BL Live Blog: Cribbs was down

Nice steal by Sorensen just in case

BL Live Blog: Vickers dropped pass

Vickers gains at least 20 yards if he doesn't drop that pass on second down.

BL Live Blog: Knock knock

Who's there?
Yamon Figurs
Yamon Figurs who?
Yamon Figurs to sit on the bench the rest of the game...

BL Live Blog: Fujita intercept

Huge !!

BL Live Blog: end of Q1 Browns up 10-0

Browns used a zero man defensive line on the last two plays vs the Saints albeit two linebackers in two point stances lined up where the ends normally line up in three point stances.

BL Live Blog: Matt Roth

Roth is playing his heart out on D

BL Live Blog: Carlton Mitchell

Rookie and Brown Log favourite Carlton Mitchell is in uniform today and has gotten a rep at WR on O. We are hoping Mitchell steps up and makes a big play. Browns really need someone to step up at wide receiver if we are going to have a successful season.

BL Live Blog: touchdown!!

Who says Colt McCoy cannot throw long? Nice long pass to Cribbs which draws a pass interference call sets up Hillis TD. Browns up 10-0.

Browns look more prepared than the Saints.

BL Live Blog: 1 man line

1 man defensive line used by Ryan on third down vs the Saints offense. It worked but Ryan better hope the Saints don't go no huddle the next time they face that formation.

BL Live Blog: 3 points....

3 points after a big 69 yard punt return on a wonderful trick play is a bit disappointing. Something is better than nothing but a TD would've given the Browns a huge emotional lift. That said I liked Colt's poise in not forcing plays in the red zone. The Saints tried to put him under pressure and force a mistake. Give Colt credit, he made good choices.

BL Live Blog: trick play

Browns coaches must have seen something in game films. Nice big play. Let's see if Colt can get the TD

BL Predicts: Week Seven vs. the Saints

Once again, an easy game to predict as the Browns more or less have every factor possible working against them this Sunday in New Orleans. Despite serious limitations at the wide receiver position, in the defensive backfield and a lack of depth on the defensive line, the team is playing together and the coaches, in particular Rob Ryan, continue to come up with tactics that opponents have trouble with. This week, the best we can hope for is another good showing that comes up just short of the W.


BL Predicts:

New Orleans Saints 23
Cleveland Browns 10

The Brown Log's season record now stands at 3-3

Miami of Ohio: The Cradle of Coaches

From an interview this week with New Orleans Coach Sean Payton talking about Miami University in Ohio. It should be a well known fact that Miami of Ohio not only produced the infamous Super Bowl QB Ben Roethlisberger, but also many excellent coaches including Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler.

Question: With Mike Shanahan coming back, Eastern Illinois now has three head coaches. Eric Mangini’s alma mater has only two. Has Eastern Illinois supplanted Wesleyan as the intellectual center of the football universe?

Payton: “We have a lot of Miami of Ohio coaches here who claim that’s still the cradle of coaching. I think more than anything else there’s some coincidence to it. If Mike Heimerdinger were to get going here he’d be the fourth head coach from Eastern. We pull for him at Tennessee. That was good learning grounds for all of us that went there and had a chance to play there and certainly advance our careers. I’m not too familiar with Wesleyan.”