Hey bluez, my apologies if I missed it, but are we doin the survivor football again this year? group ID# ? PW ?
Not the only one .I wanted Bortles for the Browns but not at #4 . prototypical size & strength with a howitzer for a arm and is athletic . whats not to like ?
ESPN Cleveland isn't sure if Nate Burleson will make the Browns' final roster. The 33-year-old Burleson has been bothered by a hamstring issue for a couple weeks now. Of course, the competition for roster spots in this wideout corps is not exactly fierce. The only locks are Josh Gordon, Andrew Hawkins and Miles Austin, leaving Burleson to battle guys like Charles Johnson, Travis Benjamin, Anthony Armstrong and Taylor Gabriel. It's hard to see the desperate Browns dumping a veteran leader with experience like Burleson, even if he'll be playing a bit role
I'm not so sure that Austin is a lock. He's been virtually invisible during the pre-season and his health history as of late isn't the greatest either.
The only time I've heard Austin's name this preseason is when he lined up wrong and cost the Browns a first down. *WALL*
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says Le'Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount "probably face no more than a one-game suspension and that won't come anytime soon." There's plenty of precedent here that will allow Bell and Blount to suit up for the entire season. In cases like this pending marijuana possession charge, the NFL waits for the legal process to play out before handing down discipline under the personal conduct policy. Lawyers won't have a problem delaying any proceedings. Note that Dwayne Bowe was caught with marijuana in a car last November, and didn't get hit with his one-game ban until last week. How will this affect Gordons status ?
and the drop he had down by the goaline in the first game against the Lions . not sure which QB threw it but the ball was on the money . it doesent matter who threw it what does matter is that he has been invisible .
Rumor is that Josh Gordon (while STILL waiting for the disposition of his appeal) will join Le'Veon Bell and LaGarret Blount on opening day for a pre-game [del]toke[/del] talk.
I expect Gordon's fate to be announced tomorrow. Most all of these suspensions are released on Fridays...
Yeah, that was Hoyer's best pass of the preseason! Many more to come hopefully now that he is the full time starter..
we will need some form of a passing game to keep teams from stacking the box to stop the run . then again when my favorite coach since our return went on a 4 game winning streak to end the season by pounding teams into the ground .I was never prouder . smack them in the mouth and they had no answer . teams knew it was coming and still couldn't stop it ..yes I still miss Mangini the HC not Mangini the GM .
BEREA, Ohio--Desmond Bryant had surgery to repair an injury to his wrist, Mike Pettine confirmed after practice Wednesday. ?Des (Bryant) did have wrist surgery,? Pettine said. ?His return, we?re just not sure of the target yet. We don?t think it will be long, but I still don?t have the full details. I know it went well, but we don?t know if he?ll be available for the opener or not.? Pettine said that he didn?t see Bryant being placed on injured reserve. However, he wasn?t sure if he?d be ready for the season opening game with the Steelers as there has been no timetable set forth by the medical staff. Notebook Starting Battles: Pettine was asked if any other position battles had been settled and he said with the uncertainty of CB Buster Skrine?s thumb injury, that rookie CB Justin Gilbert would ?likely be the starter?. Pettine said Gilbert ?played extremely well for the most part for the first time being out there? against the Redskins. He declined to name a starter between LB Chris Kirksey and LB Craig Robertson other than to say ?both will play.? He also said that OL John Greco is the right guard over OL Garrett Gilkey. Pettine said that RB Ben Tate ran well as did RB Terrance West but said the third spot at running back was ?wide open? between RB Chris Ogbonnaya, RB Dion Lewis, RB Edwin Baker and rookie RB Isaiah Crowell. Benjamin Returns: WR/KR Travis Benjamin was back at practice after leaving the Redskins game with a rib injury and a possible concussion. Also, DB Aaron Berry (groin) who missed the Redskins game returned to practice as did OL Paul McQuistan (ankle). Benjamin described the injury as similar to having the ?wind knocked out? of you. Taking it Easy: The Browns practiced without pads for the first time in 12 practices. Pettine had the team in full pads virtually every day of training camp. He said the team will also practice on Thursday without pads in the final practice before the game with the Rams. Sidelined: DB Pierre Desir (knee), DB Isaiah Trufant (knee), DB Aaron Berry (groin), DB K?Wuan Williams (hamstring) and WR Nate Burleson (hamstring) and DB T.J. Heath (hip) were on the stationary bikes during the portion of the practice open to the media. Players not on the field were: DB Buster Skrine (thumb), LB Eric Martin (concussion), LB Darius Eubanks (shoulder), LB Keith Pough (ankle), OL Michael Bowie (shoulder), OL Randall Harris (knee) and WR Jonathan Krause. OL Nick McDonald (wrist) is still on the non-football injury list. Skrine had surgery on Monday on his thumb and will be sidelined until the regular season begins. Browns a Network Hit: Despite the Browns not playing very well, they--or the curiousity to see Johnny Manziel--continue to draw huge audiences. For the second straight week, the Browns put up record-breaking numbers on a national stage. The preseason opener against the Lions drew 2.8 million viewers on NFL Network, while Monday?s game with the Redskins scored a 4.5 household US rating with 6.9 million viewers. It was the most watched ESPN preseason game in five seasons. Next Up: The Browns will practice again Thursday and then Saturday will play the first game in renovated FirstEnergy Stadium at 8 pm against the Rams.
