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 2008-07-02T22:16:22-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/07/02/browns_radio_affiliate_drops_t.html Shame on WONE-AM 980, the Browns’ affiliate in Dayton, for giving disgraced former Bengals receiver Chris Henry a forum Wednesday to spew the usual nonsense about what a good guy he is. And double shame on the radio station for... 5020803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-07-02T22:16:22-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/07/01/more_surgery_for_jurevicius.html Remember those optimistic forecasts about Joe Jurevicius being ready for training camp? Well, an obstacle has arisen: More knee surgery. The Browns issued this statement about a half hour ago: “In the process of his recovery and preparation for the... 4985903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-07-01T16:53:51-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/07/01/wheres_the_love_for_joe_thomas.html At long last we enter the month in which training camp starts. It’s 23 days away for the Browns and it can’t get here soon enough, frankly. You just want to see how it all plays out and whether this... 4973703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-07-01T10:15:22-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/30/is_this_a_super_bowl_contender.html My Super Bowl reference, “Allan,” was simply a reflection of how teams sometimes come out of nowhere to play in the sport’s biggest game. Am I picking the Browns to go to the Super Bowl? Well … no, but I... 4958103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-30T16:39:14-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/26/eric_parker_anyone.html First off, apologies to “Blackbart.” Of course I knew it was you on the Ozzie Newsome thing. But it was “WD” — not “WO” (sorry about that, too) — who speculated about it before deciding he was “too lazy” to... 4883003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-26T12:36:14-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/25/favorite_stat_about_phipps.html “WO” was right in his comment. The Browns did turn quarterback Mike Phipps into Ozzie Newsome back in the ’70s. And it’s staggering, considering how truly awful Phipps was, that they were able to get anything at all for him.... 4861303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-25T17:06:09-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/23/some_oneshot_wonders.html The NFL Network’s list of top 10 NFL one-shot wonders got me thinking about what a Browns’ list might look like. It was tougher than I thought. The team has never been to a Super Bowl, so that leaves out... 4809203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-23T18:08:36-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/19/no_dont_forget_milvon.html Good to see Mil’Von James has a fan. No question about it. As “Mike” implies, James has just as much chance to stick as the fifth cornerback as any of the undrafted free agents, and his stock rose with Wednesday’s... 4724103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-19T11:38:47-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/18/a_few_minor_moves.html So much for Darnell Terrell being the answer to any question having to do with depth in the secondary. The Browns released the undrafted free agent cornerback today, along with two other UFAs, receiver Nate Hughes and linebacker Xavier Mitchell.... 4696303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-18T11:53:55-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/16/colvin_wont_be_a_brown.html Not sure to what degree they were in the running, but the Browns won’t be getting free-agent linebacker Rosevelt Colvin. Colvin, a pass-rush specialist who spent the past five seasons with New England and was released in February, signed with... 4649303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-16T20:56:27-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/15/offense_no_longer_just_a_fanta.html Based on last season, the Browns have one of the league’s more high-powered offenses. In case you needed a reminder, their success is reflected in the various fantasy football rankings starting to become available. Most of these rankings show four... 4617003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-15T10:19:21-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/14/andra_davis_cant_stop_smiling.html Snapshots from minicamp: Linebacker Andra Davis is entering his seventh season. He hasn’t made the playoffs since his rookie year, but this team is more talented than any he’s played on and the defense figures to be improved, maybe dramatically... 4609603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-14T13:09:19-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/13/jurevicius_optimistic_on_many.html Lost in the shuffle of the LeCharles Bentley fiasco this week was the announcement by receiver Joe Jurevicius that he plans to participate fully in training camp and definitely be ready for the Sept. 7 season opener against the Dallas... 4595803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-13T14:17:11-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/12/minicamp_ends_with_a_sprinkle.html To the relief of every player and coach, minicamp is over, having ended with this morning’s sun-drenched practice. It ended with a dousing as the end-zone sprinkler system detonated unexpectedly, scattering the assembled media. “If you don’t want us here,... 4564403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-12T13:04:58-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2008/06/11/bentley_mystery_solved.html A day after triumphantly returning to the practice field but saying he didn’t necessarily need to play for Browns, offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley is a free agent. His agent, Jonathan Feinsod, this afternoon told Cleveland.com that Bentley asked for his... 4538703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2008-06-11T13:55:15-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com