http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ A regular chronicling of the Cleveland Browns' exploits on and off the field. en-us smcclelland@daytondailynews.com 2012-05-11T11:22:10-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/05/11/taylor_to_have_surgery_could_m.html Just when you might have been feeling the slightest twinge of optimism about the Browns, this happens. “Phil (Taylor) tore his left pec, most likely he’s going to have surgery here in the middle of the week,” Browns coach Pat... 17408452@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-05-11T11:22:10-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/05/10/uh_oh_an_offseason_injury.html Confirmation from the Browns about the injury suffered today by second-year defensive tackle Phil Taylor: “Defensive tackle Phil Taylor injured his left pectoral today lifting weights as part of the club’s offseason program. He will be further evaluated on Monday... 17408429@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-05-10T17:14:06-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/04/28/draft_getting_mixed_reviews.html Most analysts love the pick of Alabama running back Trent Richardson but regard Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden as a bit of a head-scratcher. Ultimately, Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com gives the entire three-day draft exercise a C-, which can’t be... 17407924@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-04-28T23:40:00-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/04/27/weeden_pick_already_drawing_sn.html I’ve decided I like the pick of Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden at No. 22 overall tonight even as all the jokes start flying about his age. It’s a bold stroke, if nothing else, and shows the front office is... 17407842@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-04-27T00:12:22-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/04/26/browns_move_up_a_spot_poised_t.html The Cleveland Browns made the first trade of draft day, dealing three picks to the Minnesota Vikings for the right to switch spots in the first round and presumably draft Alabama running back Trent Richardson. According to ESPN, a Browns... 17407835@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-04-26T19:30:03-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/04/26/will_richardson_or_blackmon_cr.html If the Browns pick running back Trent Richardson or receiver Justin Blackmon and proceed to have the kind of draft they had in 2011, they might start convincing a few skeptics better times lie ahead. Phil Taylor, the 2011 first-round... 17407787@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-04-26T03:08:02-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/04/25/browns_are_poster_team_for_ine.html The Cleveland Browns have had few moments of glory on draft day since returning to the NFL in 1999. They were praised in 2007 for trading back into the first round to take quarterback Brady Quinn, but even that turned... 17407726@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-04-25T03:10:59-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/04/21/a_closer_look_at_the_browns_sc.html I had a dream and this is how the season went: Sunday, Sept. 9, Philadelphia, 1 p.m. The Browns always seem to open at home and it never seems to help. Michael Vick and the Eagles on this day show... 17407596@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-04-21T16:47:49-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/04/17/schedule_pretty_much_a_death_m.html The Browns already knew they had the third-toughest schedule in the NFL and most difficult of any non-playoff team. But I don’t think they’ll lose 13 in a row to start the season. That’s what one non-believing pundit on NFL.com... 17407422@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-04-17T20:06:16-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/04/04/browns_preseason_slate_lacks_v.html Some traditions die hard. It seems there’s nothing that will kill them. And so the Cleveland Browns for the 11th straight year will face the Detroit Lions in an exhibition game. It must not be called the Great Lakes Classic... 17406924@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-04-04T15:48:10-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/03/07/grossi_gets_new_job_still_on_b.html All you Browns fans who long to hear what Tony Grossi thinks, you’re in luck. Well, sort of. Grossi, removed from The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer’s Browns beat in January after accidentally calling team owner Randy Lerner “pathetic” and an “irrelevant... 17405639@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-03-07T22:03:49-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/02/21/further_proof_there_are_browns.html From the Associated Press today: The New York Mets’ longtime clubhouse manager has admitted he illegally owned millions of dollars’ worth of team memorabilia. Why would any Cleveland Browns fan care about this? Because Charlie Samuels, who pleaded guilty Tuesday... 17404914@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-02-21T21:58:28-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/02/07/no_love_for_the_browns_already.html Super Bowl odds are out and this (from Bovada) isn’t so encouraging if you’re a Browns fan. Hint: Look toward the bottom. Green Bay Packers … 6/1 New England Patriots … 7/1 New Orleans Saints … 8/1 Philadelphia Eagles …... 17404323@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-02-07T18:37:49-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/01/27/childress_named_offensive_coor.html Brad Childress is their new offensive coordinator, the Browns just announced. If nothing else, he’s been around some winning. Here’s are some of the press release highlights: — Childress brings 33 years of coaching experience on both the collegiate and... 17403835@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-01-27T16:08:32-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/entries/2012/01/24/another_exbrown_makes_good.html Highlights tend to happen for players, coaches and even franchises when they leave Cleveland. Running back Greg Pruitt went to the Super Bowl with the Raiders, receiver Paul Warfield with the Dolphins, center Shaun O’Hara with the Giants, defensive tackle... 17403678@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/browns/ 2012-01-24T17:48:32-05:00 smcclelland@daytondailynews.com