Where's everybody at today, anyway? Awful lonely in here by myself. [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8E_zMLCRNg[/video]
TGIF Lounge Houndz I?ll buy the next round. Duff I?ll take another supersized mug of Bluez?s Makers Mark, and leave the bottle on the bar. (_)>======= Better not tell the goat about Jordon Camerons' hottie Spoiler It just might exacerbate his problem
This is my biggest problem with the safety rules. Too often good, solid plays are erased because the victim of a clean hit plays the part of a wounded possum and draws an unjustified flag. To use an example with the Steelers, last season vs. the Giants, Ryan Clark hit Victor Cruz shoulder-to-shoulder. Cruz subsequently lay on the field as if he was whacked in the sternum by a steel girder. Sure enough, the yellow flew out. The only real justification for that would be if a player was hit late, which I would see in this case. I can't help but believe it was because of that pansy-ass's wounded animal fakery, however. In cases like that, what's wrong with holding off on the flag to see if the player is actually hurt? Except for the possibility that Clark's hit was a second or so late, there was nothing wrong with it at all. No helmet was touched. I get mad when this happens to other teams, too. Nothing irritates me more as a fan than to see yellow flags inhibit the flow of the game for bogus or inconclusive reasons. I haven't seen hits like these governed with any consistency at all, so forgive me, Mr. Goodell, if I have a hard time believing that your officials can "officiate that and do it properly."
Trent Richardson just apeared on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas moments ago and talked about how the players in Cleveland were "used to losing" and he was told to "get used to it" but he also added how the new coaching staff has already changed the culture and things are turning around.
Many many years ago the Afghans invented the condom using part of the goats lower intestine. Spoiler The British improved upon it by taking it out of the goat.
BEREA: Mike Niam watched the dream of his former Hudson High School teammate Brian Winters come true during the NFL Draft, and now Niam is on a mission to establish his own place in the league. Niam, an inside linebacker from Wofford College, is one of 20 prospects participating in the Browns? three-day rookie minicamp this weekend on a tryout basis. If he can dazzle the coaching staff, there?s a chance he could earn a job with his hometown team as an undrafted free agent. ?It would mean everything,? Niam said Friday after the first practice of rookie minicamp. ?It?s my dream to play in the NFL, and that would be one step closer to it. ?Just to be able to play in front of my family and friends, that would be awesome playing in my hometown. It would definitely be my favorite place to wind up in.? Winters landed with the New York Jets, who selected him in the third round (No. 72 overall) and are counting on him to compete for a starting role as a guard. On Thursday, the Jets signed Winters, a former standout left tackle at Kent State University, to a four-year deal worth about $3 million, according to reports. ?He?s an outstanding player,? Niam said of Winters. ?I knew ever since he signed with Kent State that he was going to be an NFL pick. I?m just really happy for him, and I?m hoping he has great success.? Winters graduated from Hudson in 2009, and Bill Nagy, a 2006 Hudson graduate, plays guard for the Detroit Lions. Now Niam, who graduated from Hudson in 2008, has a shot to join the list of former Explorers in the NFL. ?That says a lot about Hudson,? Niam said. But like the other players trying out at minicamps throughout the league, Niam is a long shot to sign. Still, the Browns could use depth at inside linebacker, and none of their 18 undrafted free-agent signees plays the position. ?I definitely have [noticed the need for an inside linebacker], but I can?t really worry about that now,? he said. ?I?m just trying to do everything I can to impress the coaches and hopefully get another shot.? The 6-foot-2, 243-pound Niam realizes his ability to learn is being evaluated just as much as his performance on the field. He reported to rookie minicamp Thursday and received an iPad full of playbook materials he?s expected to retain on the fly. He?s already spent a significant amount of time in meetings with inside linebackers coach Ken Flajole. ?It?s a lot of information quick, and I?m just trying to learn,? Niam said. ?It?s not too bad. I?m picking it up pretty well. It?s just different than college obviously, a lot more complicated, a lot more detailed. But I?m doing pretty well.? Once he stepped onto the field, Niam immediately noticed the Browns practice at a much more intense pace than his college team. Niam, though, is convinced he?s worthy of a roster spot in the NFL after getting his first taste of life at the professional level. ?I feel confident that I belong in the NFL,? Niam said. ?I believe I have the ability. I have the mental knowledge, and I definitely think I belong.? Joining a cause Browns linebacker D?Qwell Jackson and former teammates Chris Gocong and Eric Barton have become ambassadors for Athlete Ally, an organization dedicated to ending homophobia in sports. Former Browns and New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, who recently retired from the NFL, is also an ambassador for the group. He recruited Jackson and former Browns linebackers Gocong and Barton. Since NBA veteran Jason Collins announced last month that he is gay in a first-person essay for Sports Illustrated, the debate about whether an openly gay player would be accepted in the NFL has intensified. ?I believe that everyone should be treated the same,? Jackson said in an announcement on Athlete Ally?s website. ?That?s my thought as a person and as a teammate. Joining Athlete Ally is my way of letting it be known that I would respect any teammate ? gay or straight. It just doesn?t matter.? Jackson, Gocong and Barton join Fujita, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Chris Kluwe, Donte Stallworth and Connor Barwin as NFL players who serve as ambassadors for Athlete Ally. They act as liaisons between the organization and the league, promote the group?s mission and encourage their colleagues to join the effort. Camp attendance Free safety Jamoris Slaughter and offensive tackle Chris Faulk were the only players who sat out the first practice of rookie minicamp. Forty-six players participated. Slaughter, a sixth-round draft pick from Notre Dame, suffered a season-ending ruptured Achilles? tendon in his left leg Sept. 15 against Michigan State. Faulk, who signed as an undrafted free agent from Louisiana State, tore two ligaments in his right knee during a September practice and missed virtually all of this past season. Both players were on the field Friday, stretching and working out on exercise bikes. ?Slaughter we are expecting to be back ready for training camp,? Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said. ?Maybe he will be ready sooner. I don?t know, but we are planning on training camp for him. For Faulk, we are looking at basically the same thing.? Notable spectators Browns owner Jimmy Haslam was on the field watching practice despite his truck-stop company, Pilot Flying J, being targeted in an ongoing federal investigation into an alleged fraud scheme. A few veteran players, including cornerback Joe Haden and outside linebacker Paul Kruger, also watched practice. Haden?s younger brother, former Boston College running back Josh, is participating in rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. Kruger?s younger brother, former Utah defensive tackle Dave, signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent. ?The big brothers were real interested in those guys,? Chudzinski said. Extra points The Lions signed defensive end Ezekiel ?Ziggy? Ansah to a five-year contract Friday, according to the team?s website. Ansah, the fifth overall pick in this year?s draft, striking a deal could clear the way for outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo, the sixth overall pick, to do the same with the Browns. ? Browns General Manager Mike Lombardi is scheduled to address the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club on Monday at Tozzi?s on 12th in Canton. Lunch will be served starting at 11 a.m. The program is set to begin at 12:10 p.m. ? Browns running back Trent Richardson is ranked 71st on NFL Network?s ?Top 100 Players of 2013.? Richardson?s place on the list was revealed Thursday night. Nate Ulrich can be reached at nulrich@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Browns blog at http://www.ohio.com/browns. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/NateUlrichABJ and on Facebook www.facebook.com/browns.abj
One more chance: The Browns allowed draft pick Armonty Bryant to attend rookie minicamp with one condition ? one more off-the-field incident and he is done. Bryant was arrested for DUI in Ada, OK, on May 3 less than a week after being drafted. The Browns drafted Bryant in the seventh round despite a felony charge in September for selling a small amount of marijuana on campus to an undercover officer. ?We discussed all of the options,? coach Rob Chudzinski said. ?We ultimately decided that we wanted bring him in, sit down and talk to him and that?s the process we went through.? In his first confrontation with a potential disciplinary situation as the Browns? new coach, Chudzinski met with Bryant upon his arrival on Thursday and laid down his team law. ?It?s a serious matter,? Chudzinski said. ?Now that Armonty has gotten here, I had the chance to sit down with him and talk about my expectations ? make those expectations clear with him. I feel like we have a good support structure here. ?I think we have good guys in the locker room, some guys who are excellent mentors. You look at D?Qwell Jackson, Davone Bess and those guys, anybody that follows them and follows their example will learn how to be a professional. Ultimately, Armonty needs to show that he is going to be accountable and I expect that out of him.? Yes, sir: Bryant?s first media interview after practice on Friday was an interrogation. He was continually pressed on how he could break his pledge on draft day that the Browns wouldn?t regret selecting him. He said he apologized ?multiple times? in his meeting with Chudzinski and other club officials. He said he was afraid he had blown his chance ? a longshot to begin with ? to play in the NFL. ?Yes sir, I was,? Bryant said. ?I?m just fortunate the Browns still have faith in me. Hopefully I might be able to make a spot on this 53-man roster.? Bryant declined to comment on the details of his arrest at 3:46 a.m. Oklahoma time on May 3. A police report said he declined 10 times to properly blow into a Breathalyzer. Eventually a blood alcohol content reading of 0.098 was measured. The legal BAC limit in Oklahoma is 0.08. Bryant pleaded no contest and received a one-year deferred sentence. He had to pay $1,136 in fines and court costs. ?I believe that people make mistakes. It?s all about moving on. Hopefully my actions (going forward) will speak loud,? Bryant said. ?I?ve been locking myself in my room at night with my playbook every night. It?s either that or my video games. I?m just keeping to myself. Nothing outside is going to affect me helping this team win. I think I?m hungrier than before. I have a lot to prove.? What about the player: Bryant has two things going for him. He was a dominant pass rusher -- albeit at the Division II level ? and the Browns have put a premium on pass rushing under new coordinator Ray Horton?s attacking, 3-4 scheme. Also, new Browns defensive line coach Joe Cullen was given a second chance in his career after having two alcohol-related arrests in 2006. ?I made a strong bond with Coach Cullen,? Bryant said. ?He actually has my back and helped me. I feel he?s a great mentor.? Bryant, 6-4 and 265 pounds, was projected as a possible candidate at outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense prior to the draft, but he worked exclusively with the defensive linemen at his first practice. ?He?s real raw,? Chudzinski said. ?He has ability. There are a lot of guys who are raw and have ability, and it really just depends on his commitment level and work ethic.? Bryant knows this is his last chance with the Browns. ?I have lots to prove,? he said. ?I?m still a D-2 pick, so I (already) have that chip on my shoulder. This just makes it a bigger chip.? Tony Grossi covers the Browns for ESPN 850 WKNR, ESPN 1540 KNR2 and www.espncleveland.com.
DvlDawg, the Goat now fills violated. I assure you my lower intestines are in tack and the condom world is short one goat for their use. As for Kelsi Reich if she wasn't available that would drive me directly too M-A-S-T-U-R.......and at least a round of (_)>s for my thoughts of her (.)(.) and the V which at my age wouldn't need that Afghans condom. Ahhhhh!
Maybe they already were :| There are already a couple of players that were here longer than any, that weren't renewed with any effort.
I think you may be on to something there. Could our own fan favorite Phil Dawson have been a Debbie Downer?
Jennifer Kruger?s moment of truth for the 2013 football season came not long after the conclusion of the NFL Draft. With three sons and a son-in-law on NFL rosters, she anxiously opened the Browns? and Philadelphia Eagles? schedules on separate windows on her computer and compared them side-by-side. She attended all the home games the previous year, when sons Joe and Dave played defensive line at the University of Utah and oldest son Paul started eight games at linebacker for the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. The Browns lured Paul away in free agency and Dave, signed as an undrafted rookie, joined him in Cleveland. The Eagles selected Joe, who left college with a year of eligibility remaining, in the seventh round. Jennifer Kruger also hoped to squeeze in a couple of games in Oakland since daughter Jessica?s husband, Tony Bergstrom, plays guard for the Raiders. But Jennifer Kruger wasn?t sure the scheduling gods would be on her side for two years in a row. ?The schedules matched up perfect. She started crying,? Dave said Saturday. ?When we?re home, Philly?s away and when Philly?s away, we?re home. That really gave her comfort that she could be at all the games.? Jennifer Kruger called the scheduling quirk ?remarkable? and said, ?I feel so lucky.? The six Kruger children will turn that sentiment around today. Because of offseason NFL workouts and minicamps, their Mother?s Day celebration in Orem, Utah, will be without Paul, Dave and Joe. But the rest of the Kruger clan, which also includes two grandchildren, will attend church, then gather for a barbecue. In a telephone interview last week, Jennifer Kruger called herself ?a professional spectator.? To Dave Kruger, she is much more than that. ?She?s an amazing woman,? Dave said. ?She?s, as you could say, the owner of our family. She runs the business.? He was talking about the business of family, not the family?s Green Life Labs, a nutritional company that sells protein for athletes, owned by his father, Paul. His job commitments mean much of the time Jennifer is traveling alone. ?It?s crazy. I don?t know how she does it, to be honest,? Dave said. ?Last year, she?d fly to Baltimore, then Oakland, then she?d go to the Utah games, then to my little brother?s games and to my little sister?s events.? Jennifer Kruger, 47, is used to the hectic life. She?s raised Paul, 29; Jessica, 25; Dave, who turns 23 Friday; Joe, 20; Mark, 18 this week; and Erica, 16. All four boys played football, basketball and baseball, although not all the way through high school. Jessica and Erica participated in volleyball and cheerleading, although Erica is giving up both to concentrate on student government for her senior year. Mark was an all-state defensive tackle and guard as a senior at Pleasant Grove High School who also placed second in the state in powerlifting. After his upcoming graduation, he will serve a two-year Mormon mission in Adelaide, Australia. ?I say my two youngest ones were raised on a basketball court or on a football field. We had to take little toddlers and make it all work,? Jennifer Kruger said. When the oldest boys were growing up, Jennifer Kruger drove a Suburban around town, her sons often changing clothes in the back. But none of it may have prepared her for the unusual situation of having the three University of Utah products in the NFL at the same time. It has been done before. In 2011, there were three Gronkowskis (Rob, Chris and Dan, the latter in Cleveland) playing in the league. Presently, there are three Trufants ? Marcus with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Desmond with the Atlanta Falcons and Isaiah with the New York Jets ? on NFL rosters. But a list of brothers compiled by the Pro Football Hall of Fame through the 2012 season had only 24 families with three or more and only eight that played at the same time. Three of those eight were in the 1920s. Jennifer Kruger said she knew early on her boys would be football players. Her husband played at Oregon State, her father, Brent Hafen, at the University of Utah before becoming a professor of health sciences at BYU. But she feels it has been a natural progression with Paul, Dave and Joe. ?People marvel and they?re like, ?Wow, I can?t believe it.? It is amazing and we feel so blessed and it is a remarkable thing, but at the same time, it felt really natural,? she said. ?Here you are in high school, you have a couple scholarship offers, this is where you?re going and now you?re starting. Now it?s your senior year. ? I guess we?ve been doing it for a while. I don?t mean to minimize how special it is and how blessed we are and the boys have been.? There has been glory ? none more so than Paul?s Super Bowl triumph last season. There have also been frightening experiences, including the day in January 2008 when Paul and Dave were attacked in an encounter with a gang. It was Dave?s recruiting trip to Utah. They were leaving a football gathering in Salt Lake City and headed to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City when a snowball thrown by a teammate led to a fight. Paul suffering life-threatening slashes to his ribs and abdomen that required 50 staples and four hours of surgery to close. Dave?s nose was broken and a cheekbone shattered by what might have been brass knuckles. ?[Jessica] called me from the ambulance,? Jennifer Kruger remembered. ?My knees buckled. I couldn?t stand for a minute. I thought, ?While I?m down here on the floor, I?m going to say a prayer.?? The incident rocked the Krugers, although Jennifer Kruger now calls it a ?growth experience.? ?Our family is really close so when one of us is affected by something it really reaches deep to all of us,? she said. ?It was really hard.? As they celebrate this Mother?s Day, the Krugers? lives seem idyllic. Things are so going so well that Jennifer Kruger has only one nagging concern as she prepares for the 2013 season. ?There?s no direct flights from Utah to Cleveland,? Dave Kruger said. ?That was the one thing she was bugged about.? Marla Ridenour can be reached at mridenour@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the her blog at http://www.ohio.com/marla
I can't see Phil saying something like that . all the losing had to get to him & Cribbs and all the rest that have stayed for any length of time . turn this mess around please !
Happy Mothers Day & to the Fathers who had to be Mothers .I know a couple of those guys . there kids turned out just fine . thanks for all you do, have done and will do . I Miss my Mom . damn cancer took her in 2003 . the rest of you Muthers have a good one also
call me excited about the offense this year . i think we will see a very balanced attack . Norv loves the power run game which is my personal favorite & Chud knows the passing game .they will be fun to watch this year . hopefuly they can just concentrate on football and block out all the other stuff that is going on with Haslam . that has to be a distraction . I hope we can keep Norv past one year .i will wait & see what Horton does before saying the same . i am still worried about the defense .
By Tom Reed, The Plain Dealer The Plain Dealer Follow on Twitter on May 11, 2013 at 7:59 PM, updated May 11, 2013 at 8:00 PM Email BEREA, Ohio -- Robbie Rouse is short, stout and built like a bottle of Red Stripe beer. The Browns list the muscular running back at 5-6, more than a half-inch taller than he measured at the NFL Scouting Combine. He's also 190 pounds, with biceps the size of grapefruits. "I always play with a chip on my shoulder because I'm a smaller back," Rouse said of not being drafted. "I can only control what I can control. When I get the opportunity like I do now I have to take advantage of it." View full sizeRobbie Rouse ran for 1,490 yards and had 63 receptions for Fresno State in his senior season. AP file The Browns signed Fresno State's all-time leading rusher Saturday a day after he arrived at rookie minicamp as a tryout. The deal likely was in the works as Rouse confirmed he had tryout invitations from Minnesota and Dallas as well. The club is committed to Trent Richardson, and also has Montario Hardesty, Chris Ogbonnaya and Dion Lewis under contract. But coaches want a longer look at a halfback who rushed for 4,168 yards over his final three years at Fresno State. He also caught 63 passes last season for 435 yards to help earn a Senior Bowl invite. Rouse was asked about his strengths. "I'd say my quickness and ability to catch the ball," said Rouse who ran a 4.58 at his pro day after clocking a disappointing 4.75 at the combine. "And, my size. My linemen are 6-6, 6-4. You can't see me and by the time you can it's too late. I use my change of direction to make them miss." While he compiled big numbers in the Mountain West Conference, Rouse also produced against major-college opposition. He ran for 115 yards on 27 carries against Oregon last season and 169 yards on 36 carries versus Nebraska in 2011. A San Diego native, Rouse is excited about playing for offensive coordinator Norv Turner, who coached the likes of LaDainian Tomlinson and Darren Sproles with the Chargers. Rouse admires the multi-dimensional Sproles and Ray Rice, who also are vertically challenged. He's always been a big fan of the little guy, regardless of the sport. "Not only in football but in basketball as well like [Chicago Bulls guard] Nate Robinson," said Rouse, who had 42 career touchdowns at Fresno State. "Barry Sanders is my favorite running back of all time and he wasn't the biggest running back as well. ... I look up to those guys because they opened the door for guys like me." Several longtime Browns observers were trying to recall the last the franchise listed a player at 5-6 or shorter on a roster. Both Gerald McNeil and Dino Hall were 5-7, according to ProFootballReference.com. Rouse has many obstacles to overcome, but one day into his Browns career he's been upgraded from mini-camp tryout to signed rookie free agent. "It's a dream as a child to be a professional football player and now it's here," he said. "I'm grateful for this and thankful." Brownies: Safety Jamoris Slaughter (Achilles) and offensive lineman Chris Faulk (knee) continue to be part-time participants. Slaughter believes he's ready, but is following the medical staff's recommendations. ... Faulk had 16 teams inquire about him after the draft ended. He said his friendship with LSU teammate Barkevious Mingo helped lead him to Cleveland.
