http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ A regular chronicling of the Cleveland Browns' exploits on and off the field. en-us smcclelland@daytondailynews.com 2009-06-16T16:11:29-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/06/16/stallworth_gets_a_month_for_ki.html The guy he killed was jaywalking, so this apparently had something to do with receiver Donte Stallworth receiving a mere 30-day jail sentence today in his DUI-manslaughter case. Donte Stallworth in court Oh well. Maybe it’s good news for the... 13405803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-06-16T16:11:29-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/05/30/dumb_move_by_mangenius.html By essentially forcing the rookies to take a 10-hour bus trip to work a camp at his old high school in Connecticut this weekend, head coach Eric Mangini only succeeded in adding to the Browns’ reputation as an NFL laughingstock.... 13101203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-05-30T12:25:48-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/05/26/a_little_secondary_help.html Not the most exciting signing, but cornerback Rod Hood is a six-year veteran who played the past two seasons for the Arizona Cardinals. Given the Browns’ thinness in the secondary, his signing today as a free agent can’t hurt. Some... 13014103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-05-26T16:01:01-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/05/18/cribbs_making_holdout_noises.html Receiver/special teams ace/strong safety Josh Cribbs plans to boycott the voluntary minicamp this week unless there is progress on talks for a new contract by the start of camp today, his agent J.R. Rickert told The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer on... 12878303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-05-18T23:40:01-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/04/25/encouraging_day_for_the_orange.html Somewhere in the blizzard of draft dispatches Saturday, I read something about fans not being all that excited about the Browns’ first-round pick, California center Alex Mack. I actually thought it was fairly shrewd, even Belichick-esque, so to speak. As... 12411903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-04-25T23:24:40-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/04/22/they_need_defense_not_crabtree.html Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree now is said to be off the Browns’ radar at No. 5 because he supposedly acted like a diva on his recent visit to team headquarters. Curious, but if he acted that way, maybe it... 12348803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-04-22T16:38:19-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/04/21/draft_cue_what_would_the_bills.html Saw where Peter King of SI.com is projecting the Browns to take Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry with the No. 5 overall pick Saturday. That would probably be a fairly safe way to go if Curry is still on the... 12322003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-04-21T15:46:32-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/04/16/same_words_different_guy.html Every year at this time, the Browns trot out their general manager to field questions about the upcoming NFL draft. One year, Phil Savage sat at the elevated stage as his personnel aide tediously addressed the top five prospects at... 12232803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-04-16T17:21:41-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/04/15/a_closer_look_at_the_schedule.html As we get ready to say goodbye to Braylon Edwards and wonder where all the playmakers went, the good news is that the schedule doesn’t look all that imposing. Hey, a non-Bill Parcells 4-12 team needs all the help it... 12203503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-04-15T15:12:02-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/04/03/k2_chines_in_favors_brady_quin.html Kellen Winslow, now with Tampa Bay, sounded off Thursday about the Browns’ quarterback situation on SIRIUS NFL and here’s how the conversation went: Host Adam Schein: “Who is the better QB for the Browns this year? [Derek] Anderson or [Brady]... 11978403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-04-03T03:08:28-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/04/01/stallworth_one_disaster_after.html It was inevitable, apparently, but now it’s fact: Receiver Dante Stallworth has been charged with DUI manslaughter. Prosecutors in Miami allege he was driving drunk on the morning of March 14 when he struck and killed a pedestrian on Miami... 11947903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-04-01T17:07:06-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/03/18/another_journeyman_hops_aboard.html Noah Herron, a running back, is the latest middle-of-the-barrel free agent to land with the orange helmets. And, surprisingly enough, he’s never been with the Jets. The particulars from a team release: “The 26-year-old Herron was originally a seventh-round draft... 11649803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-03-18T16:33:22-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/03/18/what_to_do_with_brady_quinn.html To dump Brady Quinn or not dump him? Such is the question on this fine day-after-St. Patrick’s Day. News flash: The Cleveland Browns would sever ties with the golden (dome) boy in a heartbeat if it meant recovering a high... 11642003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-03-18T12:01:19-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/03/05/look_they_signed_someone.html Tight end Robert Royal agreed to contract terms as the team plunged into the free-agent market after missing out on all the better players. Royal essentially replaces Kellen Winslow, who was traded to Tampa Bay for some draft choices recently.... 11334603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-03-05T16:13:19-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2009/02/24/which_free_agents_should_they.html Here’s the list of the non-franchised free agents. Which of these players, if any, would you like to see the Browns go after? Assuming they are not going to be in the running for Albert Haynesworth or Ray Lewis, my... 11107403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2009-02-24T21:58:20-04:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com