season if things don't progress as they should this year.

Agreed. If this team comes out and lays another egg, for as much as I like him, I can't see the justification for bringing Heckert back.

Training camp has now officially begun as it is being reported Gocong will indeed be out for the season with a torn achilles.

In other news, Grossi was saying on the radio today he thinks Josh Cooper has the inside track to beat out Norwood for that last receiver spot on the roster as he claimed he has been more impressive in camp thus far. I was a little surprised by that as I thought they were kind of high on Norwood. Then again it is Grossi, so he could be talking out of his ass.

From all reports, including national Gordon is the real deal. Most fantasy sites have him pushing little to be the top guy for the Browns. It should be no surprise he's top 3

Go Browns

I wonder if Gordon is the real deal.

gocong is done for the year.

i can't wait to see this team on the field for our first preseason game.

[h=6]Terry Pluto
[/h][h=6]This email about the Lerner family has real impact:
Terry,

While the Browns' performance with the Lerner family as owners has been lackluster and frustrating at times, I would still like to extend my thanks to the Lerners for their charitable support of the Cleveland Clinic, to name one example that touched my life.

It was in walking the halls of the Cleveland Clinic, after the doctors of the clinic saved my father's life in February, that I saw the Lerner name on the walls of the clinic.

While the Browns fan in me may look forward to the new ownership team, the "Dad fan" in me has a thank you to extend to the Lerner family today.

Sincerely,
Craig Gerlock
Macedonia, Ohio
[/h]

like_that;1240208 wrote:Terry Pluto


This email about the Lerner family has real impact:
Terry,

While the Browns' performance with the Lerner family as owners has been lackluster and frustrating at times, I would still like to extend my thanks to the Lerners for their charitable support of the Cleveland Clinic, to name one example that touched my life.

It was in walking the halls of the Cleveland Clinic, after the doctors of the clinic saved my father's life in February, that I saw the Lerner name on the walls of the clinic.

While the Browns fan in me may look forward to the new ownership team, the "Dad fan" in me has a thank you to extend to the Lerner family today.

Sincerely,
Craig Gerlock
Macedonia, Ohio

I have no doubt in my mind the Lerner's are great people...just not fit to run an NFL team in today's world.

SportsAndLady;1240225 wrote:I have no doubt in my mind the Lerner's are great people...just not fit to run an NFL team in today's world.

Agreed. Lerner is a great guy, he just unfortunitely doesn't know football

Brief recap of today...love that the smallish Skrine lit up the 315 lb Cousins...

http://networkedblogs.com/AE8wf