The first round of the Draft is Thursday so it is time for my “fearless” predictions of what the Browns won’t do in the draft. Round 1: No. 7 overall There has been some talk about the Browns trading with the 49ers for their 13th & 17th picks. The value of this pick is 1500. … Read more
College Pac10 Championship—sort of Oregon beat Oregon State 37-33 for the league title and the Rose Bowl ticket. In the end, it was the running and passing of the Ducks that won the game. The Ducks will give Ohio State all they want. SEC Championship We finally get to see #1 Florida against #2 Alabama. … Read more
Top games of the week GB @ MIN The battle of the QBs should be more than interesting. The Vikes come in undefeated getting a breathtaking pass for a win last week. Favre is playing well but he has to do just a little with the great running game of Peterson and Taylor. Taylor is … Read more
AFC East Patriots will win the division easily if they can stay healthy. If QB Brady is hurt, all bets are off and the Pats will be 2nd and out of the playoffs. The D backfield is still a problem. Dolphins take a step back due to a harder schedule and teams pointing for that … Read more
This will become a regular Monday column. I will comment on some of the key games of the week. Let me know what you think of it. Cleveland at Green Bay—Ugly is as ugly does. Cleveland: The Browns looked bad. The Browns need a pass rush and the ex-Jets don’t have the ability to generate … Read more
One of the things that you have to do in a 3-4 is protect the linebackers. Last year with the exception of NT Shaun Rogers, the D line couldn’t protect an ice cube on the North Pole. Rogers was double and triple teamed on every play all year long. That is enough to make anyone cranky. He played at a pro bowl level but got no help against the run or the pass.
I would feel a little better if Mangini was at least talking to the media a little .I can understand a new coach wanting to keep quiet a little bit about the off season and pre-draft goings-on, but all we have heard here in the Cleveland area is very little and less.
That is an excellent point. Many other great receivers have been overlooked because they didn’t have “elite” speed. Robo will become a top receiver and whatever team gets him will be able to move the chains just as OSU did. He will become indispensable on 3rd down and in the red zone.
