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Browns Looking to Bolster O-Line?
It sure is a tough time to be a General Manager in Cleveland, eh? Danny Ferry is on the hot seat for his supporting cast. Mark Shapiro could pass as a statue after standing still for the last six...
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The Company Line
The Orange and Brown Report asked if I would do a piece for them about the line play during training camp. I jumped at the chance. Anything for some access… Quick- what was the strength of the Browns...
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Focus On The Line
I thought I’d do a weekly piece breaking down the play of the Browns’ offensive or defensive line. I had a chance to review Sunday’s game last night, and thought I would share some thoughts about the...
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Holmgren Report: The Offensive Line
Now that The Big Show Mike Holmgren has shored up his front office roster, it’s time for him–and for us–to look at the team’s roster. We’ve borrowed from the Department of Homeland Security and will be...
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NFL Draft: Browns Offensive Line
Offensive line is another of the strange positions for the Browns. Joe Thomas rules. Eric Steinbach mostly rules. Alex Mack ruled a lot more toward the end of the Browns season than he did throwing...
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Cleveland Browns Depth Chart News: The Turnstile Still a Starter
It’s not too late. Before pushing the big Orange and Brown panic button, fans should remember of course that this is merely the first preseason game. A lot can still happen. But as of right now, John...
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Browns’ Lauvao Bests Lions’ Suh: Mangini Asks League For Discipline
I went back and watched with great interest the match-up between Browns rookie right guard Shawn Lauvao and Detroit rookie Ndamukong Suh. Suh was the second pick in the draft, but widely considered to...
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Browns Continue to Struggle to Solidify Right O-Line
Welcome back Billy Yates. Last night the Browns waived one of their many linebackers, Titus Brown, and we had to wait until this morning to find out the corresponding roster move. The Browns brought...
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Cleveland Browns Film Room: Week 6 Field Goal Protection
Each week this season, we’ll take a seat in our very own WFNY Browns film room and break down a little tape from the previous week. Do enjoy. I spent some time going over all 4 of the Browns’ field...
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Making sense of the Browns’ offensive line decisions
Earlier this week I wrote about how the Browns needed to address the offensive line in free agency. This is not exactly what I had in mind. If you aren’t familiar with twitter’s format, those would be...
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Offensive Line gives Cleveland reason for optimism in 2012
If the Browns are to turn things around next season- and that’s a big if- a number of improvements have to be made on the offensive side of the ball and it starts on the line. The good news, if you are...
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WFNY’s State of the Browns: Offensive Linemen
The offensive line is the backbone of the offense in the NFL. They are in charge of keeping the quarterback upright and making holes in the run game. If you look at the top offenses like the...
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Week 5 Film Room: The Offense
Kyle Shanahan is Love, Kyle Shanahan is Life. This is what I continue telling people who do not understand how a Brian Hoyer-led offense with Miles Austin and two sub-5-foot-10 receivers can be so...
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Cleveland Browns Week 7 Film Room
The Cleveland Browns had what was arguably their worst game of the year when they lost to previously winless Jacksonville Jaguars this past Sunday. The Browns could not muster a touchdown versus a...
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WFNY’s 2014 Cleveland Browns Position Review: The Offensive Line
Over the last couple weeks, I have been reviewing and discussing the performance of the 2014 Cleveland Browns position by position. It was a tough season for the Cleveland Browns, falling in five...
View ArticleObservations of the Offensive Linemen and Tight Ends at the NFL Scouting Combine
The 2015 NFL Scouting Combine has been under way for a couple days with press conferences, interviews, and measurements. Friday, however, marked the first day for the on-field drills. Some of the...
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2015 Browns Position Previews: Offensive Line
Training camp has begun with the 2015 Cleveland Browns taking the field in Berea. It is a great time for football fans with excitement for the season building each day. Over the last many weeks, I have...
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PFF ranks Joe Thomas, Joel Bitonio, and Alex Mack among NFL best OL
Pro Football Focus (PFF) has become one of the more trusted sources of advanced analytical information about the NFL over the past several seasons. In the preseason tradition of releasing rankings and...
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Browns Film Room: What is wrong with the Browns running game?
The Cleveland Browns are 1-2 with plenty of questions looming after falling to the Oakland Raiders 27-20. The team has struggled in multiple aspects of the game with one of the biggest problems being...
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Browns Film Room: The bad, worse, and worst of the Browns 24-6 loss to the Rams
The Cleveland Browns lost their second-straight game Sunday, losing to the St. Louis Rams, 24-6. Not much went well for the 2-5 Browns in the Gateway City. The offense struggled to score and hold onto...
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