HERE WE GO BROWNIES HERE WE GO! WOOF WOOF!!! Time to go Camping Lounge Houndz WOOF! Irish is buying? *DANCE* *DRINK* Duff I think it?s about time to try a shot of your newest batch of training camp Kool-Aid. Hangs a banner on the wall? You?re welcome Duffer. Hope things are getting back to some sense of normalcy. If I can make it work I?d be up for it. *DRINK* Training camp is here and I am finding myself cautiously excited to see if the players can respond to the challenge of the new system in place on both sides of the ball and win games. Things that concern me: Can the young players on both sides of the ball make that leap and step up their game? Can the D stop the run? This will be a key to the success of the defense this year. Will the secondary be able to do it?s job? With major holes at CB and S, will the guys selected to fill the positions opposite Haden and Ward be able to git-r-done? Will TJ Stay Healthy? Will Gordon take off his AZZHAT? The guy has the potential to be a great WR that puts the fear of the elf in his opponents. He?s got to wise up and make smarter decisions. *HELP* Will T-rich stay healthy? How special will the special teams be? With Cribbs and Dawson gone can their replacements keep fans from missing them? Things to be excited about: *DANCE* Turner, and Chuds new offense. Everyone has heard by now, how much more suited the personnel on the roster will fit better in their style of offense. Pounding the Rock w/ a dynamic power runner like T-rich, coupled with a passing attack that will stretch the field. Can they put it all together, put points on the board, control the clock, and crush their opponenets dreams of the playoffs? The O-line is shaping up to be one of the best in the NFL IMHO. It only remains to be seen if Pinkston or Lauvao starts at the other guard position. Hortons attack style of Defense. The Browns loaded up on pass rushers in the offseason. IMHO this is the best front seven they?ve had since the 80?s and 90?s. If they can bring it together and play smart they could be more exciting to watch than the offense.
Football season!!! WOOF!!! I think we are finally in for a fun season...much better vibe going than in years past. GO BROWNS!!!
We invite the BEST fans in the NFL to see a live practice at FirstEnergy Stadium on Saturday, August 3rd for Cleveland Browns Family Night! DATE: August 3, 2013 TIME: 6:30 PM LOCATION: FirstEnergy Stadium Exciting outside activities begin at 4:30 PM including music, games, & inflatable fun on Alfred Lerner Way! Kids will also have the chance to learn how they can give back and get their school involved in upcoming Browns opportunities this Fall. Admission to the event is FREE (non-ticketed) and includes live, in-stadium entertainment, laser & firework show and more! 4:30 PM ? Alfred Lerner Way Opens 5:30 PM ? Gates Open 6:30 PM ? Practice Begins 9:30 PM ? Laser & Firework Show Begins* *Time is approximate If you are a Cleveland Browns PNC Bank Debit Card holder, you can gain early access to Family Night by showing your card at the Southwest Gate of FirstEnergy Stadium. Each Cleveland Browns PNC Bank Debit Card will allow five (5) people in as early as 4:30pm.
This will be a big change for the Browns this season as the one area that has been the most consistent since the Browns returned in 1999 has been the specialists. Phil Dawson had been the kicker since 1999 and the Browns punting situation has consistently been one of the team's stronger areas with the likes of Chris Gardocki, Dave Zastudil and Reggie Hodges manning the duties. However, both Dawson and Hodges were not re-signed after becoming free agents. Yount is the only holdover from last year's specialists. He is in his third year with the Browns as the long snapper after replacing Ryan Pontbriand when he melted down in the 2011 season. If you include the return specialists, the Browns are trying to replace Josh Cribbs, as well. Most likely, wide receiver Travis Benjamin will be the punt returner and possibly the kick returner. Last year, Dawson and Cribbs went to the Pro Bowl and the Browns will need to fill that void. Specialists: Brandon Bogotay, Shayne Graham, Spencer Lanning and T.J. Conley and Christian Yount. Bogotay (6-3, 207, 24, Rookie) -- Bogotay was used at Georgia as a kickoff specialist and was just 1-of-3 in field goal attempts as he backed up Blair Walsh. Bogotay has a strong leg, but will have to impress quickly to fend off Graham. Graham (6-0, 210, 35, 12th year) -- In his 12th season, Graham is the oldest player on the Browns roster. He was 31-of-38 in field goals for the Texans last season. He was just 4-of-9 from 50 yards and beyond. In his career, Graham is 245-of-287 (85.4 pct.) Lanning (5-11, 200, 25, 1st year) -- Lanning was in training camp with the Browns last season, but failed to beat out Hodges. Special teams coach Chris Tabor had Lanning in training camp in 2011 with the Bears and is familiar with him. Lanning spent last season punting in the UFL. Conley (6-1, 215, 27, 2nd year) -- Conley was the Jets punter in 2011 where he ranked 30th in gross average with 42.7. He was signed by the Vikings for 2012, but did not make the team. Yount (6-1, 256, 25, 3rd year) -- Yount has been nearly flawless since taking over the long snapping duties during the 2011 season from Ryan Pontbriand. Yount picked up four special team tackles. Summary: Whoever ends up as the field goal kicker will have big shoes to fill replacing Dawson. Although, the general feeling was the Browns didn't pursue re-signing Dawson because of his age. However, with the signing of the 35-year old Graham, it appears the decision to leave might have been Dawson's more than the Browns. With Bogotay having no NFL and little college experience, Graham would seem to be the likely kicker to open the season for the Browns. Lanning is in his third-straight training camp with special teams coordinator Chris Tabor, thus making it look as though he is the punter the Browns think will win the job. Conley lost out in competition to a rookie in Minnesota last year and was out of the NFL.
BEREA, Ohio -- Linebacker D?Qwell Jackson noticed a different mindset in Berea when he reported for training camp. BEREA, Ohio -- When he first walked into the Berea training facility to report for training camp earlier this week, eight-year veteran linebacker D?Qwell Jackson noticed a different feeling, something he quickly embraced as a ?winning environment.? From the $5 million investment owner Jimmy Haslam made to renovate the building and the life-size photos of the players whose numbers have been retired gracing the entry way to the new windscreens with images of Browns players wrapping the fences around the practice fields, Jackson said ?everything? is different. ?Everything matters,? Jackson said. ?It shows that if they?re putting in the time to make things look first class, do things first class, then we have to understand that and put a better product on that field. It?s a fence, but I came out and was like, ?Whoa! This is the real deal. This is first class.? That?s been the biggest difference, the way they?re doing everything, first class, no shortcuts. When you start doing that, good things are bound to happen.? Since the start of his career with the Browns in 2006, Jackson has played under the direction of four head coaches, and five defensive coordinators. When asked if this was the most optimistic he felt on the opening day of training camp, Jackson quickly responded, ?Yes,? and gave credit to coach Rob Chudzinski. ?You can tell he wants this thing to work,? Jackson said. ?He wants to get over that hump. He?s all-in. He?s doing everything right. We couldn?t be in a better place right now. I know it?s the first day and everyone?s excited, but there?s a different vibe around here. The young guys have come into a great situation. I?ve been around here for a while and have seen so many different styles, techniques, but I feel what Chud is doing now is really making an emphasis on creating a winning environment, being committed.? According to Jackson, Chudzinski?s commitment is evident because he feels the first-year head coach ?is doing everything possible to be successful.? ?He talks to everyone. He asks our opinion,? Jackson said. ?He wants to know how things can get better. That?s pretty impressive. A lot of guys get into a situation and they want to do it their way or no way, and he?s a guy willing to take any opinions. He?s given us that trust, and in turn, we have to not let him down in that regard, do what we?re supposed to do, embrace my role as a leader, making sure guys are doing what they?re supposed to do.? Jackson also credited the attacking style of coordinator Ray Horton as being a positive step for the Browns? defense. ?As a defensive player, you have a mindset of wanting to be aggressive, and he utilizes that,? Jackson said. ?He?s a smart guy, and we have smart players that can get it done. You can?t be able to run different sets or multiple looks and pressures if you don?t have the guys capable of doing it. I think we have smart guys and guys that play tough. It?s going to come down to everyone grinding throughout the season, doing what they?re supposed to do and be consistent about doing it.?
The Cleveland Browns got their first day of training camp behind them. Tempers were flaring up and the tempo was fast, just ask Browns offensive line man Joe Thomas who ended up on the bottom of the pile in a melee that broke out. Thomas the all-pro that he is obviously should stick to blocking and not fighting. The Browns players were excited to get back to work to get ready for the season. The fight wasn?t that big of a deal, just a few tempers that got a little out of control. Thomas has the passion to play hard and sometimes coming back after a break gets guys over elevated. The tempo throughout the first day of camp was quick. It was exciting for the team to see all the fans that showed up for the first day of camp and some guys took that excitement to a higher level. It happens in camp, this is the time guys are fighting for a spot on the team?s roster and sometimes these little fights are going to break out. Thomas ending up on the bottom of the pile won?t happen very often with his size and skill level. It is good to see the team is already fighting to get ready for some football. Thomas said; that?s training camp, guy are ready to hit and it is great?..
So God Made A farmer By Paul Harvey And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker." So God made a farmer. God said, "I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper and then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board." So God made a farmer. ... "I need somebody with arms strong enough to rustle a calf and yet gentle enough to deliver his own grandchild. Somebody to call hogs, tame cantankerous machinery, come home hungry, have to wait lunch until his wife's done feeding visiting ladies and tell the ladies to be sure and come back real soon -- and mean it." So God made a farmer. God said, "I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt. And watch it die. Then dry his eyes and say, 'Maybe next year.' I need somebody who can shape an ax handle from a persimmon sprout, shoe a horse with a hunk of car tire, who can make harness out of haywire, feed sacks and shoe scraps. And who, planting time and harvest season, will finish his forty-hour week by Tuesday noon, then, pain'n from 'tractor back,' put in another seventy-two hours." So God made a farmer. God had to have somebody willing to ride the ruts at double speed to get the hay in ahead of the rain clouds and yet stop in mid-field and race to help when he sees the first smoke from a neighbor's place. So God made a farmer. God said, "I need somebody strong enough to clear trees and heave bails, yet gentle enough to tame lambs and wean pigs and tend the pink-combed pullets, who will stop his mower for an hour to splint the broken leg of a meadow lark. It had to be somebody who'd plow deep and straight and not cut corners. Somebody to seed, weed, feed, breed and rake and disc and plow and plant and tie the fleece and strain the milk and replenish the self-feeder and finish a hard week's work with a five-mile drive to church. "Somebody who'd bale a family together with the soft strong bonds of sharing, who would laugh and then sigh, and then reply, with smiling eyes, when his son says he wants to spend his life 'doing what dad does.'" So God made a farmer.
my Grandfather had a small farm around 40 acers i used to help him with growing up . the old man worked my ass off when i was younger .i get into trouble in the city i grw up in i went to the " farm ' .he needed some help yup i went to the farm . Church at least twice week and on Sunday morning rain snow sleet didn't matter they were there .at times i hated it .looking back it taught me values .i do miss those times . come football two a days i was already in shape after the helping out the old man and ready to take my agression out on anything or anyone that came my way .
Here?s some of what we think as we run through the notes that found their way into our pad during the second day of practice. ? It?s not quite right to say Josh Cooper will never be Wes Welker, other than the small matter of him being a gazillion catches and yards behind Welker in his NFL career. All Cooper heard growing up in Oklahoma, near Welker, and playing at Oklahoma State was that he reminded everyone of Welker. Here?s what we don?t know. Do his coaches see enough Welker in him to know he was an undrafted steal last year, and must be kept on the team and developed? Or do they see him merely as a curiosity who could help in an emergency and happens to have a connection with the quarterback, Brandon Weeden ... but might not be valuable enough for a roster spot? I know this. On the first day of practice, Cooper made one of the most conspicuous catches all day, a lightning-fast play over the middle on which his and Brian Hoyer?s timing were as good as it ever gets in Berea. On that one, Cooper, a la Welker, got himself wide open. On the second day of practice, he was in on the best medium-range completion of the day. On this one, with Hoyer again the trigger man, he showed very good quickness bursting out of the slot. This is key, because the perception is that Cooper?s feet aren?t nearly as electric as Welker?s. Maybe the perception is right, but he Cooper looks quick enough to help. In this case, he made a juke inside and then cut to the right sideline. That bought him only a sliver of an opening on rookie corner Leon McFadden. Hoyer, who seems to have learned overnight to trust Cooper, let it fly. Cooper leaped and fielded a nice throw at the top of his jump. McFadden had closed enough to actually get his hand on the ball. Cooper squeezed it, yanked it away from the DB and found a way to land both feet in bounds. We?re heading back up in a few hours. Wonder what we?ll see Cooper do today. ? We?re not in the meeting rooms or the videotape rooms, and we hardly see everything he does in practice. Maybe it?s just Jordan Cameron?s bad luck, but when we do watch him, we always seem to see a worrisome glitch. On Thursday, it was a failure to wrench a catchable ball away from safety T.J. Ward (See Cooper, above). On Friday, it was little things the coaches were saying. In one 11-on-11 set, he lined up wrong. ?Jordan! Move out!? The play clock was running. ?Wider! Toward the numbers! MOVE OUT!!? Getting the bugs out of the system is what camp is about. Cameron has 12 days to get his bugs out before the first preseason game. Another time, it was waiting for a 20-yard throw too long rather than surging to the ball ? safety Taushaun Gipson didn?t wait, closing from a good distance to bat the ball. The coaches didn?t have to wait to see that one on tape. ?You?ve gotta beat him to the ball! If it?s in the air, you?ve gotta go get it!? From talking to Cameron, we really do think he's trying real hard to be more than a former basketball star, but for now ... ? Trent Richardson has this little ?jump move? that remains suspect at this level ... and whose ineffective use was one reason his per-carry average was low last year. At times, as on a run-heavy set of 11-on-11s yesterday, he will see a tackler surging toward the middle of his chest. He will try to stop in his tracks by hopping upward, hoping the stop and the tackler?s momentum turn it into a whiff or an arm tackle. Trouble is, the move takes an extended split second, sometimes enough time for other tacklers to join the pursuit. For all I know, that jump move will be the start of an 80-yard touchdown move this year. For now, though, I wonder how much altering Richardson will need to do with some of his pet tricks. ? John Settle, the new running backs coach, runs what should be an effective anti-fumbling exercise. A football is tethered to a giant rubber band with a handle on the end. The back takes the ball and takes off while Settle clutches the handle and tugs with all of his might. There are maybe seven yards of rubber band when it gets stretched to its limit. Peyton Hillis could have used a little more of this drill when he was in town. Last year?s fumbling stats: Trent Richardson, three times on 318 touches; Montario Hardesty, twice on 67 touches; Chris Ogbonnaya, one on 54 touches. ? There is no dollar menu at the food trucks parked inside the south wall at camp. A Cuban pork slider is $6 at The Orange Truk truck. A ?third-and-long burger? is $8 at the Farenheit truck. The window men were friendly The lines were short. Might we recommend $2 hot dogs and $1.50 bottles of water as an option for camp visitors on a lesser budget? ? Long stretches of practices can be boring, even aggravating for those stuck in vantage points near fields where only a few drills are run. A good perch on the field where that day?s 11 on 11s are being run is what to shoot for. Easy for me to say. The media pass affords free reign a few yards from the sidelines of all four fields. Now and then, fans are close enough to try for conversations with players. Rob Chudzinski encourages discreet interaction. In one spot where I was watching an early drill, Chud walked over, eyeballed a cluster of fans up one side and down the next, clapped his hands and told them, ?C?mon, now, let?s get bit going.? ? ? ? We?ll have plentry more news and views at http://twitter.com/sdoerschukREP
speaking of trouble . racing rained out tonight means one thing ..bar stool for me . live band playing some classic r&r and of course some Bluez [:}
If you have ever gone to a Indians game and you sat anywhere on the Indians side of the field, you would have had to see or hear Lou Rodgers the hot dog guy. Lou knows hot dogs and baseball go together better than the ball and the bats. Nothing was more entertaining than watching Lou do his thing for the past six seasons. He made people like hot dogs, he made people understand that hot dogs and baseball went together. For 6 years Lou would sell hot dogs like no other vendor on the face of this earth. He was a hero to kids, they would run up to Lou grab his leg and beg to have their picture taken with him. Seeing Lou do his things was at times better than watching the Indians play baseball. No one is in more Youtube videos as a vendor at a stadium more than Lou is. Apparently this season Lou and another vendor exchanged words. The other vendor went into Lou?s section and started pedaling his goods. The guy was cutting into Lou?s sales. People who sell hot dogs at baseball games don?t get rich. Guys like Lou do it for the love of the game and the love of putting hot dogs in the hands of the fans. If you saw Lou or know who I am talking about you know exactly what I mean. The guy was an icon at the home of the Cleveland Indians. All Lou wants is his job back. He loved being part of the setting the Indians call home. He was part of the home field advantage and he helped people enjoy the experience of going to a game. Lou wasn?t fired by the Indians. He was let go by a company called Sports Services. They have the food contract at Progressive field. Lou had a clean record for 6 years working at Progressive field. Food Services could have handled the situation better. They could have sat Lou down and given him a warning, they didn?t instead they chose to fire Lou. They made a choice to deprive the thousands of fans that viewed Lou as an icon of their entertainment. Food Services could have done the right thing. They could have issued a warning to Lou and they could have written him up and placed it in his personnel file. There is nothing that can replace Lou at Progressive Field. The guy was a riot. We will have Lou on the Cleveland Sports 360 show Monday night July 29th at 7:00P.M. to tell his side of the story. If you are a fan of the Cleveland Indians and you enjoyed seeing Lou at the games, you should consider writing a letter and asking the Indians if they can intervene and have Lou reinstated. Take a minute and watch the video and see how Lou helped the fans enjoy the experience of attending the game. Then make sure to watch the Cleveland Sports 360 show next Monday night at 7 and if you have seen Lou and you want to tell him what he meant to you when you went to games you can call the show next Monday night by dialing 216-672-4300. Catch the show on www.streamingsportstalk.com Monday night at 7. In the mean time contact the Indians and ask them to help get Loy Rodgers back in action. He was an experience at every Indians home game. lets help Lou get back to where he belongs
i'm a city boy turned born-again redneck. i don't work a farm, per se, but i live on one, and i do have 2 tractors here (one mows the lawn, the other does the heavy work - mainly dragging trees). i'm what they call a gentleman farmer now, and i've come to have a ton of respect for those who actually work the land.
Green Acres is the life for me. Nice open field, never worked or lived a farmer but up before dawn and done after dark is a good but hard life. Respect all that do it. *YES*
BEREA, Ohio -- The National Football League continues its extended digital coverage for the 2013 season. BEREA, Ohio -- The National Football League draws fans from around the world and it has continued developing ways to enjoy every game of the 2013 season, no matter where viewers are. With NFL Game Pass, all 2013 games are available, live and on-demand, in HD outside of the United States, Mexico and U.S. Territories. NFL Preseason Live provides fans inside the United States with the opportunity to watch every 2013 preseason game live or on-demand in HD (live games available out-of-market only). It also offers enhanced viewing features including DVR controls, PiP (Picture-in-Picture), quad view, Big Play Markers and live chats. The condensed game feature is new for Preseason Live this year and shows every play -- from snap to whistle -- in roughly 30 minutes. Visit NFL.com/preseasonlive for more information. NFL Game Pass offers enhanced viewing features including DVR controls, PiP, quad view, Big Play Markers and live chats. The condensed game feature shows every play -- from snap to whistle -- in roughly 30 minutes. Video archives are available dating back to 2009, and NFL Game Pass includes live streaming of NFL Network and NFL Redzone (restrictions apply in the UK and Canada). With Mobile and Tablet access included for free with a paid subscription, fans can enjoy games wherever they go. Check out NFL.com/gamepass for a full list of features and pricing. For Brown fans inside the United States, the league offers every game on-demand in HD with NFL Game Rewind. NFL Game Rewind streams regular and postseason games on-demand dating back to 2009. The Coaches Film feature will be available on every play of every game this season. NFL Game Rewind also offers enhanced viewing features including DVR controls, PiP, quad view, Big Play Markers and live chats. The condensed game feature shows every play -- from snap to whistle -- in roughly 30 minutes. Check out NFL.com/gamerewind for a full list of features and pricing information. NFL Audio Pass allows fans from around the world to listen to the live home and away radio broadcasts from every 2013 game. Dial Global (formerly Westwood One) and Univision?s streams are also available for select games throughout the season. In addition, games dating back to 2009 are available on-demand. Visit NFL.com/audiopass for more information. NOTE: Certain restrictions apply. Please visit each product?s respective websites for a list of features and restrictions.
Our goal is to have the farm and horses for my daughter and wife. Got a waaayyyyzzzz to go... I love that type of work though, nothing like working your own land.
So God Made A farmer By Paul Harvey And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker." So God made a farmer. God said, "I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper and then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board." So God made a farmer. ... "I need somebody with arms strong enough to rustle a calf and yet gentle enough to deliver his own grandchild. Somebody to call hogs, tame cantankerous machinery, come home hungry, have to wait lunch until his wife's done feeding visiting ladies and tell the ladies to be sure and come back real soon -- and mean it." So God made a farmer. God said, "I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt. And watch it die. Then dry his eyes and say, 'Maybe next year.' I need somebody who can shape an ax handle from a persimmon sprout, shoe a horse with a hunk of car tire, who can make harness out of haywire, feed sacks and shoe scraps. And who, planting time and harvest season, will finish his forty-hour week by Tuesday noon, then, pain'n from 'tractor back,' put in another seventy-two hours." So God made a farmer. God had to have somebody willing to ride the ruts at double speed to get the hay in ahead of the rain clouds and yet stop in mid-field and race to help when he sees the first smoke from a neighbor's place. So God made a farmer. God said, "I need somebody strong enough to clear trees and heave bails, yet gentle enough to tame lambs and wean pigs and tend the pink-combed pullets, who will stop his mower for an hour to splint the broken leg of a meadow lark. It had to be somebody who'd plow deep and straight and not cut corners. Somebody to seed, weed, feed, breed and rake and disc and plow and plant and tie the fleece and strain the milk and replenish the self-feeder and finish a hard week's work with a five-mile drive to church. "Somebody who'd bale a family together with the soft strong bonds of sharing, who would laugh and then sigh, and then reply, with smiling eyes, when his son says he wants to spend his life 'doing what dad does.'" So God made a farmer.
