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Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:28:58
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Subject: [Cleveland Browns Club] ....
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An inside look at Browns offseason workouts
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As the Browns congregated for their mandatory weekend minicamp on Thursday, it
started with new coach Eric Mangini making quite a statement.
Rain? Practice still takes place — outside.
The mandatory minicamp follows after a few months of voluntary minicamps and
organized team activities.
NoLogoNeeded.com has contacted a source that has first-hand accounts of the
Browns' offseason workouts. The following notes are their observations. Our
source asked to remain anonymous and we will respect that request.
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Receivers, Receivers, Receivers Everywhere
Brian Robiskie has come as advertised. He has looked impressive in drills and
practices. The Browns finally have a receiver with sure hands. However, he
is not going to outrun anyone. He should make a fine possession receiver.
After Robiskie, it gets bad. Don’t count on Braylon Edwards making a
transformation back into his 2007 form. At these off season practices, he
continues to struggle catching the ball. During the drills, the Browns ran
three straight plays to him. The end result: Braylon dropped all three
balls. On a brighter side, he did make a couple catches in the 7-on-7 and team
workouts.
Mohamed Massaquoi may be following in Edwards’ footsteps. Massaquoi is the
most impressive receiver on the field through the team’s drills. The problem
comes when the action goes live, as he develops a case of the “Edwardses”
and bobbles or drops most passes that come his way.
Look for undrafted rookie Jordan Norwood to be this year’s training camp
darling, a la Frisman Jackson, Kevin Kasper and Jamel White. Norwood has
tremendous speed and quickness. It's impressive how much faster he seems than
everyone else out on the field. Norwood gets most of his work on special
teams, but also gets noticed in limited reps at receiver.
Much has been made recently over the veteran leadership that David Patten could
provide to his younger teammates. He may only be providing this leadership in
the offseason though, as he doesn’t receive many reps or make many big plays
at the practices.
Veteran receiver Mike Furrey has been impressive in his time on the field. His
problem is that he is already in his 30s and it may come down to a numbers
game. The Browns will most likely carry five receivers and Edwards, Robiskie,
Massaquoi, and Cribbs most likely have already secured their place on the
team. That means that Furrey, Patten, Norwood, Syndric Steptoe, Paul Hubbard,
Lance Legget, and Devale Ellis all get to battle it out over 1-2 roster spots.
Legget has started to separate himself from the others lately running crisp
routes and actually catching most passes thrown to him.
On to the quarterback competition
For those who believe that the Browns acquired former Jet Brett Ratliff to be a
dark horse in the quarterback competition, don’t count on it. Ratliff looks
to be a Ken Dorsey or Ty Detmer type of player. He has a good understanding of
the new offense, but severely lacks any type of arm strength whatsoever. His
arm is noticeably weaker than that of any of the other quarterbacks including
Quinn and Richard Bartell.
Quinn appears to be in the lead to be the starter over Anderson. Quinn
receives around 25 to 30 reps, Anderson gets about 20 reps and then Bartell and
Ratliff each get about five. The problem, though, is that neither Quinn nor
Anderson has looked impressive. Both quarterbacks have struggled with erratic
throws and under the pressure of learning the new system. Mangini mentioned in
his press conference that this was partially due to receivers not running
correct or crisp routes. However, the throws have been erratic enough that
this will not make much of a difference.
It appears that Anderson has been picking up the offense better than Quinn.Â
Quinn seems to have trouble understanding offensive coordinator Brian Daboll and
getting the plays called and executed correctly, while Anderson goes out and
runs the play.
Offensive Line
Alex Mack will be the day one starter at center. Mack gets the majority of reps
at center and that Hank Fraley gets the rest. In drills and in play without
pads, Mack may have the best footwork on the offensive line.
Although Charles Ali plays fullback, he is in this section because of his
size. Ali has shown up to the OTA’s with a few extra pounds and out of
shape. He is constantly needing a break and sucking air. You wouldn’t know
it looking at his shorts, which appear to be three sizes to large. However, this
causes the coaches and teammates to holler at him to pull up his shorts that
continue to drop as he runs.
Linebackers
Last season’s top draft pick (fourth round), Beau Bell, has been having a
rough go at it. Bell doesn’t seem to be understanding the defense or special
teams. He is constantly in the wrong place and on the wrong end of the
coach’s wrath. Don’t look for much contribution from this draft pick again
this year.
David Veikune looks pretty impressive, but the players are not in pads, so this
could change. But for now at least there is a positive sign.
Alex Hall and Kamerion Wimbley are big question marks at linebacker.Â
Hopefully, Alex Hall will be able to hold up against the run and develop into a
three-down player. Wimbley appears to be the same old “One Move Wimbley”
we have seen.
On a positive note, David Bowens looks good. Although again, this could be
because he knows the system and practice is without pads.
D-Line
One of the best sights is Robaire Smith going through drills. The defensive line
should be much improved if Smith can return to form. Shaun Rogers looks like
Shaun Rogers again, which is good news.Â
Defensive Backs
There are plenty of numbers for competition at cornerback, after the top three
(Wright, McDonald and Hood) there just isn’t much talent. Corey Ivy has been
getting most of the work as the fourth corner, but hasn’t done much to keep
it.
Rookie Don Carey has been getting some hype for his interceptions, but usually
runs with lower-level talent.
The other sixth round pick, Coye Francies, will be in big trouble when cuts
start rolling around this summer. He has some time yet to pick it up, but he
has been burned on a consistent basis.Â
Coaching Staff
So how involved is Mangini in these practices? Mangini is letting his coaches
coach. He stands off by himself in these practices and tells the ma with the
air horn when he has seen enough and to let everyone know it is time to go to
the next drill. He is definitely the man in charge, but he seems to stay out of
the spotlight. He, along with the entire rest of the coaching staff, also
hollers “Stay up!” and “Keep’em off the ground” nearly every play. At
least he's interested in keeping his guys healthy enough to get to preseason.
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COLUMBIANA - Football has comeback to the area.
On a dreary day, preparations began for the 30th Annual Penn-Ohio Stateline
Classic.
Practicing in a light rain at Firestone Park in Columbiana, the Ohio team - led
by Poland coach Mark Brungard - went through position drills and got an
introduction to it's offensive and defensive schemes.
With Brungard, an offensive minded coach, calling the plays, the Ohio offense
will surely be explosive.
The only two local teammates to be included on the team's 36-man roster are
Southern's Nathan Melhorn (running back) and Tony Pastore (offensive lineman).
Other local players participating in the game include: East Palestine's Tom Delo
(linebacker), Edison's Jesse Byron (linebacker), Matt Bolen of East Liverpool
(linebacker), Russell Paugh of Beaver Local (tight end), Wellsville's Greg
Rayburn (offensive lineman) and Lisbon's Aaron Sweeney (wide receiver).
The squad will return to practice Thursday.
The game will be played at 7:30 p.m., June 27 at Geneva College.
Tickets can be purchased at Don's Barber Shop and Sitler The Printer in
Columbiana, the Hot Dog Shoppe in East Palestine and the Sports Connection in
Salem.
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Brady Quinn has leg up in QB competition; Joshua Cribbs' roles taking shape
By Mike Wilkening
May 30, 2009
 Brady Quinn (left)
and Joshua CribbsThe intrigue in the Browns’ May OTAs centered on the club’s
QB competition between Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson, and RS Joshua Cribbs’
contract squabble with management. Much can change by the start of training
camp, but here is what we know as summer approaches:
In the Browns’ QB derby, Quinn can safely be called the early favorite to win
the starting job, the way we hear it. It was notable that Quinn took the first
snaps with the first team at the club’s first full-squad voluntary workouts,
with head coach Eric Mangini explaining that Quinn had “done a really
outstanding job in the offseason program” and “had a little bit of an
edge.” However, Mangini has said that he plans to split the first-team reps
between Quinn and Anderson.
That said, the feeling is Quinn, who took the starting job from Anderson last
November and started three games before suffering a season-ending finger injury,
has a leg up.
There is little mystery about what Cribbs’ primary role with the club will be.
A punt and kickoff return man of the highest order and a force on the club’s
coverage units, Cribbs will continue to anchor one of the NFL’s best
special-teams units. But his role beyond that has yet to come into focus, and
whether he can successfully renegotiate his contract is a story to watch
closely.
For the time being, Mangini has said Cribbs will focus on special teams and
finding his role on offense. In his previous four NFL seasons, Cribbs
occasionally has lined up at wide receiver and quarterback. However, Cribbs, a
star quarterback at Kent State, took more snaps from center last season than he
ever had in his pro career, rushing 29 times for 167 yards and attempting four
passes. There also has been speculation that Cribbs could get some work in the
secondary, but a source close to the club believes the prospect of Cribbs
getting any regular playing time in the defensive backfield is a long shot.
There is also the issue of Cribbs’ contract, which runs through 2012. Cribbs
briefly skipped OTAs earlier in May, but he was back with the club in the final
week of May. Agent J.R. Rickert told The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer that he and
Cribbs were “optimistic that there will be a fair solution” to Cribbs’
situation.
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Cleveland Browns add indoor kicker Douglass
by Tony Grossi/Plain Dealer Reporter
Friday May 15, 2009, 6:17 PM
CLEVELAND -- The Browns added a kicker to their roster on Friday. He is Parker
Douglass, who had been kicking for the Sioux Falls Storm of the Indoor Football
League.
Douglass, 5-8 and 170 pounds, played four years at South Dakota State, where he
made 62 of 91 field goals.
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Posted on: Friday, May 15, 2009 1:00 AM
Author: ClevelandBrowns.com
Subject: Area school gets physical
Students at Ruffing Montessori School in Cleveland Heights were part of a
special assembly Thursday with Browns defensive back Nick Sorensen.
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Posted on: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:00 AM
Author: ClevelandBrowns.com
Subject: Looking ahead: Mile-high matchup
It's a bit of a sore subject in Cleveland. The Browns haven't beaten the
Broncos since 1990.
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Posted on: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:00 AM
Author: ClevelandBrowns.com
Subject: Looking ahead: The opener
The first in a series of previews of the Browns' first four opponents
features the Minnesota Vikings.
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Posted on: Monday, May 11, 2009 1:00 AM
Author: ClevelandBrowns.com
Subject: Many challenges ahead for Veikune
David Veikune knows he has a lot of learning to do.
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collection? I have BROWNS games from 1970-2008. If your interested in seeing my
BROWNS game list, please contact me at - footballfan1075@....
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Posted on: Friday, May 08, 2009 1:00 AM
Author: ClevelandBrowns.com
Subject: Carey hoping his dream continues
Don Carey is happy to be here, but he knows the real work is just starting.
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Posted on: Monday, May 04, 2009 1:00 AM
Author: ClevelandBrowns.com
Subject: Robiskie returns to familiar building
Brian Robiskie is the only rookie who didn't get a tour of Browns
Headquarters last Thursday. He didn't need one.
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Posted on: Sunday, May 03, 2009 1:00 AM
Author: ClevelandBrowns.com
Subject: History lesson
Jim Brown, Paul Warfield and current Browns players addressed the team's
rookie class and rookie free agent hopefuls during a special Saturday night
presentation.
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Posted on: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:00 AM
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Subject: Browns sign Mike Furrey
The Browns have signed veteran WR Mike Furrey.
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Posted on: Friday, April 24, 2009 1:00 AM
Author: ClevelandBrowns.com
Subject: Sign up for Browns youth camp
The Browns invite kids from 8-14 to spend a week of their summer with us --
at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
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Posted on: Saturday, May 02, 2009 1:00 AM
Author: ClevelandBrowns.com
Subject: Rookies in the raw
ClevelandBrowns.com presents an exclusive raw video look at Browns rookie
minicamp weekend.
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Posted on: Friday, May 01, 2009 1:00 AM
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Subject: Browns focus on creating good habits
When the Browns put the ball on the ground or commit a penalty in practice,
there will be consequences.
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Posted on: Saturday, May 02, 2009 1:00 AM
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Subject: Sights of Camp - Day 2
Check out photos from the second day of Browns rookie minicamp.
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Posted on: Saturday, May 02, 2009 1:00 AM
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Subject: Maiava enjoys the hunt -- on and off the field
So, you like a linebacker who thrives on the chase? You might love Kaluka
Maiava.
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Posted on: Friday, April 24, 2009 1:00 AM
Author: ClevelandBrowns.com
Subject: Sign up now for Browns youth camp
The Browns invite kids from 8-14 to spend a week of their summer with us --
at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
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