Here are some words that describe the Cleveland Browns franchise: Suck. Blow. Dismal. Putrid. Woeful. Hopeless. Unrelentingly, inevitably awful. Hey, does anyone have a thesaurus handy? We are at the end of the NFL season. The Browns are long since out of the running, while the other teams in their division — the mighty Steelers, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cleveland Browns’
The Browns Suck . . . Again
Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Browns Backers, Browns Football, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, Humor, Mike Holmgren, NFL, Pat Shurmur, Peyton Hillis, sports on December 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Brown Is The Right Color
Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Cleveland, Cleveland Browns, Humor, sports on November 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I haven’t written about the Cleveland Browns lately. There’s a reason for that. I’ve been busy, and you can only watch so much crappy football. Eventually you realize that life is too short to spend even three hours watching the latest version of the “new-look” Browns bumble and stumble their way to another embarrassing butt-kicking. [...]
A Make-Or-Break Game For The Browns
Posted in sports, tagged Browns Football, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, NFL Football, Peyton Hillis, sports on October 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today’s home game against the resurgent Seattle Seahawks is a make-or-break game for the Browns. Although the season is only five games old, the Browns are in a sickeningly familiar position — in last place in their division, losing contact with the leading teams, struggling to win games at home, and playing uninspired and uninspiring [...]
Things That Are More Enjoyable Than Watching The Browns
Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Browns Football, Cleveland Browns, Humor, NFL Football, sports on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Things that are more enjoyable than watching the Browns: Getting your tooth reduced to powder by a smoking, whining drill without novocaine Getting kneed in the groin repeatedly by an angry circus clown Sitting next to a screaming, bratty three-year-old for a transcontinental plane flight Having sharp, red hot spikes driven into your eyes by [...]
Seeking A (Winning) Streak
Posted in sports, tagged Browns Football, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Browns vs. Tennessee Titans, Matt Hasselbeck, Montario Hardesty, Peyton Hillis, sports, Tennessee Titans on October 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today the Browns take on the Tennessee Titans in Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns will be trying to do something that has been a rarity since their return to the NFL — put together a winning streak that lasts for more than two games. Although the season is young, this game is an important one [...]
It’s Never Easy
Posted in sports, tagged Browns Football, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, Miami Dolphins, sports on September 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Browns won an ugly game today. As victories go, it was about as repulsive as you can get — but it was a win nevertheless. After three games, the Browns are 2-1, and will be, at worst, tied for first in their division. They won today because their defense played a good game against [...]
Trying To Establish A Home Field Advantage
Posted in sports, tagged Browns Football, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Browns Stadium, NFL, NFL Football, sports on September 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today the Cleveland Browns play the Miami Dolphins in Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns are trying to get to 2-1 and a record above .500 for the first time in a very long time. Equally important, the Browns are trying to win at home and establish the kind of home field advantage that other NFL [...]
The Browns Bounce Back
Posted in sports, tagged Browns, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, Indianapolis Colts, Jabaal Sheard, Kamerion Wimbley, Peyton Hillis, Peyton Manning, sports on September 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today the Cleveland Browns won a game they absolutely had to win. By the end of the season this game may mean nothing — but at least a win in a must-win game is a welcome change from prior seasons. The Browns beat the Indianapolis Colts, 27-19. It’s not a great achievement, because the Colts [...]
The Browns, And The Horror
Posted in sports, tagged Browns Backers, Browns Football, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland, Cleveland Browns, sports on September 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you wanted to encapsulate all of the awfulness, and the futility, and the anguish of being a Browns fan in one contest, today’s putrid loss against the woeful Cincinnati Bengals in a pelting rainstorm would be a good way to do it. We Browns fans have seen this before — and not just because, [...]
It’s Time For The Browns To Win Their Season Opener
Posted in sports, tagged 2011 Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, Dwayne Rudd, Josh Cribbs, Mike Holmgren, NFL, NFL Football, Pat Shurmur, Peyton Hillis, sports on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Since the Browns came back into the NFL in 1999, their record in the first game of the season has been stunningly awful. In 12 years, the Browns have won their season opener precisely once — beating Baltimore 20-3 in 2004. In the other years, they’ve lost in every conceivable way. They’ve lost to good [...]
Riding The Browns Yo-Yo
Posted in Ohio, sports, tagged All Bets Are Off, Browns Backers, Browns Football, Bruce Drennan, Cleveland, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, Green Bay Packers, Josh Cribbs, NFL, Ohio, sports, Sports Time Ohio on August 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On Saturday the Cleveland Browns beat the Green Bay Packers in the teams’ first preseason game. To hear some fans afterward, you would have thought that the Browns had won a crucial game that qualified them for the playoffs. This is a problem. Browns Backers have been wandering in the wilderness for so long, and [...]
Time To End The Brownian Motion
Posted in Ohio, sports, tagged Browns Football, Cleveland, Cleveland Browns, NFL, NFL Football, Ohio, Pat Shurmur, sports on July 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Brownian motion” is a familiar concept for physics students. It refers to a random movement of microscopic particles suspended in liquids or gases resulting from the impact of molecules of the liquids or gases. Of course, “Brownian motion” could also describe the sad performance of the Cleveland Browns since they returned to the NFL. For [...]
That Overwhelming Sense Of Impending Doom
Posted in sports, Uncategorized, tagged Browns Football, Cleveland, Cleveland Browns, NFL, NFL Draft, sports on April 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The NFL draft starts tonight. The Browns pick sixth. My stomach churns at the thought of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell advancing to the podium to announce the Browns decision. Since the Browns have come back into the league, the draft has been the source of incredible failure and angst for Browns fans. Because the Browns [...]
The Steady Retreat From Fandom
Posted in America, sports, tagged Aging, America, Boxing, Buckeye Basketball, Buckeye football, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians, Golf, Muhammad Ali, NBA, Ohio State, Olympics, sports, sports fans, Sugar Ray Leonard on April 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The other day I realized, with a start, that baseball season is underway. I haven’t been paying attention, candidly. The fact that the Tribe is expected to be lousy again this year is probably part of the reason; the fact that the Indians’ roster is largely peopled by players I’ve never heard of also is [...]
The New Browns Coaching Staff Rounds Out
Posted in sports, tagged Browns Football, Cleveland, Cleveland Browns, Dick Jauron, NFL, NFL Football, Pat Shurmur, sports on January 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Browns continue to hire coaches to fill out the staff of new head coach Pat Shurmur. Dick Jauron will be the Browns’ new defensive coordinator. Jauron is a two-time former NFL head coach as well as a two-time defensive coordinator, so he will bring a lot of experience to the table. Unfortunately, Jauron’s status [...]
