Indians Interim Manager Sees His Indians Get Rocked By White Sox 11-0 As He Goes Through The Bull Pen

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

The Cleveland Indians were shut out by the Chicago White Sox 11-0 in a game that would see the Indians Bull pen suffer in. The Tribe started Corey Kluber who would pitch for 5-2/3's giving up 5 hits and 4 runs and he struck out 6 hitters.

The Cleveland Indians offense was a non-factor, they couldn't score even one run to stop the shut out.The Indians had a scary moments in the game when their star short stop was hit by a pitch and it looked like he hand damage to his thumb on his left hand.
 
Sandy Alomar would face the same problems former Indians Manny Acta faced in most of his games in the second half. The Indians offense couldn't get anything going. The heart of the  Indians batting order went hit-less. The Indians as a team only had two hits in the game.

The White Sox starting pitcher Hector Santiago was able to shut down the Indians offense that scored 15 runs a day earlier. The Indians let the White Sox walk away with this one and with the win the White Sox are 3 game behind the Tigers and only have 2 games left to play. The Indians have now lost 93 games on the season.


Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com
 

The Last Thing The Browns Defense Needed Was An Injury To T.J. Ward Who Underwent Surgery

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

Well Browns safety T.J. Ward end up being a giant disappointment to the Cleveland Browns? Ward who hard surgery to his hand will miss some time, this is the last thing the Browns already weakened secondary needed secondary due to the Joe Haden suspension.

The Browns will face the New York Giants on Sunday and they will be exposed to the passing game of one Eli Manning without the hard-hitting Ward in the line-up.

The Browns expect others to step up and play big in a game that will obviously feature the pass. The question now becomes how must time will Ward miss for the Browns, last season Ward missed a considerable amount of time as he spent mush of his season on the injured reserve with a foot injury.If the Browns are going to compete with the Giants Sunday, they are going to have to do it with a patched together secondary.

They will get Joe Haden back in the following week, they still could use a guy with Ward's talent and there no telling how long he will be out. The good news is another player had the same kind of surgery to his hand and missed just a couple of weeks. The bad news is the Browns are already 0-4 and they need all the help they can get to face off with a team like the New York Giants. The Browns bad luck seems to be exposing itself once again.

To make matters worse, Browns linebacker Scott Fujita is still waiting to see what  kind of punishment NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will pass down. The decision is do to come down any day, Goodell said by mid-week. The question is if he will suspend Fujita again and just when will that suspension start and how many games. Goodell's decision does have to be approved by the courts. Hopefully that will prolong the issue and Fujita will play against the Giants this weekend.

Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com
 

Browns Brandon Weeden Lacked Receivers Before Now He Is Really Limited

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

Injuries, injuries and yes, more injuries. The last thing Brandon Weeden who is 0-4 needed was all the injuries to the Browns receivers. Mohamed Massaquoi has been out with a hamstring injury, he is still out of practice as the Cleveland Browns prepare to take on the New York Giants. To make matters worse for Weeden's offense, Josh Cribbs is out with a concussion and is listed as day to day. The injuries run deeper than those, the Browns speedster Travis Benjamin is out with an undisclosed  injury. Shumur is once again holding back the information about Benjamin's injury. He too is listed as day to day.

Another guy out with a concussion is tight end Alex Smith. Smith may be the guy the Browns offense misses the most, he not only has the ability to catch the football his blocking is huge. The Browns held Smith out of the Baltimore game and Cleveland isn't going to rush anyone back who suffers a concussion after what happened last season with Colt McCoy in the Steelers game.

The NFL launched a full scale investigation into the way the Cleveland Browns handled players with concussions  and you can bet your last dollar the team isn't going to risk that happening again.
Brandon Weeden and his Browns receivers need all the practice time they can get, Weeden's receivers already have a problem catching the ball and at times Weeden has problems delivering the ball too. The pressure for the Browns to win a game is in full force, to go 0-5 is really going to put Pat Shurmur's job in question more so than it is already. The chances of the Browns beating the Giants at the Giants home field are not that good. The Browns are going to need some help in this one and the guys who could contribute are the guys that are injured.

Perhaps this will be the week we see Pat Shumur get Trent Richardson more involved in the Browns offense. The past 2 weeks Shumur really hasn't used Richardson in the running game as he should. Richardson only rushed the ball for a total of 26 carries in the Browns last 2 games. This week the Browns are going to need someone to step up big. It may as well be their number one draft pick. This way the Browns may be able to keep the Giants pass rush off of Brandon Weeden....It is going to be tough enough for the Browns, they may as well try to keep Brandon Weeden in the upright position as long as they can.....


Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com
 

Browns Branden Weeden Joins, Tim Couch, Brady Quinn & Mike Phipps In Cleveland's 0 for 4 Club

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

This week after the Cleveland Browns lost their 4th game of the 2012 season to become the first team in the 2012 NFL to lose their first four, Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden joined a not so elite club of former Cleveland Browns quarterbacks.

Now the Browns could be joined at 0-4 today if the Saints lose to the Packers. Then the team might feel a bit better. Regardless the Browns have only started their season at 0-4 four other times in the history of the Cleveland Browns.

The other three times the Browns started their season at 0-4 they were led by quarterbacks that never really materialized into what people would consider franchise quarterbacks. We all know what happened to Tim Couch. The Cleveland Browns ruined his career in the NFL. Couch got so beat up he could hardly perform to the level the Browns expected.

 Couch left the team and his football playing days were cut short. Then there was Brady Quinn, the man the Cleveland Browns  drafted in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. Quinn never materialized into the franchise Q.B. the Browns thought they were getting and he has assumed back-up roles with other teams in the NFL.

Mike Phipps was the Browns Q.B. in the 1970's he went onto play for the Browns from 1970-76. Phipps ended his NFL career with the Bears, he had 55 touchdowns and 108 interceptions for a rating of 52.6. You can see this is one club Branden Weeden could have lived without joining.

The Cleveland Browns in all the years they have been playing only had an 0-4 start 4 times as we already pointed out. None of the quarterbacks that led the Browns to the 0-4 start ever became franchise quarterbacks in the NFL. Weeden is hoping to change all that.

Special thanks to Jonathan Knight who is a sports writer and historian of Cleveland Sports for proving the fact of the Cleveland Browns 0-4 starts. You can read more of Jonathan Knights sports history by visiting his site here.....


Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

Phil Dawson Was The Hero In Baltimore, Not The Cleveland Offense That Only Scored 6 For The Browns

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

Phil Dawson the man who has been the Browns most valuable player for the Cleveland Browns hit three field goals from 50 yards or better. He is the guy responsible for keeping the Cleveland Browns within reach of the teams first win this season against the Baltimore Ravens.

The Browns offense failed to get the team into decent field goal range in a game that the Ravens defense was obviously a little worn out. The Ravens played 4 football games in 18 days, yet the Browns offense with their new gunslinger rookie quarterback couldn't get the Browns into the end zone except one time. The Cleveland Browns are very fortunate to have one of the most consistent field goal kickers in the NFL.

The Browns aren't going to win many games in the NFL if their offense can't get touchdowns, a Phil Dawson field goal can only get you so far in today's NFL. Browns fans are very impressed with the fact that Weeden threw for over 300 yards in the game. What they really need to be impressed with is how Phil Dawson was able to hit three field goals in the pouring rain from 50 yards or more. It was Dawson's efforts that made this game as close as it was. 10 of the Cleveland Browns 16 points came off the foot of the man that is the Cleveland Browns most valuable player.


Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com
 

Lets Take A Look At Weeden's First Four Games For The Browns Compared To Colt McCoy's First Four Games

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

I have heard all kinds of chatter from people who think Brandon Weeden is the great white hope of the Cleveland Browns and he is going to take them to the promise land. The truth of the matter is, Brandon Weeden is 0-4 as the Browns starting quarterback. Everyone is so excited because the Browns played a tough game in Baltimore last night.

Listen people the Browns lost the game and Brandon Weeden didn't put any points on the board none, he threw no touchdown passes at all and when he had a chance to make a great throw he threw the ball out of the end-zone. Weeden was brought to Cleveland because of  his great pin point accuracy and his strong-arm. Tell me where is that at? Sure there are some dropped passes, there are also some caught passes too.

The one deep pass Brandon Weeden completed to Greg Little for a 39 yard gain was thrown high, Little did a great job to hand on and haul that ball in. Sure Little dropped some other balls, he also caught 4 passes in the game and none of them were perfectly thrown balls. Look at the film if you can. You'll see what I am saying. Now lets get into looking at Weedens first four games and Colt McCoy's first four games as the Browns starting quarterback.

Right off the back McCoy has the edge, he won 2 of the first four games that he played in as the Browns quarterback. McCoy had a .500 percentage after 4 games. Weeden has a zero winning percentage after his first four games. You following what I am saying so far? By no means am I saying Colt McCoy is a better quarterback than Brandon Weeden, however after four games Colt had 2 wins.

Does anyone remember the two teams he beat? Lets me refresh you memories. In the first game McCoy played in he went 23 for 33 for 281 yards and 1 touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He did this with an arm that was still damaged from the injury he sustained in the BCS Championship game.  McCoy had 2 interceptions and didn't fumble the ball at all. In Brandon Weeden's first game for the Browns he went 12 of 35 for 118 yards, Weeden threw 4 interceptions and fumbled the ball 2 times. In his very first game for the Browns Colt McCoy was able to throw a touchdown pass, Weeden was not able to do so. In his very first game as a Brown Colt McCoy threw 2 picks, Weeden threw 4. In his very first game as a Brown Colt McCoy never fumbled the football, Weeden fumbled 2 times. Both McCoy and Weeden were Rookies in the NFL playing in their first game & they both lost....

In Colt McCoy's second game for the Cleveland Browns Colt McCoy completed 9 of 16 passes for 74 yards, McCoy didn't throw any interceptions and he had no fumbles in the game. Colt McCoy won the game against the New Orleans Saints 30-17, his second game playing as the Browns Rookie quarterback. In Brandon Weeden's second game as the Browns Q.B. he threw 322 yards completing 26 of 37 of his passes and lost the game. So in their 2nd games as rookie Q.B.'s Colt won Weeden lost.

In Colt McCoy's 3rd game as the Browns rookie Q.B. he played the New England Patriots. McCoy threw for 174 yards, he completed 14 of the 19 passes he threw you see that? He had no interceptions and had no fumbles...McCoy won his 3rd game in the NFL...Oh yeah, McCoy rushed for a touchdown in the game too, the Browns beat the Patriots 34-14... The Patriots finished the 2010 season with a 14-2 record. Not a bad team were they?

In Brandon Weeden's 3rd start as the Browns Q.B. he completed 27 of the 43 passes he threw for 237 yards. Weeden threw 2 interceptions and had 1 touchdown. Weeden Lost The Game. In Colt McCoys 4th game as the Browns Q.B. he played against the Jets, the only other team that handed the Patriots a loss in 2010. McCoy completed 18 of 31 for 205 yards and a touchdown. McCoy had no interceptions and he didn't fumble the ball either, McCoy lost the game.

In Brandon Weeden's 4th game as the Browns starter, he complete 25 of the 52 passes he threw, he had one interception that was returned for a touchdown and he lost the game. Weeden threw no touchdowns and he had 27 incomplete passes. Sure there were some drops and Weeden had some terrible throws too. On some of his completions the receivers had to pick the ball off of the tops of their shows. So much for the highly accurate arm.

In all four of the games McCoy played in, he completed more than 50% of his passes. McCoy had 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Weeden only completed more than 50% of his passes 2 time, he threw more interceptions than touchdown 7-3 and has lost all four of his first four starts..... So if you look at it just by comparing the first 4 starts it clearly shows which quarterback had a better start to their careers.

By The Way the Saints finished the 2010 season with a 11-5 record....McCoy was able to get wins to go .500 in his first four starts against a couple of pretty darn good football teams don't ya think??? So far in his rookie season after 4 starts Weeden's winning percentage is zero..... Yes, I know Colt McCoy had a bad year in 2011, Weeden is having an even worse year in 2012 so far. The only common denominator is the fact Pat Shurmur is the head coach...

Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

 

Hey Shurmur You Have A No. 1 Draft Pick Hand Him The Ball You Freaking Dummy!!!

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

Pat Shurmur has a guy the Browns used their number one draft pick for, his name is Trent Richardson. He can make some big plays if he can get the ball in his hands. Yet the Cleveland Browns have only handed him the football 26 times in the last tow games.

That is how many times he should be getting the ball per game. Richardson has shown if given the chance he can make things happen. Yet Pat Shurmur refuses to let Richardson have the chance to show why Tom Heckert used the number one pick to fill the void Cleveland had in their backfield.
Richardson only had 12 carries in the Browns loss to the Bills and he only got 14 carries against the Browns divisional rival Ravens.

Sure throwing the ball down field for big gains looks pretty,  but it doesn't help the Browns offense control the pace of the game when Weeden throws 27 incomplete passes. If the Browns would have handed half of those incomplete passes to Trent Richardson he would be getting the number of touches he should be getting in a game.


Pat Shurmur's inability to use the player he has correctly is a huge part of the reason the Browns are 0-4 now. The Cleveland Browns have lost 25% of their season already and we are only in week 4. Why take a beast like Trent Richardson if you are not going to give him the chance to be a play maker. Pat Shurmur give up to quickly on the running game. With a guy like Trent Richardson you have to give him the chance to make something happen, you have to give him the ball more than 14 times in a game especially when the weather conditions are what they were in Baltimore.


You have a Trent Richardson in your backfield who has already shown his is a force to be dealt with win he gets into the open field and you refuse to give him the chance to make things happen. It doesn't make any sense to me, but what do I know. If I had a play maker who is the only guy that found the end-zone against the Ravens, I am going to hand him the football. Just one more reason Pat Shurmur has to go....


Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

Browns Win Less Weeden Shows Some Poise Even While Missing His Boys In The End Zone

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

The Cleveland Browns saw a Brandon Weeden who was able to make a game out of it in Baltimore, the Browns were the underdogs as they played the Baltimore Ravens. The Game was closer than anyone thought it would be. Brandon Weeden made some great throws as he stood in there taking a hits from the Baltimore defense. Weeden showed some poise that many didn't think he had.

He completed 25 of the 52 passes, he threw for 320 yards. Some of his throws were a little off line, he threw one that we all know he wished he could have had back. The pass was picked by Baltimore's Cary Williams and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown that would be the difference in the game.
Brandon Weeden had the chance to get his Browns into the end-zone with seconds left in the game, he watched Greg Little dropped what could have been the tying touchdown to get the game into over time.

On another attempt Weeden almost found Jordan Cameron, the 6.5 Cameron leaped as the Weeden pass came sailing in a little high only to be knocked away by the Ravens defenders. That should have been the game right there, the Ravens defense took a personal foul and the Browns moved 15 yards closer to the end zone.

Brandon Weeden had one more shot to tie the game with Baltimore, with 2 seconds left on the clock Weeden would make another throw that would completely miss the end zone and that was the game. There is no doubt this was one of Weeden's finest games as a Cleveland Brown. He showed he could play in the NFL with the best of them. He still didn't find a way to win and he still has got a lot of work to get his passes to be more catch-able. There are times he threw the ball much too high. He missed some key passes that could have helped his cause.

Weeden made the mistake of missing an open receiver by throwing the ball behind him, he learned quick you have got to throw the ball to the outside after the Ravens returned that interception for a touchdown. There were times Brandon Weeden threw the ball exactly where it needed to be and there were times he really needed to work on his delivery. Sure there were some drops by the Browns receivers, the thing is Weeden at times is not as accurate as he should be. If he can get this tuned in a little more he is sure to become a winner.

Brandon Weeden couldn't get a touchdown but he showed great poise in his 4th loss. He may be closer to becoming the quarterback we have heard about. Ray Lewis said it best in his post game on the NFL Network, Lewis said it's all about the wins baby....The Browns still don't have one.....


Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com
 

Browns Q.B. Brandon Weeden Has Unknowingly Enrolled In A New Class "Humility",Taught By Ray Lewis

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

Brandon Weeden the Browns new 28-year-old rokkie quarterback who will turn 29 on the 14th of October will learn a lesson in Humility come Thursday night. The instructor undoubtedly will be none other than the 17 year veteran Ray Lewis and his Baltimore Ravens defense. Have you ever listened to one of Weeden's post game press conferences? 

The guy is all about himself, he didn't learn from his failed major league baseball career that he is enrolled in a team sport. After Sunday's loss Weeden has the nerve to stand at the  podium and say things like, "I think it was a solid day". Then Weeden said "I threw the ball where it needed to go all day". This wasn't the first time Weeden has use I threw the ball where it needed to go all day either, he had the nerve to say it after his first game as a Cleveland Brown. The game where his numbers were so low they almost needed a special meter to register the 5.1 rating.

Brandon Weeden might be a great college quarterback and the Browns fans who are sold with Weeden as their franchise savior are doing so with the success he had at Oklahoma State. There are two problems with that, the first being the NFL is not college and the other is Brandon Weeden's own self-indulgence in himself could very well be getting in his way. Weeden is about to learn the hard way just because he thinks he throws the ball where it needs to go, in the NFL that isn't going to get it done.

The Baltimore Ravens defense is one of the best in the NFL. They are led by a guy who will be listed as one of the best line backers the NFL has ever seen once Ray Lewis is inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame. When Brandon Weeden gets man handled by Lewis and company he will get one of the biggest ass kicking's he has ever  received while competing on a football field. Then Brandon Weeden will know Humility, it will be the moments that follow him right after the game that will wake him up at night remembering just how much it hurts to take a beating like that.

It  will be very doubtful that Brandon Weeden walks up to the microphone after the Ravens game and tells the world just how good he was on this day. Hell, it will be good if Brandon Weeden can walk up to the microphone under his own power after the Ravens game. Weeden has yet to win a game in his young NFL career, yet he tells the world how good he is after each loss. Maybe that is the way they do it out in Oklahoma, but in Cleveland when your team is down 0-3 on the season, the last thing you should be saying is how good you are.

We will see after the game Thursday night if Mr. Weeden makes the statements he is becoming known for, "I felt extremely comfortable in the pocket". "I felt my reads were really good". "I felt  like I threw the ball accurately". "I felt like I had a good day." You see those statements? There are an awful lot of I's in them. After class ends on Thursday night it will be interesting to see how many statements Weeden makes that start with I. Especially with an instructor with the experience of a Ray Lewis......I really hope the Browns can get a win, but I really doubt it will be Thursday night...

Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

How Bad Did Browns President Screw The Pooch With The Weeden Pick? Wilson Was Taken With The 75th Pick

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

Team President Mike Holmgren forced his general manager Tom Heckert to draft Brandon Weeden with Browns 22nd pick in the 2012 NFL draft. People close who are in the know, state that Heckert didn't feel comfortable taking Brandon Weeden at 22, Heckert was quoted as saying he would only do it if Holmgren forced his hand, that is what reportedly took place.

 Maybe Holmgren was leaving a guy like Russell Wilson on the table so his buddies in Seattle could get their hands on him. Wilson already has 2 wins in the NFL and he has beaten the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay packers. What do the Cleveland Browns have?

We have Brandon Weeden who talks a good game then goes out on the field and plays terrible, Weeden hasn't won a game in the NFL yet. All the other quarterbacks who were drafted in the first round of the NFL draft have wins, and some of the teams they won with were worse than the Browns last season. Just think if Holmgren would have kept hsi mouth shut and let Tom Heckert do what he wanted to do in the NFL draft the Cleveland Browns may have been able to take some guys in the draft that could have actually improve the Browns football team.

Russell Wilson was Drafted with the 12th pick in the third round (75th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He already has 2 wins in the NFL and this guy doesn't make the stupid mistakes we see the more mature Brandon Weeden make. Wilson has played in three games for his Seahawks and thrown one interception. Brandon Weeden has thrown more interceptions than he has touchdowns. He hasn't won a game for the Cleveland Browns yet and this Thursday night he is going to face the best team in the division.

Why the Browns would take Weeden with the 22nd pick in the draft after he stunk up the senior bowl and all the scouts dropped him to a fifth of 6th round pick is anyone's guess. It could be team President Mike Holmgren wanted to leave Wilson on the table for his beloved Seattle Seahawks. If you look at Weeden and compare him the Wilson it is very clear to see who the better athlete is.
The Browns got a washed up M.L.B. pitcher named Brandon Weeden who may not have the mental capacity  to compete on the NFL level. When he played for his OSU college team he had a host of receivers that made him look good. Weeden was able to throw the ball up it the air and one of those star receiver could go up and get his errant throws.

Yes I think Mike Holmgren did screw the pooch on this pick, he made a terrible call and now it is costing the Cleveland Browns wins. It will be good once Haslam takes over the Browns and sends this money grabbing freeloader Mike Holmgren out of Cleveland. Let him go back to Seattle and spend time on his area radio stations like he wants to, he certainly didn't want to see the Cleveland Browns do anything other than pay him his 8 million dollars a year. For What?

The Browns had much greater needs in the NFL draft besides a quarterback, a guy like Mike Holmgren and all of his supposed football knowledge should have been able to recognize that. The Browns offensive line sucks and the defense can't stop the run for the second year in a row. The Browns could have taken players to improve those areas long before taking a quarterback, you can see with the Wilson pick there would have been quality quarterbacks later in the draft. Instead of wasting the 22nd pick on Weeden....

Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

Browns Rookie Q.B. Brandon Weeden Should Wear Depends Under Uniform Thursday Night When He Faces Ray Lewis

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

The Cleveland Browns have to face the Baltimore Ravens Thursday Night and Brandon Weeden has yet to face a highly motivated Ray Lewis yet..

The title of this article says it all, Weeden should wear some depends under his uniform for the Thursday night game, there is a good chance he is going o mess his pants when he sees the highly motivated 17 year pro coming through his offensive line to get him.

Lewis is an inspiration to his Ravens team and he is going to make some plays when the Browns face the Ravens. WHo ever makes the schedule in the NFL should have their heads examined, putting the Cleveland Browns who have yet to win a game behind their 28-year-old rookie starting quarterback up against the Ravens on only three days rest. What were they thinking?

Brandon Weeden has not seen a guy like Lewis yet, once he does it will be something he will remember for the rest of his life. Lewis seems to get better every year. The Ravens are coming off a highly emotional game over the Patriots and there is a good chance those same emotions carry into the Browns- Ravens match up.

Ray Lewis may only have on sack on the year so far, he still is going to be a force for the Cleveland Browns and rookie  Brandon Weeden to deal with. The Browns head coach will have no idea how to stop this mad man they call Ray Lewis.

Weeden will be pressured throughout the game and he will be forced to do things he isn't ready for.Weeden makes mistakes when he feels the pressure and unless the Ravens are out of gas from the game they played Sunday night, they will be bringing plenty of that pressure to Brandon Weeden. The Browns are yet to win a game behind Weeden who is the only quarterback drafted this year who hasn't had a win yet.

I just don't think this is a game Weeden will get his first NFL win in. Who knows? Stranger things have happened. This game may take two years off of Weeden's life span.....

Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

Browns Running Back Trent Richardson Chooses The Wrong Day To Be Less Than Ordinary Jim Brown Was There

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

Trent Richardson had a terrible day working out of the Cleveland Browns backfield against the Buffalo Bills today. Richardson only rushed for 27 yards on 12 carries for a 2.3 yard per carry average.

For Trent Richardson and Browns fans, this performance couldn't have come at a worse time. Not only did the Browns need a productive day to help with their less than productive offense, Jim Brown was on the sidelines.

This was the Alumni weekend for the Browns, yes there were guys present that actually know what it is like to win a football game while wearing a Browns uniform. Something Richardson and his fellow Rookie starting quarterback, Brandon Weeden, know nothing about in the NFL.

The Cleveland Browns used their first pick in the 2012 NFL draft to take Richardson, last week Browns fans got a glimpse of what Trent Richardson could do in the NFL. The fans had their hopes lifted thinking they got a running-back who is a beast. 

The beast didn't show up today as the Browns running game was shut down by the Bills front four. The Cleveland fans as well as Jim Brown felt the pain of watching T-Rich produce very little in the game.

To put things into perspective, C.J. Spiller only carried the ball 4 times, before going down to injury and had a 4 yard per carry average, that is  1.7 yards per carry better than Trent Richardson. The Browns would see Spiller's backup Tashard Choice come into the game and rush for 91 yards on 20 carries, that is a 4.6 yard average.

Choice's average is double that of Trent Richardson's. Jim Brown was right, Trent Richardson is just ordinary, today he was a little less than ordinary. The Bills defense had no problem stopping the man who was surprised that one guy in the NFL could tackle him Trent Richardson.

Yes Trent, this is the NFL, these guys get paid large sums of money to stop you from running all over them. If you could do one thing in the next three days MR. Richardson, find a way to become better than less than ordinary before the Ravens game Thursday night. The Cleveland Browns are going to need your talents for far more than just exposing how bad the Cincinnati Bengals defense really is, they are going to need you to help the Browns find a way to win.....

Hey be sure to tell us what you think of Trent Richardson's less than ordinary performance today...Just leave your comments below....

Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

Browns Brandon Weeden 27 of 43, For A 5.5 Yard Average, 2 Interceptions & 4 Sacks Moves the Browns To 0-3

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

The Cleveland Browns named Brandon Weeden quarterback because they didn't think Colt McCoy had the arm strength to compete in the NFL. They said Brandon Weeden had a strong-arm with laser like accuracy, they said this guy was going to help the Browns win football games.

 If you don't know by now who they are we are talking about the brain trust running the Cleveland Browns football team. Mike Holmgren and his hand-picked head coach who now has lost the last 9 games in a row Pat Shurmur.

Yes sir Browns fans the brain trust of the Cleveland Browns gave you a quarterback with such a laser arm he hasn't hit one of his receivers for a long pass since he has taken over the starting job from Colt McCoy. Yes sir Browns fans Brandon Weeden finished the Bills game with a 5-12 yard per pass average

  Now I ask you the question, don't you think Colt McCoy could throw the football for 5-1/2 yards? Don't you think the Cleveland Browns would have done much better taking an offensive linemen with the 22nd pick in the 2012 NFL draft? Your Cleveland Browns just went out and laid another egg on the field this afternoon. Your Cleveland Browns and My Cleveland Browns are now 0-3, and that just down right sucks and as far as I am  concerned most of the sucking is because of Mike Holmgren and Pat Shurmur.

These are the guys who decided to draft Brandon Weeden with the 22nd pick, how can you honestly sit there and tell me the Cleveland Browns are a much improved football team? The Browns have lost their first three games of the season and I don't see things turning around on Thursday night when the Browns travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens, do you?

 The Browns have a very realistic chance of starting the season at 0-7. They have the Ravens next then the Giants, they take on the Bengals at home which could be a win but they will probably find a way to lose this game in front of their home town fans. The Browns have played better on the road than they have at home. Then they take on the Indianapolis Colts.

The Browns may find a way to beat the Colts to give Cleveland their first win on the season. The problem is Luck and his Colts are going to continue to improve as the season progresses. The Browns haven't shown  signs of improvement and as long as Pat Shurmur is on the side lines calling the plays they may not.

The first official act of the new ownership should be to fire head coach Pat Shumur and then he should move upstairs and fire Mike Holmgren for bringing that idiot here in the first place.
The Cleveland Browns are not an improved team with Brandon Weeden at the starting quarterback position, he is 0-3 and if they were improved we would see a win.

 The Browns suck because their leadership sucks, that includes Mike Holmgren for making stupid decisions that have cost the Browns wins. He sits in front of his microphone at his press conferences telling us what a good man Shurmur is and yet the Browns continue to produce losses. Shurmur may be a  good man but he sucks as a football coach.

Shurmur was in such a hurry to replace Colt McCoy as the starting quarterback he named Weeden the starter before he even seen him in one preseason game. The Browns fans deserve better, they are the most loyal fans in the league and they get nothing but losses. This is unacceptable.

Brandon Weeden makes bad decisions on the football field he is too predictable. He now has thrown 6 interceptions in his first 3 games. He would have had more if the Bengals had any kind of defense. The Bills defense is just a cut above the Bengals and it shows you Weeden is unable to look off his receivers before he throws the ball.

The only good thing about Weeden is at least when he takes a sack now, he holds onto the football. As far as this accurate arm we all heard about, we haven't seen it yet. Weeden had Travis Benjamin open 2 yards in front of the Buffalo Bills coverage, Weeden who was labeled with such a strong-arm under-threw the ball and this made Benjamin hold up to try to catch it which let the Bills coverage break up the pass.

If Weeden had the strong-arm we were promised by Holmgren and Shurmur that would have been 6 points on the board. Making plays like that in a game are momentum changes. Weeden hasn't been able to do that yet. The Momentum is always against the Cleveland Browns. The Fans are sick and tired of losing football games. The powers to be, don't seem to be changing things and it looks like another change needs to be made.

As far as I am concerned that change can't come soon enough....

Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

Browns Josh Cribbs Says Bills Game Is A Must Win Situation For Cleveland

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

The Cleveland Browns who are 0-2 on the season feel the urgency to win a football game, Josh Cribbs called it a must win the situation for the Cleveland Browns.

Cribbs knows starting off the season at 0-2 isn't going to take  you to fair in the NFL, he knows going 0-3 is going to make matters even worse. The Cleveland Browns have to find a way to score earlier in the game tomorrow. The Browns have been playing come from behind football and this doesn't make things any easier for the Browns.

The Browns need to be able o control the pace of this game too, if the Cleveland Offense goes 3 and out too many times, the Bills will eat up the Cleveland Defense which has a problem stopping the run. C.J. Spiller comes to Cleveland as the NFL's leading rusher. The last thing Cleveland needs in this game is to have the Buffalo Bills controlling the  tempo of the game while Spiller runs the ball through the holes in the Cleveland defense. The Browns need this win and the Cleveland Browns defense is going to be tested.

The other problem with the Bills as far as the Browns are concerned is their defensive front four. These are some of the best the NFL has to offer. The Cleveland offensive line are going to have their hands full protecting Brandon Weeden. A must win, you betcha. Can the Browns pull it off? We will see in a matter of hours...


Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

If The Cleveland Browns Expect Brandon Weeden To Be Successful Against Buffalo He Needs To Avoid 3 Guys

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

The Cleveland Browns take on the Buffalo Bills this Sunday in what could very well be Brandon Weeden's last game this season if he is not protected well. Weeden is just starting to show some promise playing in the NFL, he played well in Cincinnati but lets face it, the Bengals don't have the defense the Buffalo Bills have. Weeden was outside the pocket a few times by design in his last game.

 The Browns would do Weeden well keeping him in the pocket this week. There are three guys who play defense in Buffalo that could ruin your day if they were able to hit you just right.

The first guy is Marcell Dareus , he is a big quick defensive end that carries a lot of force when he hits you.  One of the Browns quarterbacks know the name Marcell Dareus  very well. He is the guy that knocked Colt McCoy out of the BCS Championship game in 2010. Dareus still carries a big blow, he knock out the Pittsburgh Steelers top drafted offensive line man for the season in a preseason game.


If the Brwons have plans of sending Weeden out of the pocket this week, it shouldn't be to Marcell Dareus's side of the field, if they do and he gets a clean hit on Weeden his season could be over just as fast as Pat Shurmur and the Browns named him the starter. Lets say the Cleveland Browns offensive line can control Marcell Dareus , there are still 2 others the Browns have to worry about.

One guy is Chris Kelsay, in his tenth year with the Buffalo Bills, Kelsay brings a ton of experience to the Bills defensive line. The 6'4" 263lbs. Kelsay can still move for a guy his size. He is on the light side for a D.E. which is one of the reason's he is so quick. Kelsay has 30 sacks in his career with the Bills.

Lets say the Browns do a good job of protecting Weeden against those guys, they still have to contend with the big package the Bills bring to the defensive line. Mario Williams could very will be one of the best defensive ends in all of football. The guy is a beast, at 6'6" and 292 lbs. he has the quickness it takes to get to the quarterback and he is strong enough to do battle with the best  of linemen.

The Browns young offensive line will have their hands full this week playing the Buffalo Bills. They have to find a way to protect Weeden. Mario Williams has 53 sacks in his first six years in Buffalo, he has yet to get a sack this season. You can bet come Sunday Mario Williams will be doing some Weeden hunting.

If the Browns are going to be successful, the offensive line is going to have to do a great job keeping these 3 guys from Brandon Weeden.

Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

Browns Have A Huge Problem Vs The Buffalo Bills It's C.J. Spiller. Can Cleveland Avoid 0-3 ?

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

The Cleveland Browns are the only team in the AFC Central not to win a game yet. The Browns take on the Buffalo Bills in week 3 and this game doesn't look like the push-over fans were hoping for.

Yes the Browns had a much improved offense in Cincinnati, the Bengals defense isn't ranked as good as the Bills. Not only will Cleveland be facing a tougher defense, the Browns have to figure out a way to defend against the run. The Buffalo Bills have a very good running-back in C.J. Spiller who rushed for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns yesterday.

For the second season in a row the Cleveland defense has shown problems stopping the run, while the Browns defense is good at defending the pass they still lack run defense.  As a matter of fact the entire Cleveland defense isn't ranked that high yet this season.

The Browns gave up 398 yards of offense to the Bengals and they gave up 467 yards in week one. The Browns defense looked a lot better off paper than they do on paper, unfortunately the stats don't lie. The Cleveland Browns defense is ranked 29th in total team defense. They are ranked 19th against the rush and 28th against the pass.

The Browns defense is a far cry of what it was last season. To put things into perspective in the Bengals games Cincinnati's defense is ranked 29th against the pass and they are ranked 20th against the run. The Bengals defense is the only defense in the AFC North that is ranked worse than the Cleveland Browns defense in total team defense so far this season.

 Keeping things in perspective, the Buffalo Bills defense is ranked 25th in total defense that is 5 spots better than the Bengals. The Bills defense is 7 positions better against the pass and  they fall below the Bengals by 5 spots against the run. This means we could see an even bigger rushing day for Trent Richardson and Brandon Weeden may not have the same success we saw in Cincy.

The bigger problem is going to be how the Brown defense keeps the Bills off the score-board. The team has to find a way to stop or at least slow down the run this week. They cannot let C.J. Spiller run all over them if they expect to avoid a 0-3 start.....

While D'Qwell Jackson has made the Browns defense look sexy with all of his flash this season, we can see on paper the Browns defense has a lot of work to do to get better.


Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

 

Browns Still Win-Less Despite A Much Improved Brandon Weeden

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"


If I didn't see it with my own eyes I may not believe it, Brandon Weeden the man who had a 5.1 quarterback rating in his first NFL regular season game turned things around today to silence some of his credits. Sure it was only one game as Weeden himself would be quick to point out, nonetheless Brandon Weeden looked like a much improved quarterback.

 Weeden would throw the first of his 2 touchdown passes to Trent Richardson who took the pass 23 yards down the field beating the Bengals defenders to hand Brandon Weeden his first NFL touchdown in over 6 quarters of trying. The Browns were playing from behind, yet Weeden didn't panic and throw any interceptions in the game. This was an  entirely different Brandon Weeden than the one who completely sucked in week one.


Weeden would find his second touchdown pass to Greg Little in the 4th quarter, some fans we just as shocked to see Little hang onto the football they were seeing Brandon Weeden find the end-zone twice in one game. Brandon Weeden's numbers were much more respectable today. 

He completed 26 of 37 passes for 322 yards and 2 touchdowns. Weeden had a 114.9 Q.B. rating at games end that is a 2,250% percent improvement over the 5.1 Weeden had in Week one. Weeden would finish the game with a 8.7 yard per pass average and continues to struggle finding his receiver on deep throws.


Another thing Brandon Weeden showed great improvement on today was when he was sacked twice he managed to hang onto the football, something he has had trouble with since making the transition from College into the NFL. Although Weeden is still win-less in the NFL and we all know winning is what matters, Brandon Weeden did show he could do the job today. If the Cleveland Browns offense can find a way to strike earlier in the games, maybe they wouldn't always have to play from behind and soon they could find the ever elusive wins the team is missing.


Congratulations to Brandon Weeden for his two touchdown passes today and his vast improvement over week one from all of us over at Cleveland Sports 360.... Now get out there and win one of these games!!!! I know (Baby Steps).


Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

Is Pat Shurmur The Right Coach For The Browns? Tonight AT 10PM On The Sports FIx WHK Call US 888-281-1110

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

Take a look at the Cleveland Browns head coach Pat Shurmur's  record in the NFL, he was the offensive coordinator for the Rams for two years. He went 1-15 and 7-9, In his first season as the Cleveland Browns head coach Shurmur went 4-12.

The Browns had opportunities to win more than 4 games last season and some of the losses could be viewed as bad coaching decisions. This season we saw the Browns lose their first game by one point and the fans can't understand why the Browns didn't go for a two point conversion after the D'Qwell Jackson touchdown.  Some fans say Pat Shurmur has the look on his face of a man waiting on the sidelines for someone to tell him what to do.

The Cleveland Browns have a hard enough time winning football game, they don't need a head coach that is adding to the problems. If you look at how many times Pat Shurmur uses time outs in games leaving the Browns without time outs for the end of the game, that too adds to the Browns problems. Just think back to last Sunday's game, if Shurmur and the Browns would have had three time outs left when they sent Weeden back out on the field the sense of urgency would have been so great. Maybe the Browns could have tried a run then called time out, they couldn't because Shurmur didn't have any left.

One play Shurmur threw the challenge flag on was a play that was Unchallengeable,  the head coach in the NFL should know the rules. Tonight at 10:PM on The Sports Fix we will be talking about the 2012 Cleveland Browns, sure they give us the Mics but you the fans are who we want to hear from, Join Jerry Mires and myself LG The Voice of Cleveland Sports as we take a look at the 2012 Cleveland Browns from the Head coach right down to the Position players.

Give us a call at 216-901-0945 or toll free at 888-281-1110. We want to hear from you the fan, call in and let us know what you think about the Browns, the good, the bad and the Ugly.
There are a few different ways to catch the Sports Fix on WHK, you can just tune in on your radio by dialing it to 1420 on the AM dial, or listen live on the internet, just click this link right here, WHK THE Sports Fix Show and click the listen live button at the top of the WHK page. We want to hear from you the Fan, you are the Reason there is a Sports Fix Show so give us a call tonight....

Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

Browns Weeden Post Game Press Conference "I Threw The Ball Where It Needed To Go All Day" Really?

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"

When Brandon Weeden finished the game for the Cleveland Browns Sunday, he had his chance to hold a post game press conference, at the press conference Weeden said he threw the ball where it needed to be all day out there. Is he kidding us? Weeden went 12 for 35 had 4 interceptions and finished the day with a 5.1 rating.

If he thinks he threw the ball where it needed to go all day, he has a real problem. There is no way he could have realized what he said in this press conference. He missed open receivers all day long. He could get the Browns into the end-zone and he threw his last interception when the Browns need to mount a drive in the last minutes of the game.


If that is throwing the ball where it needed to go all day, he is going to have a real problem getting wins. I don't know how they do it on Oklahoma, in the NFL the object is to throw the ball to your receivers so they can make a play.

If Weeden feels any pressure he is going to have a problem. This Sunday I think the Bengals are going to be coming after Brandon Weeden. The Bengals will be hungry after their loss to the Ravens and Marv Lewis always has the team up for a game against the Browns.

The rap on Weeden will be to pressure him and other teams in the league know he will make mistakes when under pressure. It is alarming to say the least that Brandon Weeden thinks he threw the ball where it needed  go all day. He better take a look at his pay stub to see which team is paying him, then figure it out...


Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com

How Long Should The Browns Keep Targeting Greg Little?

Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"


Last season the Browns saw Greg Little lead the NFL in dropped passes, this season the Cleveland Browns saw a much improved Greg Little show up to training camp.

The problem is the Cleveland  Browns aren't seeing what takes place on the practice field make the transition into the games. Little missed a key pass in the game against the Eagles, the pass surely could have lead to a Browns touchdown. Instead it was a turnover, the kind of turnover that changed the momentum of the game.

There is an old rule for receivers in the NFL, if you can't catch the football you have to be sure the defender can't catch it either. It is difficult to say if Little could have done anything to stop the pick, once the ball hit Little he deflected the pass and we all know what happened after that. Head coach Pat Shurmur needs to find a way to either make Little a better receiver or he needs to use Little in a different way. The Browns offense struggles so much putting points on the board they can't afford these kind of mistakes.

The Cleveland Browns made terrible decisions in the off-season. They went out and got a new quarterback and did very little to improve the chances of someone catching the passes from the new quarterback. Why the Cleveland Browns didn't make any moves to sign a veteran wide receiver that could help the Cleveland Browns win football games is anyone's guess. It further demonstrates the head coach's inability to judge the talent the Browns have.

Shurmur made moves when he saw Hardesty fumble the ball in the preseason, yet he hasn't done anything to correct Little's lack of receiving the football. If Little has another bad game against the Bengals this Sunday, something has to be done to change that. Maybe the Browns President needs to get off his butt and come down to the side lines and help his head coach do things that can improve the teams offense.

Larry Glicken is the owner of www.clevelandsports360.com and the host of the Cleveland Sports 360 Show, an online streaming sports video show at www.streamingsportstalk.com