A fun Tuesday show, as J-Rocc opened up taking some calls talking NBA playoffs and the Spurs/Heat, then we talked Indians/Reds and Tribe bullpen, staying on the bandwagon, Cleveland pride and loyalty, Cavs rraft and their need at SF, we profiled Otto Porter Jr and other options, and wrapped up talking Browns and the franchise return of Jim Brown. Plus, find out how to win this weeks tshirt from the awesome folks at GVArtwork.com
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
The Sports Fix - Mon May 27, 2013
A special live Memorial Day show, as J-Rocc talked a little about the meaning of the holiday, then we took some calls and talk Indians bullpen issues, Chris Perez on the DL, Pestano hurt and Mike for DDTWLN.COM joined us as well, we previewed the Reds Battle for Ohio and then we wrapped up talking NBA Playoffs. Take a listen and dont forget, share this show to be entered to win this weeks GVArtwork TShirt!
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Sports Fix - Weds May 22, 2013
This is a must listen for Cle sports fans. J-Rocc began talking Cavs winning the #1 pick, but ended up on a stream of consciousness about the bad Cle sports fans and media who shine a perpetual black eye on the proud Cleveland we all know and love! We talked early NBA Cavs draft prospects, sportswriter Jonathan Knight stopped by to talk Cle sports and Tribe/Tigers, plus so much more, and J-Rocc ended the show talking about the pride of being from Cleveland. Plus, listen and find out how you can win a bad ass Indians TShirt from our partners at GVArtwork.com
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Sports Fix - Tues May 21, 2013
The excitement from Yan Gomes walkoff homer finishing the Indians sweep of Seattle dripped over into the show, as we had perhaps our best broadcast to date since the relaunch! J-Rocc talked tribe excitement, Chris Perez and his battles with Cleveland fans and Twitter, Indians announcer Jim Rosenhaus joined the show to talk Tribe and the Detroit Tigers, and so much more. A must listen!
Monday, May 20, 2013
The Sports Fix - Mon May 20, 2013
An exciting start to the week, as J-Rocc started the show talking about the Cleveland marathon and then the big WINDIANS weekend, and took a few great Tribe calls, then was joined by Mike B from DDTWLN.COM, we talked Chris Perez, Tribe pitching and so much more, plus listener feedback on FB and twitter and more. A great start to the week, enjoy!
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Sports Fix - Fri, May 17, 2013
The week ended with a fun Friday show as J-Rocc started off taking calls and talking Browns OTAs and the recent signings of Brian Hoyer and Brandon Jackson, Mike Lombardi, Weeden and the QBs, then CSU Vikings mens Basketball HC Gary Waters joined us to talk CSU hoops and Viking alum Norris Cole, current PG for the Miami Heat, then Mike Brandenberry from DDTWLN.COM stopped by to talk Indians weekend series with Seattle and we wrapped up looking at the NBA playoffs and combine.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The Sports Fix - Thurs May 16, 2013
J-Rocc started off the show talking about Josh Cribbs departure to the Raiders and Jimmy Haslams Trucker Press conference, NBA Playoffs and Draft Combine, Indians baseball as Mike Brandenberry from DDTWLN.COM stopped by, some great callers and more.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Sports Fix - Weds, May 15, 2013
J-Rocc talked Cavs hoops and the All Rookie awards for Zeller and Waiters, Cavs F Kevin Jones joined the show to talk NBA Draft, Mike Brown and Cavs basketball, the sportswriter Jonathan Knight stopped by to catch up and talk Indians baseball, and more!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Sports Fix - Tues May 14, 2013
Miss the show? J-Rocc talks Indians/Yankees doubleheader, Terry Francona, Mike Lombardi, Browns, NBA Playoffs and more!
Listen to today's Sports Fix as we re-launch the show: May 13, 2013
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
The Ohio State Buckeyes made it much closer than it had to be, Aaron Craft makes buzzer beater 3 to go to sweet 16
The Ohio State Buckeyes are heading back to the sweet 16 thanks to
the buzzer beater that Aaron Craft nailed down with .5 seconds left on
the clock. The Buckeyes had a lead as large as 13 points in one part of
the contest.They got into some foul trouble and let Iowa work the lead down to nothing. With the game tied at 75 with only 29 seconds left in the game, Aaron Craft controlled the ball and worked the clock down to .5 seconds when he hit a 3 that would seals the deal for his Buckeyes.
This was a game that didn't have to be as close as it was. With the win the Buckeyes have won 10 games in a row. LaQuinton Ross was having the game of his life when Thad Matta sat him down. He was controlling everything each time he touched the ball today and if the Buckeyes would have lost this game, there would be some serious questions Matta would have to answer.
Ross had 17 points in the game and Iowa was having problems stopping him.
The Buckeyes would see Aaron Craft suffer from the foul line all game long. When it mattered he came through and it looked like he never had a doubt in the shot he took to give the Ohio State Buckeyes a trip to the Sweet 16. Craft was extremely confident in his shot and I am glad he was.
The Refs made some bad calls during the game and even Barkley commented on how bad the officials were today.
Craft blew a lot of opportunities during the game, but he came through when it really counted. He made a big-time shot like any big-time player would do.
In his post game Thad Matta said he hopes one day they put a statue of Aaron Craft outside the building.....
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
What Do Browns Fans Really Know About Rob Chudzinski?
Was it already predetermined that the Browns weren't going to be able
to hire a new head coach with a winning record? Is that why Haslam
& Banner settled for Rob Chudzinski? Lets face it, with the hiring
of Chudzinski, the improvement over Shurmur may only be minor. As an
offensive coordinator, Chud only had one winning season in the NFL. I
guess we can take that as a positive Shurmur didn't have any. The 1
winning season he had as an O.C. in the NFL did come when he was with
the Cleveland Browns, the team actually had a record of 10-6 in 2007.
The bad thing was Chud watched as the Browns he called the plays for in
their winning season fall to a record of 4-12 the very next season.
Chudzinski could get the Browns offense to repeat as winner for 2
seasons in a row.
After Chud left Cleveland he went back to doing what he did before he became a O.C., he was hired by his good friend Norv Turner in San Diego and he went back to being a tight ends coach. Shurmur was a tight ends coach too. After spending a couple of seasons with his friend Turner on the west coast, Chud would get his big break to join the Carolina Panthers as their O.C..
Now the Panthers would have their quarterback and they hired what they thought was going to be a great O.C. in Chudzinski. The Panthers in the 2 seasons that Chud was there lost more football games than they won. Kinda mirrors a Shurmur move doesn't it? Chud sent his quarterback Cam Newton to work with one of the least successful NFL quarterbacks of all time Chris Weinke. How did that work out for Chud in the 2012 season? Not so good, they finished their season with another losing record at 7-9.
A lot of people who watched the Panthers and Chud in Carolina didn't care for some of the things he did. It seemed like he would have some disagreements with some of the players and then he would bench the guy.After he sent Newton to work with Weinke, they did win one more game in 2012 so I guess you could call it an improvement, but Chud's Panthers still had a losing season with a 7-9 record.
Now he has Weeden, working with Weinke. A guy that never could win in the NFL is tutoring Weeden on how to be a NFL quarterback. Weinke was the Panthers starting quarterback in the 2001 season. He played in 15 games and lost 14 of them. The Panthers would finish the 2001 season with a 1-15 record and Weinke would finish the season with 11 touchdown's and 19 interceptions. Perhaps Chud sent Weeden to Florida to work with Weinke on how to deal with throwing interceptions. It should be something the two of them have in common.
It is going to be an interesting season watching the Cleveland Browns under their new inexperienced head coach Rob Chudzinski. The first thing he will have to deal with as the teams new head coach is the Browns starting quarterback situation. I remember the season that Shurmur took control of the team. During the off-season McCoy worked with Brett Favre. Now Chud has Weeden working with Weinke. SMH, I wonder where Chud's thought process is coming from?
After Chud left Cleveland he went back to doing what he did before he became a O.C., he was hired by his good friend Norv Turner in San Diego and he went back to being a tight ends coach. Shurmur was a tight ends coach too. After spending a couple of seasons with his friend Turner on the west coast, Chud would get his big break to join the Carolina Panthers as their O.C..
Now the Panthers would have their quarterback and they hired what they thought was going to be a great O.C. in Chudzinski. The Panthers in the 2 seasons that Chud was there lost more football games than they won. Kinda mirrors a Shurmur move doesn't it? Chud sent his quarterback Cam Newton to work with one of the least successful NFL quarterbacks of all time Chris Weinke. How did that work out for Chud in the 2012 season? Not so good, they finished their season with another losing record at 7-9.
A lot of people who watched the Panthers and Chud in Carolina didn't care for some of the things he did. It seemed like he would have some disagreements with some of the players and then he would bench the guy.After he sent Newton to work with Weinke, they did win one more game in 2012 so I guess you could call it an improvement, but Chud's Panthers still had a losing season with a 7-9 record.
Now he has Weeden, working with Weinke. A guy that never could win in the NFL is tutoring Weeden on how to be a NFL quarterback. Weinke was the Panthers starting quarterback in the 2001 season. He played in 15 games and lost 14 of them. The Panthers would finish the 2001 season with a 1-15 record and Weinke would finish the season with 11 touchdown's and 19 interceptions. Perhaps Chud sent Weeden to Florida to work with Weinke on how to deal with throwing interceptions. It should be something the two of them have in common.
It is going to be an interesting season watching the Cleveland Browns under their new inexperienced head coach Rob Chudzinski. The first thing he will have to deal with as the teams new head coach is the Browns starting quarterback situation. I remember the season that Shurmur took control of the team. During the off-season McCoy worked with Brett Favre. Now Chud has Weeden working with Weinke. SMH, I wonder where Chud's thought process is coming from?
Monday, February 25, 2013
Browns Fans Are Sadly Mistaken The Joe Banner, Brandon Weeden Statement,No Way Is He The Browns Starter
All it has taken is one statement from Joe Banner about Browns
quarterback Brandon Weeden to throw the ms-informed fans in Cleveland
into a Weeden frenzy. Joe Banner did not say Brandon Weeden is going to
be the Browns starting quarterback in the 2013 season. What Banner said
was, " The Brown are going to give Brandon Weeden every chance to be the
Browns starting quarterback." "The rest will be up to Brandon Weeden."
That isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of the 29-year-old quarterback, who turns 30 shortly after the season starts. Weeden didn't win the approval of the Browns new owner, or the front office the team has in place this season. As a matter of fact the Browns general manager, Michael Lombardi has made public statements about his dis-like for Weeden. Lombardi said The Rookie. Quarterback Was a disaster. He was lost on the field.
Taking everything into consideration, you cannot view any of these statements about Weeden as a major endorsement. Weeden has a ton of work to do. He has to not only perform under the pressure of the microscope that will be focusing in on him, he has to learn an entirely new offensive scheme this season. Weeden couldn't even learn the old offense that was simplified for his abilities, or should we say lack of abilities?
No one is going to hand Brandon Weeden the keys to the Cleveland Browns offense at all. People can talk all they want about him being the starting quarterback in 2013 all they want too. Until the first week of the NFL season gets here and Brandon Weeden lines up behind center don't believe it. That is not what Joe Banner said. Weeden had a shot at it, but if they don't see a major improvement over the play they saw coming out of Weeden last season. He will not be the Clevelnad Browns starting quarterback.
After all, can anyone blame the Browns brass for how they feel. Weeden took his first sack on the field by the American Flag.... It was then that anyone who knew anything about football knew the Browns were in trouble with this draft pick......
That isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of the 29-year-old quarterback, who turns 30 shortly after the season starts. Weeden didn't win the approval of the Browns new owner, or the front office the team has in place this season. As a matter of fact the Browns general manager, Michael Lombardi has made public statements about his dis-like for Weeden. Lombardi said The Rookie. Quarterback Was a disaster. He was lost on the field.
Taking everything into consideration, you cannot view any of these statements about Weeden as a major endorsement. Weeden has a ton of work to do. He has to not only perform under the pressure of the microscope that will be focusing in on him, he has to learn an entirely new offensive scheme this season. Weeden couldn't even learn the old offense that was simplified for his abilities, or should we say lack of abilities?
No one is going to hand Brandon Weeden the keys to the Cleveland Browns offense at all. People can talk all they want about him being the starting quarterback in 2013 all they want too. Until the first week of the NFL season gets here and Brandon Weeden lines up behind center don't believe it. That is not what Joe Banner said. Weeden had a shot at it, but if they don't see a major improvement over the play they saw coming out of Weeden last season. He will not be the Clevelnad Browns starting quarterback.
After all, can anyone blame the Browns brass for how they feel. Weeden took his first sack on the field by the American Flag.... It was then that anyone who knew anything about football knew the Browns were in trouble with this draft pick......
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Do You Remember The Last Time Michael Lombardi Evaluated A Browns Q.B.? Now It's Weeden's Turn
The worst possible thing just happened to Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden. Jimmy Haslam III and Joe Banner named Michael Lombardi the teams new General Manager. First on Lombardi's plate is the evaluation of Weeden. The last Cleveland quarterback that Lombardi evaluated was Bernie Kosar. DO you remember what the results of that evaluation were? Lombardi and Bill Belichick came out and said Kosar who won in Cleveland was suffering from what they termed diminishing skills. Are you kidding me? That led to the benching of Bernie Kosar and started an up-roar against then Browns head coach Belichick. If that is what came out of Lombari's evaluation of the great Bernie Kosar what can we expect from his evaluation of Brandon Weeden?
Weeden led the Browns to 5 wins and 10 losses during his rookie season. He threw more interceptions than touchdowns and continued to show he doesn't have good decision making qualities to be an elite NFL Q.B.. Weeden folds under pressure and he can't complete the easy pass play with regularity. Weeden doesn't have the accuracy that the former Browns front office said he had.
Weeden's lack of mobility also presents a problem in today's NFL.
The guy has 2 left feet when it comes to running. He finished the 2012 with a 26.1 T.B.R.. How can Lombardi suggest keeping a guy who played this poorly when he is the guy behind the benching of Kosar? Nothing good can possibly come out of Lombardi's evaluation of Weeden. The Browns front office doesn't have the same respect for Weeden that the former front office had.
Brandon Weeden's days as the Browns starting quarterback could be over before the 2013 season gets underway. Lombardi has already made statements in National T.V. that he didn't think Weeden fits what the Browns want to do. With that being said is it possible to dump Weeden and get something they could use in the up-coming draft to improve the teams defense?
It won't take long for Lombardi's evaluation of Weeden to be known. He already has a predetermined notion that Weeden is not right for the Cleveland Browns. It will nonetheless be interesting to hear what he has to say now that he is the Browns General Manager.
How do you think this is going to turn out for Brandon Weeden? Please let us know what you think, leave your comments below.....
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
What If The Brandon Weeden Doesn't Fit Into The Browns New Coach's Scheme Will He Be Gone?
Written by LG
Brandon
Weeden finished the 2102 season as one of the worst rookie
quarterbacks taken in the 2012 draft. The Browns used their 2nd pick in
the draft to take the then 28-year-old Q.B. who turned 29 soon after the
season started.
It was felt that he needed to be vaulted into the starting quarterback position because of his age. The Browns thought it was now or never for Weeden. Now with the old regime gone and the new owners looking for a new head coach is there a real chance Weeden could soon be gone too?
Brandon Weeden threw for a lot of yards but he couldn't get the team into the end-zone. He looked like he folded under pressure and he threw more interceptions than touchdowns. The problem with Weeden could be his delivery. Coming into the NFL from a professional MLB career, Weeden throws the football like he is pitching to home plate. For a tall guy he had a lot of balls tipped by the opposing teams defenders and he often missed open receivers. Trying to change his delivery could very well ruin him. He has thrown the ball his way for a long time.
Not only does changing his mechanics present a problem, he suffered a shoulder injury in the last game he played in. Weeden left major league baseball because of an injury to his shoulder. It was thought that throwing a football didn't present the same kind of problem to his throwing shoulder that throwing the baseball did, that was before his season ending injury.
All things considered, there is a very real possibility that Brandon Weeden could turn into another one of Cleveland's first round busts. The Browns have had a history of drafting guys in the first round of the NFL draft that frankly never worked out for one reason or another.
With all the changes that are taking place with the Cleveland Browns and the evaluation of Brandon Weeden's first NFL season, could he be added to Cleveland's growing list of first round busts? The answer is yes. He just may not fit into the new coaches plans and the Browns could end up parting ways with the soon to be 30-year-old quarterback. Only time will tell.
Brandon
Weeden finished the 2102 season as one of the worst rookie
quarterbacks taken in the 2012 draft. The Browns used their 2nd pick in
the draft to take the then 28-year-old Q.B. who turned 29 soon after the
season started.It was felt that he needed to be vaulted into the starting quarterback position because of his age. The Browns thought it was now or never for Weeden. Now with the old regime gone and the new owners looking for a new head coach is there a real chance Weeden could soon be gone too?
Brandon Weeden threw for a lot of yards but he couldn't get the team into the end-zone. He looked like he folded under pressure and he threw more interceptions than touchdowns. The problem with Weeden could be his delivery. Coming into the NFL from a professional MLB career, Weeden throws the football like he is pitching to home plate. For a tall guy he had a lot of balls tipped by the opposing teams defenders and he often missed open receivers. Trying to change his delivery could very well ruin him. He has thrown the ball his way for a long time.
Not only does changing his mechanics present a problem, he suffered a shoulder injury in the last game he played in. Weeden left major league baseball because of an injury to his shoulder. It was thought that throwing a football didn't present the same kind of problem to his throwing shoulder that throwing the baseball did, that was before his season ending injury.
All things considered, there is a very real possibility that Brandon Weeden could turn into another one of Cleveland's first round busts. The Browns have had a history of drafting guys in the first round of the NFL draft that frankly never worked out for one reason or another.
With all the changes that are taking place with the Cleveland Browns and the evaluation of Brandon Weeden's first NFL season, could he be added to Cleveland's growing list of first round busts? The answer is yes. He just may not fit into the new coaches plans and the Browns could end up parting ways with the soon to be 30-year-old quarterback. Only time will tell.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Browns Brandon Weeden Takes A Severe Beating By A Colt McCoy Clone Named Kirk Cousins
Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"
Browns
29-year-old rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden showed the home town fans
who attended the last home game of the regular season he still can't
win the tough games. Weeden did something most fans thought he outgrew,
he threw a couple of interceptions in the game that helped the
Washington Redskins in their cause to make the play-offs this season.
The fans who wished to see Colt McCoy this season got the next best thing today. The fans were able to witness first hand the kind of play McCoy would have been capable of this season. Kirk Cousins another guy who has huge success in his college career was able to roll out of the pocket all day long to find his open receivers while doing his McCoy impersonation.
Weeden struggled again in the first half of the game.
The Browns defense which has played great in the 2012 season help the Browns do something that Weeden failed to do, they got the Browns into the red zone to help Richardson score the first of his 2 touchdowns. Weeden continues to show he is incapable of making good decisions. He struggled against a defense that is not rated very highly this season in the NFL and Weeden continued failing to convert on 3rd down. The Browns were only 4-12 in 3rd down conversions.
Brandon Weeden fails to demonstrate the kind of consistency it takes to win in the N.F.L. Weeden who was drafted 22 overall in the first round of the 2012 N.F.L. draft was out played by a guy that wasn't taken until the 4th round in the 2012 draft. In his first rookie start at quarterback, Kirk Cousins outplayed Brandon Weeden by leaps and bounds. Cousins out played Weeden who has started every game this season for Cleveland. This is a further example of why Tom Heckert didn't want to take Brandon Weeden as the Browns other first round draft pick. Weeden got beat by a back up rookie quarterback that was starting his first game.
It was almost humorous to hear the television commentators talk about the Cleveland Browns being in the hunt for the play-offs. Obviously they haven't see Mr. Weeden play in a game when he has tough competition. Sure the Cleveland Browns won three games in a row, the competition level was no where near what it was today.
Brandon Weeden is a great athlete, he has already failed at a M.L.B. career and he continues to struggle with his N.F.L. career. He can't compete against a well organized team that doesn't make a ton of mistakes to hand the Browns the win. Weeden continues to miss wide open receivers and his accuracy that we heard about leave little to be desired. There is a reason Brandon Weeden couldn't make it as a M.L.B. Pitcher and we continue to see that wildness with his throws in the N.F.L.
Yes Brandon Weeden is a rookie. He faced a rookie today that hasn't even started a game until today. So wake up people and realize there was a reason Heckert didn't want to take Weeden. We are seeing in every game when the going gets tough. Brandon Weeden only completed 21 of the 35 passes he threw for 244 yards. The guy is not the future of the Cleveland Browns offense.
He has 13 more starts than Cousins and he still couldn't get his team a win when it mattered. His mistakes continue to coat the Cleveland Browns wins....To sum it all up Weeden made major mistakes today, those mistakes just cost the Browns a run at the play offs.....
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
29-year-old rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden showed the home town fans
who attended the last home game of the regular season he still can't
win the tough games. Weeden did something most fans thought he outgrew,
he threw a couple of interceptions in the game that helped the
Washington Redskins in their cause to make the play-offs this season.The fans who wished to see Colt McCoy this season got the next best thing today. The fans were able to witness first hand the kind of play McCoy would have been capable of this season. Kirk Cousins another guy who has huge success in his college career was able to roll out of the pocket all day long to find his open receivers while doing his McCoy impersonation.
Weeden struggled again in the first half of the game.
The Browns defense which has played great in the 2012 season help the Browns do something that Weeden failed to do, they got the Browns into the red zone to help Richardson score the first of his 2 touchdowns. Weeden continues to show he is incapable of making good decisions. He struggled against a defense that is not rated very highly this season in the NFL and Weeden continued failing to convert on 3rd down. The Browns were only 4-12 in 3rd down conversions.
Brandon Weeden fails to demonstrate the kind of consistency it takes to win in the N.F.L. Weeden who was drafted 22 overall in the first round of the 2012 N.F.L. draft was out played by a guy that wasn't taken until the 4th round in the 2012 draft. In his first rookie start at quarterback, Kirk Cousins outplayed Brandon Weeden by leaps and bounds. Cousins out played Weeden who has started every game this season for Cleveland. This is a further example of why Tom Heckert didn't want to take Brandon Weeden as the Browns other first round draft pick. Weeden got beat by a back up rookie quarterback that was starting his first game.
It was almost humorous to hear the television commentators talk about the Cleveland Browns being in the hunt for the play-offs. Obviously they haven't see Mr. Weeden play in a game when he has tough competition. Sure the Cleveland Browns won three games in a row, the competition level was no where near what it was today.
Brandon Weeden is a great athlete, he has already failed at a M.L.B. career and he continues to struggle with his N.F.L. career. He can't compete against a well organized team that doesn't make a ton of mistakes to hand the Browns the win. Weeden continues to miss wide open receivers and his accuracy that we heard about leave little to be desired. There is a reason Brandon Weeden couldn't make it as a M.L.B. Pitcher and we continue to see that wildness with his throws in the N.F.L.
Yes Brandon Weeden is a rookie. He faced a rookie today that hasn't even started a game until today. So wake up people and realize there was a reason Heckert didn't want to take Weeden. We are seeing in every game when the going gets tough. Brandon Weeden only completed 21 of the 35 passes he threw for 244 yards. The guy is not the future of the Cleveland Browns offense.
He has 13 more starts than Cousins and he still couldn't get his team a win when it mattered. His mistakes continue to coat the Cleveland Browns wins....To sum it all up Weeden made major mistakes today, those mistakes just cost the Browns a run at the play offs.....
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
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Browns Montario Hardesty 10 Rushes For 52 Yards Trent Richardson 18 For 42 What's This Tell Ya?
Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"
The
Cleveland Browns veteran running back Montario Hardesty continues to
help the Cleveland Browns move the football when the Browns need it to
control the game. Trent Richardson continues to struggle only rushing
for 42 yards today on 18 carries.
The Numbers speak for themselves. The Cleveland Browns head coach Pat Shurnur continues to display why he shouldn't be considered as the Cleveland Browns head coach in the coming season. It was Pat Shurmur who made the decision to play Trent Richardson after he came back from having his knee surgically repaired in the preseason. Shurmur should not have pushed Richardson and should have used Hardesty more often earlier in the season.
Maybe with Hardesty's efforts the Browns would be 8-5 instead of 5-8 right now, who knows?
The Cleveland Browns are one of the worse teams in the N.F.L. when it comes to 3rd down efficiency, even though the Browns beat the Chiefs today Cleveland only converted on third down 5 times out of the 15 times they faced it. When you have a guy like Montario Hardesty on your team you use him. The Browns played some of the teams best football throughout the teams history using 2 backs in the backfield. Anyone who knows the history of the Cleveland Browns knows they won a lot of football games with 2 good ball carriers.
The explosive-ness of Montario Hardesty cannot be ignored. There are plenty of teams in the NFL probably wishing they had a guy that can run in the NFL like Hardesty and if you have a player on your team like him you play him. He has more than doubled the average of Trent Richardson today and his long run was also more than double of Trent Richardson's long run as well.
Why the Cleveland Browns didn't turn to using Hardesty earlier this season is anyone's guess. You can certainly see the guy is worth having on your team. Using Hardesty would have helped Trent Richardson in his rookie season, especially with the injuries Richardson brought to camp with him and the rib injury he suffered this 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
Cleveland Browns veteran running back Montario Hardesty continues to
help the Cleveland Browns move the football when the Browns need it to
control the game. Trent Richardson continues to struggle only rushing
for 42 yards today on 18 carries.The Numbers speak for themselves. The Cleveland Browns head coach Pat Shurnur continues to display why he shouldn't be considered as the Cleveland Browns head coach in the coming season. It was Pat Shurmur who made the decision to play Trent Richardson after he came back from having his knee surgically repaired in the preseason. Shurmur should not have pushed Richardson and should have used Hardesty more often earlier in the season.
Maybe with Hardesty's efforts the Browns would be 8-5 instead of 5-8 right now, who knows?
The Cleveland Browns are one of the worse teams in the N.F.L. when it comes to 3rd down efficiency, even though the Browns beat the Chiefs today Cleveland only converted on third down 5 times out of the 15 times they faced it. When you have a guy like Montario Hardesty on your team you use him. The Browns played some of the teams best football throughout the teams history using 2 backs in the backfield. Anyone who knows the history of the Cleveland Browns knows they won a lot of football games with 2 good ball carriers.
The explosive-ness of Montario Hardesty cannot be ignored. There are plenty of teams in the NFL probably wishing they had a guy that can run in the NFL like Hardesty and if you have a player on your team like him you play him. He has more than doubled the average of Trent Richardson today and his long run was also more than double of Trent Richardson's long run as well.
Why the Cleveland Browns didn't turn to using Hardesty earlier this season is anyone's guess. You can certainly see the guy is worth having on your team. Using Hardesty would have helped Trent Richardson in his rookie season, especially with the injuries Richardson brought to camp with him and the rib injury he suffered this 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 Cleveland Browns Exposed Just How Bad Crennel's Chiefs Really Are
Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"
The
Cleveland Browns just picked up the teams fifth win of the 2012 season
beating the Kansas City Chiefs today to expose just how bad of a
football team the Chiefs really are.
The Browns didn't do much in the first half of the football game, they only converted 2 of 8 third downs. The Browns couldn't score an offensive touchdown in the first half of the game. Brandon Weeden went 17 of 30 for 217 yards on the day and couldn't complete one touchdown pass into the end zone even though he had multiple chances to do so.
The Cleveland Browns got their 5th win eclipsing their 2011 win total by one. The Browns still have got plenty of work to do to become a football team to be taken seriously in the AFC North. Cleveland still had plenty of bad offensive play calls on 3rd and long. People all over the Cleveland area are already starting to think Pat Shurmur needs to return as the Browns head coach in 2013. The Kansas City Chiefs are a team that give up an average of 30 points a game this season, the Cleveland Browns met that average today and the Chiefs are a bad football team.
Momentum in the game changed when Cleveland had Travis Benjamin return a punt and it was taken in for the Browns only touchdown in the first half. The Cleveland Browns continue to be one of the worst teams in the NFL Red-zone, the team has to work hard to improve that stat, Cleveland has three games left this season and the Browns would get this city into a frenzy if they could win out the remaining games. The Browns face the Steelers, the Redskins and the Denver Broncos in the next three weeks.
If the Browns beat any of these three teams I would finally think the team is moving into the right direction. As of right now the jury is still out. I see a lot of room for improvement and any one who is honest has to see some of the same. But right now lets take time to celebrate the win.....
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
Cleveland Browns just picked up the teams fifth win of the 2012 season
beating the Kansas City Chiefs today to expose just how bad of a
football team the Chiefs really are.The Browns didn't do much in the first half of the football game, they only converted 2 of 8 third downs. The Browns couldn't score an offensive touchdown in the first half of the game. Brandon Weeden went 17 of 30 for 217 yards on the day and couldn't complete one touchdown pass into the end zone even though he had multiple chances to do so.
The Cleveland Browns got their 5th win eclipsing their 2011 win total by one. The Browns still have got plenty of work to do to become a football team to be taken seriously in the AFC North. Cleveland still had plenty of bad offensive play calls on 3rd and long. People all over the Cleveland area are already starting to think Pat Shurmur needs to return as the Browns head coach in 2013. The Kansas City Chiefs are a team that give up an average of 30 points a game this season, the Cleveland Browns met that average today and the Chiefs are a bad football team.
Momentum in the game changed when Cleveland had Travis Benjamin return a punt and it was taken in for the Browns only touchdown in the first half. The Cleveland Browns continue to be one of the worst teams in the NFL Red-zone, the team has to work hard to improve that stat, Cleveland has three games left this season and the Browns would get this city into a frenzy if they could win out the remaining games. The Browns face the Steelers, the Redskins and the Denver Broncos in the next three weeks.
If the Browns beat any of these three teams I would finally think the team is moving into the right direction. As of right now the jury is still out. I see a lot of room for improvement and any one who is honest has to see some of the same. But right now lets take time to celebrate the win.....
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
Friday, December 7, 2012
How Much Bad Blood Is There For The Peyton Hillis Return To Cleveland Browns Stadium Sunday?
Written By Larry M. Glicken "LG"
Browns
all pro Line-Man Joe Thomas and the Kansas City Chiefs running back
Peyton Hillis have taken turns exchanging jabs through the Media this
week. Neither guy had kind words to exchange towards each other.
Thomas said Hillis was toxic in the Browns locker room and on the field and the team and the players didn't want him here and Hillis said Thomas is acting like an old girlfriend you break up with. The question now becomes what kind of welcome back Browns fans will give the guy they helped put on the Madden Cover?
The Cleveland Browns take on the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday in game that not only sees the return of a former Browns running back it will also feature a former Cleveland Head coach in Romeo Crennel, a former Cleveland quarterback with Brady Quinn and a pass rush that can take Weeden off his game in a heart beat. This match up has all the making of a WWE grudge match. Things could get ugly quick in this contest. Neither team has any love loss for one another. The Chiefs and the Browns are coming off wins and for the Browns a win would mean 3 in a row for a team that has struggled to find 4 wins this season.
You can bet on the fact that Romeo Crennel and his Chiefs want this one. The Kansas City defense is going to bring the pressure and for Joe Thomas and the rest of his offensive line-men they are going to have plenty to deal with in protecting their quarterback. I think they should start to focus on their protection schemes and spend less time worrying about how toxic Hillis was in the Browns locker room. The Browns offensive line will be tested in this one. Brandon Weeden's health depends on the offensive line being able to provide protection. It is time to take it to the field Joe Thomas.
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
all pro Line-Man Joe Thomas and the Kansas City Chiefs running back
Peyton Hillis have taken turns exchanging jabs through the Media this
week. Neither guy had kind words to exchange towards each other.Thomas said Hillis was toxic in the Browns locker room and on the field and the team and the players didn't want him here and Hillis said Thomas is acting like an old girlfriend you break up with. The question now becomes what kind of welcome back Browns fans will give the guy they helped put on the Madden Cover?
The Cleveland Browns take on the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday in game that not only sees the return of a former Browns running back it will also feature a former Cleveland Head coach in Romeo Crennel, a former Cleveland quarterback with Brady Quinn and a pass rush that can take Weeden off his game in a heart beat. This match up has all the making of a WWE grudge match. Things could get ugly quick in this contest. Neither team has any love loss for one another. The Chiefs and the Browns are coming off wins and for the Browns a win would mean 3 in a row for a team that has struggled to find 4 wins this season.
You can bet on the fact that Romeo Crennel and his Chiefs want this one. The Kansas City defense is going to bring the pressure and for Joe Thomas and the rest of his offensive line-men they are going to have plenty to deal with in protecting their quarterback. I think they should start to focus on their protection schemes and spend less time worrying about how toxic Hillis was in the Browns locker room. The Browns offensive line will be tested in this one. Brandon Weeden's health depends on the offensive line being able to provide protection. It is time to take it to the field Joe Thomas.
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
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