Today at 4 p.m., the Browns will take on the Detroit Lions at Ford FIeld.  The biggest headline going into the game will be Brady Quinn as he takes over the starting job while Derek Anderson recovers from a mild concussion he sustained in the last preseason debacle against the Giants.  This is certainly not going to be much of an indicator of any sort of progress the Browns have made this off-season, considering the rash of injuries plaguing the team recently.

As much as we want to make this a big story, I wouldn’t get too excited about seeing Quinn play for at least three quarters today.  Once Anderson is healthy, it won’t matter what Quinn did during this game, or even next Thursday’s game for that matter.

The Browns will also be without Joshua Cribbs, Jamal Lewis, Brodney Pool, Willie McGinest, and Braylon Edwards - and those are just the key players.  That’s not counting the rest of the players on the laundry list of injured Brownies.  In other words, we’re watching the game today simply to enjoy watching the Browns on the field once again as we wait for September 7th (which, hopefully, will give the team enough time to get completely healthy to take on the Cowboys).

In tonight’s game against the New York Giants (who actually play in New Jersey, haha get it), the Browns will go with a new jersey scheme. In actuality the team has had this new option since 2006, when they added the gray face mask. The team will wear all brown pants along with the white uniform.

I’m not sure how much I will like these new uniforms but a few players have already expressed their liking of them, Joshua Cribbs said

“I think the new brown pants and socks mixed with our traditional jersey and helmet is an exciting new look…It’s exciting to experience any kind of ‘first’ with this storied franchise, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

And after tonight’s game, the Browns will ask their fans via an online poll what they think of the new, so make sure to go over to the team’s site and vote.

When you have a moment check out the Fan-Sided team previews over at YardBarker.com. There you’ll be able to find each blog writers precdtions for their team on this coming season, there is some really good stuff over there, so take some time out of your day and check it out. Oh and feel free to check out our Dawg Pound Daily Browns preview when you are there as well (it’s about half way down the page).

As always feel free to leave your thoughts on our prediction over at YardBarker.com or even if you think we’re full of BS tell us too!

Hey everyone, well it’s been over a week and I apologize for no new posts (I’ve been out of town and just recently got back). With that being said here we go with some new stuff…

Both rookies LB Beau Bell and TE Martin Rucker are going to miss some time in the coming weeks with injuries they sufered the past week to 10 days.

As I predicted a little over a week ago the Browns and Gary Baxter did end their time together when the team terminated his contract, best of luck to Gary it’s a shame that he never got a chance to play due to his injuries.

The Browns have added DB’s Travis Key, a rookie out of Michigan State, and Brandon Mitchell, a second year player who spent last season on the Houston Texans practice squad.

3rd year WR Travis Wilson will get the start in Monday’s pre-season game against the New York Giants, due to Braylon Edwards’ recent set back.

Looks like Braylon Edwards’ boo-boo could keep him out two preseason games. From Cleveland.com:

Browns receiver Braylon Edwards was hospitalized Saturday night at the Cleveland Clinic after having a cut in his right foot repaired with stitches and could miss the next two exhibition games.

He was released Sunday, but did not practice in Berea. Edwards will probably be held out of action while the stitches are in, meaning he could miss exhibition games against the Giants on Aug. 18 and at Detroit on Aug. 23.

Pretty soon, those stitches will be out. For now, however, let’s throw a superhero band-aid on that flesh wound and hope that the Browns’ own superhero can make a speedy recovery.

Moral of the story: Don’t run around the football field in your socks, dummy!

Well the Browns fell last night 20-24 to the Jets but, hey it’s only pre-season so who cares right? Anyways lets take a look at the good, the promising, and the not so good (we’ll be doing this throughout the season, so keep an eye out after each game).

The Good

• Derek Anderson…4-5, 20 yards, 1 TD. Yeah the stat line doesn’t jump out at you but DA looked on his game tonight and would have played more if not for the severe weather.
• 1st team o-line… The o-line was great they gave the QB’s time in the pocket and didn’t allow a sack
• 1st team d-line… The d-line didn’t allow the Jets running game to get off the ground and made a few big stops on 3rd and 4th downs.
• Brady Quinn… 13-17, 133 yards, 1 Int. Ok ok he was going with the 2nd team what do you want, and yeah he had a pick, but it wasn’t his fault. Overall Brady looked pretty calm and under control all the while.
• Braylon Edwards…1 reception, 2 yards, 1 TD. Ok now these numbers look like nothing, I’ll admit that but that catch, WOW! (follow the link below)

The promising

• Martin Rucker…5 receptions, 70 yards. If only he could have caught that pass over the middle in the end zone.
• Travis Wilson…3 receptions, 58 yards. He played like a guy who wants to keep his job, this is the Travis Wilson the Browns thought they where getting 3 years ago.
• Louis Leonard…4 tackles. He lead the team in tackles and if he keeps this up will provide some nice depth on the defensive line.
• Syndric Steptoe…2 kick returns for 73 yards, 2 punt returns for 25 yards. He could provide a viable back-up to Joshua Cribbs if teams start avoiding him.
• Jerome Harrison…8 carries, 31 yards. Let’s pray that Jamel Lewis stays healthy, but if anything happens Harrison should be a viable option.

The not so good

• 2nd team secondary…Boy did they get burned. I mean before tonight I had never heard of David Clowney, but he looked like a star tonight against these guys.

• 2nd team o-line…2 sacks allowed. Yeah minus the Jason Wright TD run, they committed too many penitlies and didn’t give Ken Dorsey much time in the pocket.

And as promised in the previous post…..

Braylon Edwards TD Aug 7

Well, thanks to mother nature, our beloved Browns have gone to a weather delay in the pre-season opener.  However with that being said I thought I’d take this time to give my two cents on what I’ve seen in the first 11 mins.

1. The D-line looks, sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better.  I think I saw them stuff the run a few time on the Jets two series.
2. The offense is picking up where they left off from last season, I mean Jamel Lewis had an 11 yard run on the first carry, and they moved the ball very easily.
3. Donte Stallworth and Derek Anderson are on the same page, which is HUGE.
4. Braylon Edwards, enough said.  That TD catch was simple A-maze-ing (video coming when made available)

Like always, give us your input and tell us what has impressed you, thus far.

…Well he (Brett Farve) was just traded to the Browns opponent for tomorrow’s game, the New York Jets. What remains to be seen though is if he is on the Jets sideline for tomorrow’s game or not, I have a sneaking suspicion that he won’t play however.

Now, as a football fan, I have been sick of this story the past few years every time Farve pulled his “debating retirement” trick, then when I thought that I would not have to endure it any more, he pulls this fiasco of a stunt.  Well I we know that John Madden will love this news.

First there was Manny (Ramirez) being Manny, now add Carson (Palmer) being Carson. I have never really liked Palmer, and now he has shown the world that he isn’t all that intelligent either.

Let’s recap if we can…

July 21 on the LA radio station KLAC, Palmer spoke about his love, umm well lack there of, of the Ohio State Buckeyes saying,

“…I cannot stand the Buckeyes, and having to live in Ohio and hear those people talk about their team, it drives me absolutely nuts . . . It’s amazing to hear what those guys think about that university and what they think about that football program and (Ohio State coach Jim) Tressel and all the crap I gotta put up with being back there. I just can’t wait for two years from now when SC comes to the ‘Shoe and I get to hopefully, hopefully we’ll have a home game that weekend and I can go up there and watch us pound on them in their own turf and kind of put all the talk to rest. Because I’m really getting sick of it and I just can’t wait for this game to get here so they can come out to the Coliseum and experience LA and get an old-fashioned Pac-10 butt-whoopin’ and go back to the Big Ten . . . I can’t wait.”

Apparently Mr. Palmer doesn’t realize that you shouldn’t criticize the Buckeyes if you live in Ohio, now I hate USC, but if I lived in LA I would never talk crap on the Trojans.

Fast forward to today, August 6th, and Palmer is at it again. When asked by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “who will win the division?” he responded…

“Tough one to predict. I predict that we win it…I can’t tell you the won-loss record. Who knows? It’s a crap shoot this year.”

Wow Carson, pretty lofty there bud.

Palmer went on to defend last season’s poor performance by saying…

“The best way to explain it is frustrating, It was a number of things. Injuries. Miscommunication. Guys not playing up to their potential. Playing down to our competition level at times.”

Dude you forgot to mention that some of your better players where serving suspensions for the whole season and the others where making more headlines in police blotters than on the field. Maybe what Palmer and the Bengals really need is to clean up their act first before they think about making the playoffs (side-note: the last time they made the playoffs before 2005 was 1990, so yeah in my opinion ‘05 was a fluke).

First the players, now the fans?!?! Yesterday the NFL released their fan code of conduct . Fans who don’t follow this can be kicked out of the stadium and barred from ever coming back again.

The new code of conduct includes bans on such things as…..

• • Behavior that is unruly, disruptive, or illegal.
  • Drunkenness and signs of alcohol impairment that result in irresponsible behavior.
  • Foul or abusive language or obscene gestures.
  • Interference with the progress of the game, including throwing objects onto the field.
  • Failing to follow instructions of stadium personnel.
  • Verbal or physical harassment of fans from the opposing team.

Oh gone are the days of the old Dawg Pound where all of these new rules where broken without care and regard to any visiting team or fan, and even thought I was still just a kid when the team left town I can still recall trips to Old Municipal Stadium for a Browns game and the energy that was the Dawg Pound (the new one is a joke/shade of its former self in my opinion)