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09 Nov 2012

What can Joe Banner do for you, Browns fans?

While many (most? 99.9 percent?) Cleveland Browns fans are excited about the regime change from Randy Lerner and Mike Holmgren to James Haslam and Joe Banner, no one can say they really know what Banner will do in his role as team CEO.

What we do know is Banner spent 19 years with the Philadelphia Eagles, 12 of them as team president. Other than that? Pure speculation (which is not without its merits, of course).

With the Browns on a bye this week, Banner took to the media circuit and, at least on the surface, what he had to say should please most Browns fans. Plus, you don’t have to look too hard to make a good guess on what the future holds for certain members of the organization.

Let’s see if we can figure out what Banner has in store for the Browns at The Cleveland Fan.

(Photo by ClevelandBrowns.com)

08 Nov 2012

Weeden looking to improve on Browns’ red zone woes

Good news for the Cleveland Browns as rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden says he will spend the bye week working to improve.

And he’s thinking touchdowns, not field goals.

“I didn’t really do my part throughout the entire game for four quarters (and) help this team get in the end zone (against Baltimore),” Weeden told the team’s website. “There are a lot of different things. I think you have to take pride in scoring touchdowns. We talk about three points sometimes isn’t bad, but you have to score touchdowns. Just making the things that are routine, doing them 100 percent all the time, being 100 percent on the things that are routine, that’s where the great quarterbacks become great. That’s why they’re so great; they do the things consistently all the time. That’s what I’m working toward.

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06 Nov 2012

Browns to hit the road with the Travel Channel

On the road again
Just can’t wait to get on the road again.

The Travel Channel will feature the Cleveland Browns on a new series that, according to a press release, promises to “pull back the curtain” on the Browns current 2012 season.

Boy, wait until America gets a look at just how difficult it can be at times to be a Browns fan.

Read more…

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04 Nov 2012

Ravens try to give away game, Browns say no thanks

It was there for the taking on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.

The Cleveland Browns just don’t yet know how to take it.

The Browns squandered a golden opportunity to get their first win in 10 tries against the Ravens, extend their home winning streak to three games, and go into the bye week having won three-of-four games.

Instead, the Browns lost 25-15 to fall to 2-7 on the season.

For the rest of the story, head over to The Cleveland Fan.

(Photo by The Associated Press)

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03 Nov 2012

Browns vs. Ravens – Week 9

The Cleveland Browns welcome the Baltimore Ravens to the Stadium on Sunday, and one way or another a streak will end.

The Browns are looking for their third consecutive home win. Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco is 9-0 vs. the Browns. The Ravens are also looking to sweep the Browns for the fifth consecutive year.

Something has to give – but what?

Let’s see if we can find out at The Cleveland Fan.

(Photo by ClevelandBrowns.com)

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31 Oct 2012

Haslam, Browns should look to Spain for inspiration

It was while reading Grant Wahl’s excellent article in Sports Illustrated, The World’s Team, that we had our ah-ha moment about the Cleveland Browns.

We want them to be the NFL’s version of FC Barcelona.

It’s not just the Barcelona wins a lot – 14 trophies in 20 competitions over the past five years (although that would be nice) – it is also how the team’s history, identity and style of play are as much a part of the city as the club.

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30 Oct 2012

Third-down backs, challenges, reverses and other Browns stuff

A few lingering thoughts as the Cleveland Browns get ready for Sunday’s game with Baltimore.

Just what did running back Brandon Jackson do to land in coach Pat Shurmur’s dog house?

Since the Week 1 game against Philadelphia, where Jackson caught two passes for 20 yards, no one has seen or heard from him. Not to make Jackson out to be a superstar or anything, but he did rush for 703 yards and three touchdowns for Green Bay in 2010, and caught an average of 30 passes a year as a third-down back for the Packers from 2008 to 2010.

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29 Oct 2012

Browns avoid losing to the Chargers

It certainly wasn’t the prettiest game you’ll ever see.

It definitely was not a game you will be telling your grandkids about one day.

But when you win as infrequently as the Cleveland Browns do, every win is a good win.

On a rainy, windy and generally unpleasant day at Cleveland Browns Stadium, the Browns did just enough to win (or just enough not to lose, depending on your perspective) against the San Diego Chargers, 7-6.

For all the details, head over to The Cleveland Fan.

(Photo courtesy of The Plain Dealer)

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28 Oct 2012

Browns vs. Chargers – Week 8

The Cleveland Browns and San Diego Chargers both come into today’s game at Cleveland Browns Stadium off of disappointing losses.

The Browns dropped a winnable game against Indianapolis on the road, the franchise’s 11th consecutive loss away from home, while the Chargers went into their bye week after giving up 35 consecutive points in the second half of a loss to Denver.

Sunday’s game also marks the return of the brown jerseys, as Cleveland will drop the all-white look for the final five home games of the season.

Will that turn out to be the highlight of the day?

Full preview starts … now at The Cleveland Fan.

(Photo by SanDiegoChargers.com)

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25 Oct 2012