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• The Football Expert.com - Cleveland Browns: This Years’s Most Overrated Team

  This year, there is no clear cut overrated team. I was thinking it might be Minnesota who Dr. Z of SI.com picked to represent the NFC in the Superbowl....

  Posted: 9/7/2008 1:55:40 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Mansfield News Journal - Jason Kline: Doubts will be forgotten in Cleveland when games count

  At this time last year, the Browns had a starting quarterback by coin flip, a rookie left tackle, a coach on the hot seat, a back-stabbing defensive coordinator and a motley crew of combustible, largely unproven blue-chippers....

  Posted: 9/7/2008 1:19:45 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns roster breakdown

  Browns beat writer Jeff Schudel analyzes this year’s roster:...

  Posted: 9/7/2008 1:17:24 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald -

  Recent history has taught us one thing; no matter what happens today in Cleveland Browns Stadium, the final score between the Browns and Cowboys will not necessarily be a harbinger of Sundays and Mondays to come this season....

  Posted: 9/7/2008 1:14:12 PM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Big game, big hopes: Browns, fans eager to begin season of great expectations

  The wait for the 2008 season started in 2007. The Browns completed a 10-6 season Dec. 30 — providing a glimpse of what looks like a bright future — but hours later it turned out not to be good enough to make the playoffs....

  Posted: 9/7/2008 12:00:34 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Patrick McManamon: Random NFL and Browns thoughts

  What? No Browns, you say? Sorry, folks. This year the hype seems to have come before the horse....

  Posted: 9/7/2008 11:58:09 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - What they are saying about Browns

  BILL COWHER: ''Their offense is going to be dynamic. The quarterback situation is very solid....

  Posted: 9/7/2008 11:50:18 AM

  Topics: BillCowher 2008Preview

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Kardiac memories: Browns face great expectations like in 1981

  Monday Night Football's season opener in 1981 was billed as an aerial showdown of the league's top two quarterbacks....

  Posted: 9/7/2008 11:45:35 AM

  Topics: KardiacKids 2008Preview

  
  
• Detroit News - AFC Ballot Box

  With a note of caution. They might have made their move last year. There's no guarantee they'll take a step to the playoffs....

  Posted: 9/5/2008 8:23:56 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - The NFL: Ten stories for a new year

  In an attempt to stop Willie Parker, who has rushed for 613 yards in the past five games against them, the Cleveland Browns have beefed up their defensive line....

  Posted: 9/5/2008 10:06:22 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2008 NFL forecast: Gerry Dulac's predictions

  The Browns are poised to make another run at the Steelers, especially with their improved defensive line. But, like the Steelers, they have a tough schedule, too....

  Posted: 9/5/2008 10:05:20 AM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Predictions 2008Preview

  
  
• SI.com - Don Banks: Predicting the future

  Much like the Saints a year ago, the Browns will be the young, on-the-come team that struggles under the burden of heightened expectations in the first half of the season....

  Posted: 9/4/2008 12:17:19 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview 2008Predictions BradyQuinn DerekAnderson

  
  
• Dayton Daily News Blog - Browns fever subsiding a bit?

  Three days before the opener I’m sensing the fervor over this team has subsided to a degree....

  Posted: 9/4/2008 10:06:53 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• San Francisco Chronicle - AFC Previews / AFC North

  The AFC North will be one of the most competitive divisions, with the Browns' offense capable of scoring enough points to secure a division title. Picking Cleveland requires a slight leap of faith....

  Posted: 9/4/2008 9:55:42 AM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview 2008Predictions

  
  
• Pro Football Weekly - A big-picture look at the upcoming 2008 season

  The word is out on big Derek Anderson, the Browns’ 6-foot-6 flagpole of a quarterback. Get him moving. Churn up the pocket and force him to use those stilts....

  Posted: 9/4/2008 9:48:31 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• The Columbus Dispatch - Breaking it down: Browns

  Derek Anderson emerged from nowhere to put up big numbers....

  Posted: 9/4/2008 9:46:02 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• The Columbus Dispatch - 5 reasons: Browns

  Cleveland's surprising 10-6 season got coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Phil Savage off the hook....

  Posted: 9/4/2008 9:45:27 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• The Columbus Dispatch - Browns: Playoff hopes may ride on a retooled defense

  The numbers were not befitting of a 10-6 team. In 2007, the Cleveland Browns defense surrendered more yards than all but two other teams. Opponents averaged 4.5 yards per run against them....

  Posted: 9/4/2008 9:42:35 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• The Columbus Dispatch - Nice team, Browns fans, but you know it's overrated

  The best fans in professional football are Cleveland Browns fans. This is not a news flash, but it bears repeating....

  Posted: 9/4/2008 6:27:59 AM

  Topics: Fans 2008Preview DerekAnderson JamalLewis JoeThomas EricSteinbach BraylonEdwards KellenWinslow JoshCribbs ShaunRogers CoreyWilliams BrodneyPool

  
  
• Rocky Mountain News - AFC division-by-division scouting report

  This is a young team on the cusp of bigger things. Some teams take the next step and get themselves into the postseason....

  Posted: 9/3/2008 9:04:31 PM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview

  
  
• USA Today - What lies ahead in the NFL: Ten questions to answer in 2008

  After finishing with the first double-digit victory campaign since the franchise returned in 1999 — but missing the playoffs last season — the bar has been raised in Cleveland....

  Posted: 9/3/2008 9:06:38 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Washington Post Blog - Big Sawgs to Pound

  Romeo's team will finally emerge from its Shakespearean tragedy otherwise known as the last quarter of a century - and then some....

  Posted: 9/2/2008 10:44:04 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Vancouver Sun - AFC North: O-HI-o teams top

  In an all-out attempt to speed up the process from surprise team one year to serious Super Bowl contender the next...

  Posted: 9/2/2008 6:43:37 PM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview

  
  
• Sky Sports - AFC North preview

  The Pittsburgh Steelers narrowly edged out the resurgent Cleveland Browns for the AFC North title last season....

  Posted: 9/2/2008 5:52:49 PM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview

  
  
• Realfootball365.com - Browns Will Answer Questions on Sunday

  The Cleveland Browns’ winless preseason, a host of injuries to key playmakers and a schedule that pits the team against the NFL’s best have many experts downgrading expectations for last year’s breakout franchise....

  Posted: 9/1/2008 10:08:33 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• New York Times - A.F.C. Scouting Reports

  Derek Anderson — premier quarterback or one-season wonder? If it’s the former, the CLEVELAND BROWNS will be a formidable A.F.C. team for quite a few years....

  Posted: 8/31/2008 2:24:19 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Florida Times-Union - AFC North preview

  The Phil Savage-Crennel rebuilding program showed results last season when quarterback Derek Anderson, wide receiver Braylon Edwards and running back Jamal Lewis led an offense that ranked eighth in the league....

  Posted: 8/31/2008 2:23:10 PM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview

  
  
• FOX Sports - 2008 team previews: Cleveland Browns

  Long before training camp began, the national media embraced the Browns as this year's warm and fuzzy pick to make the jump from outsider to playoff team in, appropriately, their 10th year back in the league since being reborn in 1999....

  Posted: 8/31/2008 12:52:07 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Los Angeles Times - A look at the AFC North

  Will this be a breakthrough season for the Browns?...

  Posted: 8/31/2008 12:41:05 PM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview

  
  
• SI.com - Don Banks: Predicting the 2008 NFL season

  At the start of the preseason, I was convinced the Browns were ready for their close-up, and they'd continue to be the team on the rise in their division....

  Posted: 8/29/2008 12:53:54 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview 2008Predictions

  
  
• CBS Sports.com - AFC North: Make no mistake, Steelers still rule here

  Why even bother to play the games in the AFC North? Nobody stands a chance in the division against the Cleveland Browns, right?...

  Posted: 8/29/2008 10:09:58 AM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview

  
  
• ESPN - Team Preview: Cleveland Browns

  They were good enough to win 10 games in 2007. They'll carry that momentum to a wild-card spot this fall, even with a daunting schedule on the horizon....

  Posted: 8/27/2008 5:28:07 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• ESPN The Magazine - Previewing the AFC North

  Is this the year the Browns overtake the Steelers?...

  Posted: 8/27/2008 5:27:20 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview AFCNorth

  
  
• NFL.com - Browns preview: Hoping added bulk means added wins

  Cleveland Browns coach Romeo Crennel knows his defense has to play better for Cleveland to force its way into the playoffs....

  Posted: 8/26/2008 6:31:47 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• ESPN The Magazine - FACT CHECK: THE 2008-2009 NFL SEASON

  Logic: We know, we know. They won 10 games last year! But we're talking breakout as in, 'Give the conference elite a run for their money.'...

  Posted: 8/25/2008 6:02:17 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• FOX Sports - Forget chic sleeper picks, here are real dark horses

  Just about every publication I've read has the Browns running away with the AFC North this year. That tells me that they won't....

  Posted: 8/25/2008 1:28:58 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• FOX Sports.com - Browns expecting big things in '08

  From a distance, the glowing orange billboard appears to be just another advertisement from a local company trying to lure customers....

  Posted: 8/22/2008 12:01:52 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• ESPN.com - Camp Confidential: Browns don't expect to shrivel in spotlight

  The season of great expectations is under way for the Cleveland Browns....

  Posted: 8/17/2008 10:39:10 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Sporting News.com - Camp caravan: Expectations in Cleveland have no ceiling

  The cradle of professional football is buzzing with the kind of excitement not seen in these parts since local hero Bernie Kosar was piloting the Browns to a trio of AFC title game appearances two decades ago....

  Posted: 8/16/2008 3:13:37 PM

  Topics: TrainingCamp 2008Preview

  
  
• The Columbus Dispatch - Browns: Is this the year?

  In Bill Lipold's opinion, the last time a "really good" Browns team walked on the field was 44 years ago at the 1964 NFL championship game....

  Posted: 8/10/2008 9:57:30 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview Fans

  
  
• Covers,com - Cleveland Browns: Not a good bet in 2008

  The opposite was true for teams about which PFP thought much more highly than ESPN. With that in mind, today I thought I’d take a look at one team that is getting more preseason love than they probably deserve....

  Posted: 8/9/2008 12:35:13 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• NFL.com - Pat Kirwin: Some issues Browns need to resolve to meet expectations

  After surprising many en route to winning 10 games last season, the Cleveland Browns have high expectations coming in 2008....

  Posted: 8/2/2008 3:13:36 PM

  Topics: PhilSavage ShaunRogers CoreyWilliams RomeoCrennel WillieMcGinest 2008Preview

  
  
• Sporting News.com - Browns: Great in '08?

  Were you surprised by the 10-6 Browns and their sudden offensive prowess last season? If so, join the rest of America. Now the question is: Can they do it again?...

  Posted: 7/27/2008 10:53:31 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Official Site - Position preview: Special teams

  The Browns' special teams units shined in 2007. Joshua Cribbs re-wrote the franchise's kick return record book, Phil Dawson delivered clutch kicks to win late-season games and the Browns consistently won field-position battles....

  Posted: 7/23/2008 11:11:48 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview SpecialTeams

  
  
• Canton Repository - Season of dreams? It could be for Browns fans

  Maybe you're a die-hard. The Browns had you at hello....

  Posted: 7/23/2008 11:05:03 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview TryingToStaveOffPDOnslaught

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Hard not to think good thoughts now

  I think I heard a rumor that Browns training camp opens today. Imagine that one slipping by....

  Posted: 7/23/2008 3:25:19 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview TrainingCamp TryingToStaveOffPDOnslaught

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Prime-time anticipation for Browns

  Two weeks ago, crews from ESPN and the NFL Network spent hours scouting camera positions and familiarizing themselves with Cleveland Browns Stadium....

  Posted: 7/23/2008 3:23:05 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview TryingToStaveOffPDOnslaught

  
  
• Youngstown Vindicator - NFL Preview: AFC North

  Barely missed playoffs following surprising turnaround season, which has led to enormous expectations heading into this one....

  Posted: 7/22/2008 11:30:23 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview AFCNorth

  
  
• The AkronSuburbanite - Browns poised to take it to the next level

  Not just to win a division title, an AFC title along with a Super Bowl championship but to defeat this 26-year-old writer’s favorite team that has agonized them for the last four-and-a-half years: the Pittsburgh Steelers....

  Posted: 7/22/2008 10:08:28 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Official Site - Position preview: Linebacker

  If the Browns want to achieve their lofty goals this season, the run defense has to improve. The pass rush has to improve, too....

  Posted: 7/22/2008 10:05:30 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview Linebackers

  
  
• Official Site - Great expectations

  The Browns returned in 1999. But it may be 2008 when they really return, harkening fans back to earlier times in the team's tradition-rich history....

  Posted: 7/21/2008 9:13:30 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview TrainingCamp

  
  
• Official Site - Position preview: Safety

  The often-replayed sight of Santonio Holmes running basically untouched down the middle of the field for a touchdown catch in Week One of 2007 was not a pleasant one for Sean Jones and Brodney Pool....

  Posted: 7/21/2008 9:12:17 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview Safeties

  
  
• Dayton Daily News - Browns Training Camp Preview and NFL Notes

  The dog days of summer are officially here with NFL training camps opening across the league....

  Posted: 7/20/2008 11:39:49 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Dayton Daily News - No playoffs for Browns due to schedule, depth issues

  ...

  Posted: 7/20/2008 11:31:34 PM

  Topics: Prediction 2008Preview Playoffs

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Five hot topics: What to watch when the Browns open training camp this week

  No matter the circumstances. No matter the record the year before. No matter the gaping holes in the roster....

  Posted: 7/20/2008 3:48:27 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Heat is on them

  The Browns and their fans have been waiting for this week since the day the 2007 season ended when they beat the 49ers, 20-7....

  Posted: 7/20/2008 3:47:34 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Official Site - Position preview: Offensive line

  OVERVIEW: For years, the Browns' offensive line got beat up in the media. Lots of times, it got beat up on the field, too....

  Posted: 7/20/2008 3:03:03 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview OffensiveLine

  
  
• New York Daily News - Many teams, players will rise to challenge of knocking Giants off top

  Derek Anderson should be looking over his shoulder from the first day of training camp because at the first sign that he's a one-year wonder, you know the Browns will want to play Brady Quinn....

  Posted: 7/20/2008 3:01:06 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson BradyQuinn 2008Preview

  
  
• Official Site - Position preview: Running back

  OVERVIEW: Last season, those expecting to see an old Jamal Lewis instead saw the Jamal Lewis of old....

  Posted: 7/18/2008 1:16:57 PM

  Topics: RunningBacks 2008Preview

  
  
• Yahoo! - '08 Preview: Browns' window wide open

  For too many years, the guys in the plain orange helmets were just plain pathetic. In 2007, though, the Cleveland Browns played as if they’d seized on the classic line from The Doors: “Break on through to the other side.”...

  Posted: 7/17/2008 6:04:30 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Cleveland Leader - 2008 Browns Season Rides High on Brandon McDonald

  Last season the Cleveland Browns pinned their hopes on aging running back Jamal Lewis....

  Posted: 7/17/2008 1:07:46 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald 2008Preview

  
  
• The Sports Network - Cleveland Browns 2008 Training Camp Preview

  The Browns possess one of the most exciting young offenses in the league, but Romeo Crennel and his staff know that if they don't identify the right defensive mix during training camp, those playoff hopes could go up in flames....

  Posted: 7/17/2008 1:05:44 PM

  Topics: TrainingCamp 2008Preview

  
  
• Official Site - Position preview: Defensive line

  The Browns set out to address this position in the offseason, and just 24 hours into the league's player movement period they did more than just about anyone thought possible....

  Posted: 7/17/2008 7:53:27 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Dayton Daily News Blog - Optimism abounds as camp nears

  It never ceases to amaze me how many Browns fans can be found in the Dayton area....

  Posted: 7/16/2008 8:25:11 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Official Site - Position preview: Wide receiver

  The Browns' receiving corps is as deep and talented as any in the league....

  Posted: 7/16/2008 12:00:47 PM

  Topics: WideReceivers 2008Preview

  
  
• NFL.com - Cornerback is training camp concern for Browns

  Given the Browns success last year despite owning the league's 30th ranked defense, Cleveland's front office must feel the Browns are ready this season to make a deep playoff run....

  Posted: 7/16/2008 11:58:48 AM

  Topics: Secondary 2008Preview

  
  
• Official Site - Position preview: Cornerback

  It might be the most-talked about position on the Browns' roster, which is both a sign of overall progress and a sign of concern....

  Posted: 7/15/2008 12:18:09 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview Secondary

  
  
• NBC Sports.com - Knocking on playoff door, Browns go for broke

  If expectations are high in Cleveland, the Browns have themselves to blame....

  Posted: 7/12/2008 6:28:28 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• RealGM.com - 2008 Season Preview: Cleveland Browns

  The Browns are clearly improved, but the non-divisional schedule is brutal and this team still has some questions....

  Posted: 7/3/2008 9:16:54 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• USA Today.com - Revived Browns to feel the pressure of high expectations

  For the first time since Cleveland rejoined the NFL in 1999, lofty expectations surround the Browns....

  Posted: 7/3/2008 10:17:17 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Mansfield News-Journal - Jason A. Kline's Waiting by the Lake

  Between now and July 23, the date rookies and veterans must report to the team's Berea headquarters for training camp, there won't be much Browns news aside from the usual message-board rumors and speculation....

  Posted: 6/30/2008 10:16:02 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Sporting News.com - Optimistic Browns better watch out for Big Ben

  The Cleveland Browns have become a trendy pick to win the AFC North next season....

  Posted: 6/28/2008 2:31:10 PM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview

  
  
• ESPN - Browns camp preview: It all begins with the offensive line

  See that? It really is all about the offensive line....

  Posted: 6/25/2008 10:12:34 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• ESPN - Big free agent signings, solid camps, generating momentum for Browns

  The Cleveland Browns have to prove that last year's 10-6 season was not a fluke, and the team appears to be taking that challenge seriously....

  Posted: 6/25/2008 12:19:16 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• WhatIfSports.com - 2008 NFL Preview: Playoffs From Beyond the Boxscore

  Despite the seeding and home-field advantage, this game can still be considered a surprise....

  Posted: 6/22/2008 9:43:48 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview Playoffs ROTMFFLMMFAO

  
  
• Sporting News.com - Camp countdown '08: Cleveland Browns

  For too many years, the guys in the plain orange helmets were just plain pathetic....

  Posted: 6/17/2008 8:08:29 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• WhatIfSports.com - 2008 NFL Preview: AFC North

  The team definitely improved its roster in the off-season. A brutal schedule should give the Browns about the same record as last year; but, now it is good enough for the division championship, Cleveland's first since 1989....

  Posted: 6/12/2008 10:19:46 AM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview

  
  
• Cincinnati Enquirer - AFC North predictions

  The Bengals, Baltimore and Pittsburgh have won the last three AFC North titles. In 2008, at least forecasting from early April, Cleveland could get its turn atop the division....

  Posted: 4/3/2008 6:43:06 AM

  Topics: AFCNorth Prediction 2008Preview

  
  
• CBS Sports.com - AFC North: Pittsburgh needs big draft to hold off improving Cleveland

  Heading into the 2007 season, some considered the AFC North to be the best division in football. They aren't saying that now....

  Posted: 3/28/2008 6:02:50 AM

  Topics: AFCNorth 2008Preview

  
  
• SportingNews.com - It's playoff time or bust for the Browns

  Phil Savage might as well skip Saturday at the NFL draft -- catch a movie, wash his car, clean out the garage. He traded away all the Browns' high picks, which leaves Cleveland as the only NFL team without a choice in the first three rounds....

  Posted: 3/23/2008 11:45:06 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• SI.com - Don Banks: Five most-improved NFL teams

  The Browns finished 10-6 last season, the same record as the eventual Super Bowl champion Giants....

  Posted: 3/14/2008 2:40:05 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• ESPN - Browns' offseason shows they believe the future is now

  The Browns were a surprise team in 2007, and quarterback Derek Anderson very well could have been the most surprising player in the league....

  Posted: 3/13/2008 1:05:48 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Houston Chronicle - John McClain: Watch out for Browns in '08

  The team that has improved the most since the start of free agency appears, on paper, to be the Cleveland Browns....

  Posted: 3/9/2008 1:54:19 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• ESPN - Browns focused on winning, not building for future

  It's early March, and Romeo Crennel is ticking off his haul from April's NFL draft....

  Posted: 3/7/2008 1:36:29 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel BradyQuinn CoreyWilliams ShaunRogers PhilSavage 2008Preview FreeAgency Trades

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Scott Petrak: Savage moves make Browns legitimate contender next season

  Free agency, like the draft, can be both exhilarating and dangerous....

  Posted: 3/4/2008 10:15:52 AM

  Topics: FreeAgency 2008Preview

  
  
• SportingNews.com - Browns, Bills, Jags now a challenge to AFC elite

  Going into the offseason, general manager Phil Savage had one of two ways to treat the time....

  Posted: 3/3/2008 9:57:50 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview FreeAgency OffseasonReview

  
  
• Yahoo! - With Anderson, Browns a threat in AFC North

  The Cleveland Browns came thisclose to making the playoffs last season. On the opening day of free agency, they made two key moves they hope will give their postseason aspirations a lot more breathing room in ‘08....

  Posted: 3/3/2008 7:39:15 PM

  Topics: DerekAnderson Signings 2008Preview

  
  
• The Columbus Dispatch - Beat writers' discussion: Bengals, Browns seen as threats

  The quarterback position is huge. Cleveland is the only team in the league with two potential starting quarterbacks under the age of 25....

  Posted: 2/26/2008 11:31:22 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Pro Football Weekly - It's never too soon to project the 2008 NFL hierarchy

  I fully expect Derek Anderson to be back under center in Cleveland, as he should be. After the season he had, you simply don’t toss him aside in favor of an unproven Brady Quinn....

  Posted: 2/14/2008 7:59:36 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview DerekAnderson OffensiveLine LeCharlesBentley JamalLewis JoeThomas EricSteinbach BrodneyPool DefensiveLine

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns: Open window portal to aggressive offseason

  Some key players Browns signed short-term. Others are getting too old to help much beyond 2008....

  Posted: 1/29/2008 11:35:50 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Canton Repository - Are Browns ready for Giant leap in 2008? Let’s shop, compare

  Two major problems with envisioning the Browns in a Super Bowl:...

  Posted: 1/22/2008 12:06:12 PM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns 2007: A look back at a surprising season

  Quarterback Derek Anderson isn’t perfect — the four-interception game in Cincinnati proved it — but he won 10 games, directed the eighth-most prolific offense in the league and has taken 1,000 more professional snaps than Brady Quinn....

  Posted: 1/13/2008 11:46:17 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns' offense still has work to do in 2008

  The Browns entertained two daydreams as they watched the Titans-Chargers game Sunday....

  Posted: 1/8/2008 11:49:35 AM

  Topics: Offense 2007Review 2008Preview

  
  
• Mansfield News Journal - Browns fans agree: it's never too early to talk draft, free agency

  It's barely been seven days and I'm missing this Browns team already, a welcome change since the team's 1999 return. The horrific start aside, week in and week out they were competitive and -- just as important -- surprisingly enjoyable to watch....

  Posted: 1/6/2008 12:30:26 PM

  Topics: 2007Review 2008Preview FreeAgency FreeAgents 2008Draft

  
  
• Youngstown Vindicator - Tougher schedule awaits Browns

  The seven-man ESPN panel voting on final 2007 team rankings, first to worst, paints an ominous picture for the 2008 Browns....

  Posted: 1/3/2008 10:17:23 AM

  Topics: 2008Preview Schedule