Friday, August 6, 2010
NFL: Goodell yet to make the decision on Rogers
The Brown Log certainly joined many others in poking a bit of fun at Shaun Rogers when he was caught with a loaded gun at an airport a few months back. But now that NFL commish Goodell is nearing a decision we would like to be serious for a moment. The recent tragic killing of ex Cavaliers center Lorenzen Wright in Memphis really underlines just how much of a target these wealthy young athletes are. By all accounts, Shaun Rogers is a nice young man, this further underlined by his recent heroic intervention in assisting police to nab a drunk driver. Roger Goodell has correctly used common sense to punish bad behavior in cases like the one against Ben Roethlisberger. The Brown Log believes in this case common sense dictates that Shaun Rogers be fined a reasonable amount but not suspended.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Vintage Browns: 1980 Browns Walkoff winning drive vs Packers
one of the greatest comebacks in Brown's history, this 9 minute video is a "can't miss" for anybody who loved the Kardiac Kids. On the last play, the famous 46 yard touchdown pass from Sipe to Logan, watch Sipe carefully. As he comes to the line of scrimmage, he notes that the Packers are coming with a maximum blitz. Sipe then simply uses his head to look at Logan and motion for Logan to "go long". This unbelieveable sequence is a play that probably couldn't occur in the modern era because Sipe and Logan had so many years playing together they could communicate at this level but with today's free agency schemes, it's very rare that a QB and his receivers are able to work together for the years needed to develop this kind of feeling.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Hardesty Injures Knee
Browns draft pick Montario Hardesty Injures Knee and will be out for several weeks. The Browns paid a huge price for Hardesty, who not only has a long history of getting hurt, but there are also serious doubts about his skills as a football player. This is a bad sign.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Why Delhomme tanked last year
here is an article with some interesting insights into why Jake Delhomme had such a bad year last year. As we get to the bottom of the story it really does become apparent how difficult it is to be a successful QB in the NFL and it also gives real hope that Delhomme can benefit from the experience and have a decent year with the Browns.
Delhomme's success is very important not only because we want to win now, but also because the ideal scenario for the Browns is to let young Colt McCoy stay on the bench his first year or two and absorb the complexities of the game without any pressure to perform. It's not often mentioned, but Brian Sipe actually was on the taxi squad his first two years with the Browns, and even Sipe himself states that this was a blessing.
Delhomme's success is very important not only because we want to win now, but also because the ideal scenario for the Browns is to let young Colt McCoy stay on the bench his first year or two and absorb the complexities of the game without any pressure to perform. It's not often mentioned, but Brian Sipe actually was on the taxi squad his first two years with the Browns, and even Sipe himself states that this was a blessing.
Friday, July 30, 2010
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tony Grossi on Youtube
Glad to see the always insightful Tony Grossi of the Cleveland Plain Dealer now publishing his views onto You Tube. For anyone who wants to be informed about the lastest inside rumblings of our Cleveland Browns, Grossi's articles and now his You Tube videos, are a must.
Cleveland Browns 2010 Training camp opens
Training camp has opened for the Browns. There are a lot of questions to answer and a lot of players whose progress we are all eager to follow. Our first preseason game is on August 14 in Green Bay. In the meantime, it will be fun to follow the various soap operas of holdouts, see which underdogs rise and which players fall from grace, all in the battle to win a final roster spot on the 2010 edition of the Cleveland Browns.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Ohio's Football culture: 1981 Canton McKinley Bulldogs
Ohioans are steeped in a culture of football that is reinforced by decades of tradition that cannot be matched by any other state on the vast American landscape. For a young football player in Ohio this starts as early as 5th grade but where success really begins to take shape is at the high school level where some of the nations greatest high school programs exist. There are countless examples: Warren Harding, Sandusky High School, Massillon High, Lakewood St. Eds, Cleveland St. Ignatius, Boardman High, and on and on. But no high school in Ohio better symbolizes the high school football tradition than the school that resides near the Professional Football Hall of Fame, Canton McKinley.
Anybody with a pulse who lived in Ohio in 1981 will recall Canton McKinley's remarkable '81 team including the defeat of Cincinnati Moeller in the State Championship game. From 1976 until 1980, southern Ohio's Cincinnati Moeller had come to dominate the Ohio big school scene and everybody in the state, except folks in Canton, viewed Moeller as the overwhelming favorite in 1981. All of Ohio watched that '81 state championship game closely, as this remarkable group of young men from Canton claimed the state championship for Canton McKinley and just as importantly for those of us from northern Ohio, McKinley brought home the mantle of high school dominance to it's proper place in northern Ohio.
Why is Ohio football special? Tradition. Starting in 1916 when pro football's first team, the Canton Bulldogs and their star player Jim Thorpe began a long and dominating championship run, to legendary Paul Brown and the dominance of "his" Cleveland Browns in the 40's and 50's. During the 50's, 60's and 70's Woody Hayes was coaching and winning national championships at Ohio State as was Baldwin Wallace's Lee Tressell, who had a remarkable 23 year run in division III college football with the Yellow Jackets. Tressel's son Jim won four division I-AA national championships at Youngstown State from 1986 until 2000 and then ascended to the head coach position at Ohio State, where he has led our Buckeyes back to their proper role as a perennial division I football national powerhouse, including another national championship for OSU in 2002.
The attached video provides a sneak preview of a documentary all about McKinley's '81 championship run. For anyone that wants to understand why Ohioans are so passionate about football you should watch this sneak preview video and get the documentary upon it's release in the fall. Above all else, this preview gives a sense of the tradition that drove the players on the '81 McKinley team from a very young age to believe that their destiny was to be a great football player at McKinley. It's understandable why Northern Ohioans crave a return to excellence for the Cleveland Browns. Plainly stated, in Northern Ohio football and winning are in our blood.
Anybody with a pulse who lived in Ohio in 1981 will recall Canton McKinley's remarkable '81 team including the defeat of Cincinnati Moeller in the State Championship game. From 1976 until 1980, southern Ohio's Cincinnati Moeller had come to dominate the Ohio big school scene and everybody in the state, except folks in Canton, viewed Moeller as the overwhelming favorite in 1981. All of Ohio watched that '81 state championship game closely, as this remarkable group of young men from Canton claimed the state championship for Canton McKinley and just as importantly for those of us from northern Ohio, McKinley brought home the mantle of high school dominance to it's proper place in northern Ohio.
Why is Ohio football special? Tradition. Starting in 1916 when pro football's first team, the Canton Bulldogs and their star player Jim Thorpe began a long and dominating championship run, to legendary Paul Brown and the dominance of "his" Cleveland Browns in the 40's and 50's. During the 50's, 60's and 70's Woody Hayes was coaching and winning national championships at Ohio State as was Baldwin Wallace's Lee Tressell, who had a remarkable 23 year run in division III college football with the Yellow Jackets. Tressel's son Jim won four division I-AA national championships at Youngstown State from 1986 until 2000 and then ascended to the head coach position at Ohio State, where he has led our Buckeyes back to their proper role as a perennial division I football national powerhouse, including another national championship for OSU in 2002.
The attached video provides a sneak preview of a documentary all about McKinley's '81 championship run. For anyone that wants to understand why Ohioans are so passionate about football you should watch this sneak preview video and get the documentary upon it's release in the fall. Above all else, this preview gives a sense of the tradition that drove the players on the '81 McKinley team from a very young age to believe that their destiny was to be a great football player at McKinley. It's understandable why Northern Ohioans crave a return to excellence for the Cleveland Browns. Plainly stated, in Northern Ohio football and winning are in our blood.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Browns great Milt Morin passes away
Today we share a very sad news, Brown's great Milt Morin has passed away
The Brown Log had done several features on Morin, and personally he was one of my first heroes on the Browns. It's really sad to see this once great warrior pass away and even more sad that he died only one week before he was to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
RIP Milt.
The Brown Log had done several features on Morin, and personally he was one of my first heroes on the Browns. It's really sad to see this once great warrior pass away and even more sad that he died only one week before he was to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
RIP Milt.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Vintage Browns: 1980 Browns at Oilers
One of the most important games in Brown's history, the 1980 win on the road vs the Oilers. Notice who is in the middle of the action during the Oilers fumble on the opening kickoff, backup linebacker on the 1980 Browns, number 53 Bill Cowher.
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