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Report: Bengals have over 6,000 available tickets for home game against the Detroit Lions

Kirkendall — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:04:27 -0000

One storyline that just won't go away this season is the race to the ticket office to sellout Bengals home games. The team has struggled to sellout games against the Broncos, Texans and Ravens while selling out Chicago, Pittsburgh and Cleveland relatively easy and quickly. However, the ugliness that is the storyline is showing up again. Bengals.com writes:

The Bengals say more than 6,000 tickets remain for Sunday's 1 p.m. game against the Lions at Paul Brown Stadium and based on Monday morning's response to the division sweep completed against the Browns they aren't optimistic about extending the sellout streak to 51 and having the game televised on Fox 19 in Cincinnati.

I guess Lions fans don't travel well. Then again, the pessimism displayed in this article could easily be a ploy to get fans to the ticket office sooner, rather than eating the cost of the remaining tickets so the team will be on local television. Either way, the Bengals need to sell "more than 6,000 tickets" for Sunday's game by the 1pm deadline on Thursday (72 hours before kickoff). After the Lions, the Bengals hit the road against two division leading teams in Minnesota and San Diego before returning for their final regular season game at Paul Brown stadium hosting the Kansas City Chiefs; another game expected to struggle with ticket sales.

Top of draft order remains the same

Mocking Dan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:28:33 -0000

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With each team losing yet again, the Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers – in that order – still control the top three picks in the 2010 NFL Draft.

There will be an updated draft order at some point early this week.

But the real question is this: Will any of these teams win another game this season? Here are their schedules:

Cleveland Browns

Dec. 6 - San Diego
Dec. 10 - Pittsburgh
Dec. 20 - at Kansas City
Dec. 27 - Oakland
Jan. 3 - Jacksonville

St. Louis Rams

Dec. 6 - at Chicago
Dec. 13 - at Tennessee
Dec. 20 - Houston
Dec. 27 - at Arizona
Jan. 3 - San Francisco

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dec. 6 - at Carolina
Dec. 13 - New York Jets
Dec. 20 - at Seattle
Dec. 27 - at New Orleans
Jan. 3 - Atlanta

Now, it would be easy to say that the Browns would have the best chance of winning a game or two. However, the Browns are really, really terrible. St. Louis at least has Steven Jackson and the Buccaneers have a promising rookie quarterback in Josh Freeman.

So, what say you? Who will end up with the first pick in the draft? And don't forget Detroit, which has a marvelous 2-9 record.

Bengals make franchise history, complete first-ever season sweep of AFC North

A Pragmatic Bengals Fan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:39:32 -0000

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1 day ago: Cincinnati Bengals running back Bernard Scott (28) tries to fend off Cleveland Browns safety Mike Adams while running the ball during the first half of their NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble)

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Well, what's the climate of Bengal Nation this evening? What are the fans of the Cincinnati Bengals franchise on the evening following their completion of a season sweep of their division? It seems to me that the climate in Bengaldom is pretty tame; it seems to me that many of us are overly disappointed after today's win in the Jungle. Perhaps I could be included in that number, perhaps not. By nature I tend to take the pragmatic view on things ranging from literary adaptions to film all the way to sports contests in which my favorite teams participate, hence my chosen moniker.

I also have the tendency to be overly verbose at times in my writing, but that's another matter entirely.

Additionally, Maple and Brown Sugar Cream of Wheat is awesome. I'm just saying.

For my weekly gut reaction to the game, hit the jump.

Let's discuss the good things we saw first, shall we? Namely the run game. Make no mistake about it, Bernard Scott and Larry Johnson are MEN. They are manly men who probably wear those new scents of Old Spice where the spokesman takes a bite out of his iron on the driving range. Bernard Scott rushed eighteen times for 87 yards, receiving limited work after suffering what is reported to be a mild case of turf toe. Larry Johnson, the recipient of most of Bengal Nation's water cooler talk over the past two weeks, took over after Scott's injury and more or less put on a clinic, rushing for 107 yards on 22 carries for a 4.86 YPC average. Both backs showed very good field vision and reacted well to cutback lanes formed by a mauling offensive line in run blocking.

The defense was once again a bright spot on this Sunday afternoon. Nearly all day the Bengals' D held the Browns' woeful offense in check, save for one drive in the third quarter which was highlighted by some sleight of hand with a Joshua Cribbs pass to Brady Quinn down the left hash. Quinn looked almost Tebow-like on a nine yard run for a score, but other than that the Browns never looked to be a serious threat.

So that was good. The run game and the defense won us this game. Again. Here's my thing, though, and this was being discussed ad nauseum on the radio's postgame shows. This team needs to be able to score more than 17 or 18 points sometime soon. The defense for the Cincinnati Bengals has been playing absolutely lights-out football for nearly the whole season.

We as fans and the Bengals' offense can't expect that to last forever. At some point the defense is going to run into another bad matchup like the Texans presented them, and the Bengals' offense is going to have to pick up the slack. They held the ball for thirty-eight minutes and only scored sixteen points. I love the time of possession, but more points absolutely have to come into the equation and soon. Teams like the Minnesota Vikings and the San Diego Chargers in the near future will score points even on a defense that's as good as the Bengals' D. In the more distant future, when a loss means an earlier-than-desired start to the team's winter vacation, the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts will do the same.

The Browns' defense (which again, isn't that good) was able to keep Carson Palmer out of rhythm nearly all day by turning up the heat. As well as the Bengals' O-line was run blocking (very well), they were just as bad in pass protection. I will leave any statistical or philosophical breakdowns to Josh for tomorrow's recap, but the combination of pressure packages being used were being used to great effect and Palmer couldn't settle in for most of the day.

The ball needs to be in the hands of Chad Ochocinco more often. Obviously the run game was working (again, 210 yards on the ground for the good guys today), but that should have in theory created more opportunity for a big play down field which isn't something we've seen for quite some time. By the time play-action passes were called the play caller had waited long enough to do so that the opposing defense wasn't fooled.

Please, don't get me wrong. I heartily and thoroughly enjoyed seeing my team go undefeated in their division across a season of football today.

It's just that watching some of the things that did and some of the things that did not happen today, I worry about football in January if we can't put more than 16 up on the board. Hopefully we'll see something next week that will ease my fears a bit.

Other than that, I'll go to work on Wednesday after my two vacation days enjoying being a Cincinnati Bengals fan in Northeast Ohio once more.

Sincerely and excitedly,

A Pragmatic Bengals Fan

Report: Shaun Rogers Out for Season

Chris Pokorny — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:56:27 -0000

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1 day ago: Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, right, is dragged down by Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Shaun Rogers during the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble)

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The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that according to a league source, Cleveland Browns DT Shaun Rogers will miss the remainder of the season due to either an ankle or Achilles injury. Rogers was reportedly on crutches in the Browns locker room after the game with a distraught look on his face. Ahtyba Rubin will likely take Rogers' place for the remainder of the season.

Rogers wasn't the only player to leave with an injury Sunday against the Bengals. The following three players also left the game with injuries:

DL Kenyon Coleman (knee)
LB Kamerion Wimbley (knee)
DB Brodney Pool (head injury)

The most concerning injury among those three has to do with Pool, who already has a history of concussions. With the league's recent added emphasis on protecting players who have concussions, you wonder if Pool is getting to the point where he might need to retire early.

"Of course, I'm worried about him," said Eric Wright. "I didn't know until just now he had a head injury."

If Wimbley can't go next week against the Chargers, the team's linebacker unit will feature Jason Trusnik and Matt Roth on the outside and Kaluka Maiava and David Bowens on the inside.

Any way you look at it, this defense isn't going to get any better in an already dismal 1-10 season.

Post-Game Thread: Bengals Sweep AFC North With 16-7 Win Over Browns

Chris Pokorny — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:39:22 -0000

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The Browns have found themselves a new WR.

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After breaking out offensively against the Detroit Lions last week, the Cleveland Browns' offense returned to normal this week, gaining only 169 yards against the Cincinnati Bengals' defense.

Overall, the Browns really only had two drives -- their opening drive, and their touchdown-scoring drive. The touchdown drive in the third quarter was creative, including a Joshua Cribbs-to-Brady Quinn pass, a nice back shoulder throw from Quinn to Mohamed Massaquoi, a quick run to Jamal Lewis, and then a five-wide QB sneak for the touchdown by Quinn. The score brought the Browns to within 13-7 half-way through the third quarter, keeping the Browns in the game.

A late field goal in the third quarter by the Bengals made it a two possession game again, and the Browns weren't aggressive enough in the fourth quarter to put any more points on the scoreboard.

Defensively, the run defense was not very good but the team managed to make a few key stops on third downs. Most impressive on the day was new LB Matt Roth, who recorded a sack and appeared to have a knack for bull-rushing.

On the down side, DT Shaun Rogers was carted off during the game. LB Kamerion Wimbley also left the game on two different occasions with injuries.

GOT NUMBERS? Analyzing the Bengals vs. the Browns

Ryan Kelsey — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:44:50 -0000

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We can only hope the Bengals keep feeding the ball to the overrated Cedric Benson. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)

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Well, the Browns have shown a little competence throwing the football for the first time in about 20 games. Granted, it was against one of the worst defenses I can remember in the NFL, but at this point, we'll take it. Now the Browns take on a team fighting for a Division title and playoff positioning. I'm still waiting for the Bengals to self-destruct, and perhaps that started to happen last week, when the Raiders knocked them off in Oakland. Taking the season as a whole, however, the Bengals look like a pretty strong team.

This isn't your slightly-older-brother-in-law's Bengals. Cincinnati has scored 24 or more only twice in ten games. Carson Palmer, Chad Ochocinco and Chris Henry still are capable of putting up points through the passing game, but the strengths of this year's Bengals is purportedly their defense and the running of Cedric Benson. Let's see if the numbers agree.

Once again, the stats I use are from Football Outsiders:

A quick note about the stats I'm going to use in this regular column. The full explanation can be found here. Basically, Football Outsiders uses the data from every play and finds the league average (adjusting for yards gained in the redzone, touchdowns scored, and the down and distance- so a 3 yard TD run on 3rd-and-1 from the 3 means a lot more than a 3 yard run on 3rd-and-15 from your own 20.) Then it rates players and teams based on their relation to this league average. The result is meaningful rate stats. They are akin to league adjusted stats in baseball, like OPS+ and ERA+. DVOA is the most common stat they use and 0.0 is exactly league average. A 10.0% DVOA for a QB means a QB that is 10.0% better than average. -15.0% DVOA means 15% below average for a QB. For defensive numbers they are reversed, so negative numbers are better.

Got all that? No? Well, then trust me when I say, higher positive numbers are good for offensive players and lower or negative numbers are good for defenses. 0.0% is always average.

And my personal caveat using these numbers in football: here.

Going into the Raiders game, the Bengals ranked 7th in offensive efficiency, but after struggling against a bad Oakland team, they fell all the way to 17th! That is a huge fall this late in the season. Their offensive DVOA is an average-y 12.0%. Despite what you may hear, they are still much more efficient passing than running. They rank 7th in the league in passing efficiency at 38.6%, but just 13th in running efficiency at 1.4%. The Browns defense seems to rotate games from actually good (Buffalo, Baltimore at home) to bad, but promising (Chicago, Pittsburgh on the road), to just bad (Detroit, Green Bay). It really is hard to say which Browns D will show up, but in total the numbers are ugly, now 30th in Defensive efficiency (down from 29th).

After a quick look at the stats, I'd argue the Bengals are running more than they should. Carson Palmer is a top 5 talent and should be in his prime. While his DVOA ranks 8th in the league (24.9%), he has only dropped back to pass 336 times. In fact, the Bengals are 23rd in pass attempts per game. It isn't because they have been up big in games or have struggled with time of possession. They are simply over committed to the run. More on that in a bit. When they do throw, WR Chad Ochocinco is their number 1 target with 85 passes thrown his way. He is back to Pro Bowl caliber: his DYAR (total value) is 185, good for 12th in the league among WRs and on a per play/efficiency basis he is 21st in the league with a DVOA of 13.8%. Laveranues Coles has been a bit of a disappointment (DVOA 3.1%) and Andre Caldwell is more of a threat in the return game than the passing game. The other big weapon in the passing game is Brian Leonard. The FB/RB has a DVOA of 28.4% (7th in the league among pass catching RBs). The Browns have been bad against the pass overall- 30th in the league with a 31.9% DVOA. Most of the damage has been done by #1 WRs (25.4% DVOA, 30th in the NFL), while holding #2 WRs in check (-12.5%, 13th). So, look for Ochocinco to have a good day and Coles to continue to struggle. However:

I've felt that over the last several seasons the biggest part of the Bengals offense is WR Chris Henry. When he plays and Palmer looks his way, the Bengals offense seems unstoppable. This year is no exception. While only getting 23 passes thrown his way, his DVOA on those plays is a good great 24.3%- which would be top 10 if he had enough passes thrown his way to qualify.

In protecting the QB, the Bengals had fared pretty well before the Raider game- 6th in the league in sack rate at 4.4% (Football Outsiders has yet to update their offensive line stats from last week and the Raiders were able to get to Palmer 3 times in just 25 drop backs). The Browns (not counting the Lions game) have got to the QB a league average 6.6% of the times their opponents have dropped back.

If you have followed the Bengals or the NFL at all through the main stream sources this year, you have heard about the great comeback season of RB Cedric Benson. He is having the type of season that is constantly overrated by these espn-types. He is a "feature back", an "every-down back", a "workhorse". Which sounds nice, but the reason most teams don't have one of these isn't because they are hard to find. It is because most teams realize the more effective way to score is through the passing game and mixing several fresh running backs, usually of different styles. (The exception is if you have a truly great back like Steven Jackson or Adrian Peterson.) So while Benson has racked up a lot of rushing yards (859 in 9 games- good for 6th in the league), he has only done so because he has received a ton of carries (205- 2nd most in the league). Given all those carries, the yards and his 6 TDs aren't too impressive. In fact, his DVOA is just 5.8%, good for just 18th among 37 qualified RBs. And his success rate is just 43%, just 25th among those 37 RBs. The Browns defense is 30th in the league against the run with a DVOA of 11.3%. So even if the Bengals remain stubborn with the run, it will be tough for the Browns to make them pay.

The Browns had an offensive explosion last week, scoring 37 points, thrashing the Lions through the air. But the Browns offense didn't move in the offensive efficiency standings: 31st in the league at -28.7%. DVOA just wasn't impressed with the success against a terrible defense (Detroit did fall from 30th to 32nd in defensive efficiency because of the Browns' efforts- now that's embarrassing!). Still, the Browns showed some flashes of brilliance, especially QB Brady Quinn. Hopefully, they can build on that against a league average defense.

And when I say league average, I mean it. The Bengals are as close to league average on D as you can get: 17th in the league overall with a DVOA of 1.6%, 16th in Pass defense at 6.6%, 16th in run defense at -5.2%. They do have some clear strengths and weaknesses though. CB Johnathan Joseph and Co. have shut down #1 WRs to the tune of -42% DVOA, good for 3rd in the league. So Massaquoi will likely have a tough time Sunday. But CB Leon Hall and Co. have contained #2 WRs too (-14.5% DVOA, 11th in the league). AND they are 7th against TEs. Where they struggle is "other" WRs and RBs. Brady will have to look for WR Mike Furrey, WR Josh Cribbs, RB Jamal Lewis, RB Chris Jennings if he is going to have success. This will likely lead to frustrating checkdowns and short routes, but if these players can break a couple tackles after the catch, it will go a long way to us scoring some points. Also, I'd love to see another play like the one Jennings dropped against Detroit. Or a slot receiver running a skinny post to challenge the deep middle of the Bengals defense, exploiting the young and undisciplined Cincinnati LBs in pass coverage.

In protecting the QBs, the Browns' line ranks 22nd giving up a sack on 7% of drop backs. The Bengals get to the QB 6.5% of the time, good for 19th in the league. (again, these numbers were before last week).

Like the Bengals, the Browns run way too much for my taste. But at least the Browns are more creative about it. Running out of the Wildcat (both Cribbs and handoffs to other RBs), mixing in end around plays, and other RBs with Lewis (be it Harrison or Jennings). Despite the "creativity" the running game finds itself in the bottom quarter of the league, at 25th in the league (-8.0% DVOA). That's close enough to league average to expect a little success Sunday against the Bengals league average run D.

The Browns remain 2nd in the league overall in special teams DVOA (8.8%). They are still lead by a Josh Cribbs' punt return unit (1st in the league at 11.9% DVOA) and a Cribbs' kick return unit that ranks 6th in the league (7.7%). The Browns coverage units are also very good. The kick blocking ability of Shaun Rogers is unfairly discounted by Football Outsiders (it is factored in, but they consider opposition FG and XPs out of a team's control and weight their numbers accordingly), and that is yet another strength of the team. The Bengals special teams are ranked 26th at -3%. They have a decent punt return team lead by Caldwell. But they really struggle in the FG and XP units. They are second-to- last in the league, mainly because of problems with their long snapper (they are on their 2nd of the season, and he hasn't been perfect either) and getting the ball down for Shane Graham.

Besides a couple very, very good young corners and a very good QB, I don't think the Bengals are very good. They have pulled out some close divisional games and destroyed the Bears. Other than that, they have lost to an average Denver team, an average Houston team, and a terrible Raiders team. They seem to play down to their competition (probably because they stubbornly run the ball, keeping their opponents in the game). I don't see this changing this week. The Browns are coming off their best game of the season offensively, the Bengals are coming off their worst. The Browns offense isn't good enough to score a lot of points like they did against the terrible Lions, but their are weaknesses to be exploited. Three big questions that will determine the winner:

1. Can Daboll, Mangini, and Carl Smith come up with two good offensive game plans in a row (i.e. forcing their LBs to cover our RBs in pass coverage and testing their safetys with deep down the middle passes to Furrey)?

2. Which version of the Browns defense will show up, the one that shut down the Ravens or the one that slept through the Lions game?

3. Will the Bengals continue to stubbornly give the ball to the average Cedric Benson more than the very good Carson Palmer?

Prediction: Browns 23 Bengals 24

Final Injury/Practice Report: Cleveland Browns (1-9) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-3)

Kirkendall — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:31:49 -0000

CINCINNATI BENGALS

QUESTIONABLE	PROBABLE
RB Cedric Benson (hip)	DE Robert Geathers (hip)
WR Laveranues Coles (chest)	DT Tank Johnson (knee)
DT Domata Peko (knee)	CB Johnathan Joseph (foot)
LB Keith Rivers (calf)	G Evan Mathis (ankle)
CB Morgan Trent (knee)	LB Rey Maualuga (foot)

CLEVELAND BROWNS

QUESTIONABLE	PROBABLE
LB Blake Costanzo (shoulder)	LB David Bowens (knee)
TE Greg Estandia (shoulder)	TE Michael Gaines (back)
G Rex Hadnot (knee)	RB Jamal Lewis (ankle)
DT Shaun Rogers (ankle)	C Alex Mack (thumb)
TE Robert Royal (thigh, finger)	DE Robaire Smith (shoulder)
RB Lawrence Vickers (hamstring)	WR Chansi Stuckey (calf)

Practice

BENGALS	WED	THUR	FRI
RB Cedric Benson (hip)	DNP	DNP	LP
WR Laveranues Coles (chest)	DNP	DNP	LP
LB Rey Maualuga (foot)	DNP	LP	LP
DT Domata Peko (knee)	DNP	DNP	LP
DE Robert Geathers (hip)	LP	LP	FP
DT Tank Johnson (knee)	LP	LP	LP
CB Johnathan Joseph (foot)	LP	LP	FP
LB Keith Rivers (calf)	LP	LP	LP
CB Morgan Trent (knee)	LP	LP	LP
G Evan Mathis (ankle)	--	FP	FP

CLEVELAND	WED	THUR	FRI
G Rex Hadnot (knee)	DNP	LP	LP
DT Shaun Rogers (ankle)	DNP	DNP	LP
TE Robert Royal (thigh, finger)	DNP	DNP	LP
RB Lawrence Vickers (hamstring)	DNP	DNP	LP
LB David Bowens (knee)	LP	LP	LP
LB Blake Costanzo (shoulder)	LP	LP	LP
TE Greg Estandia (shoulder)	LP	LP	LP
RB Jamal Lewis (ankle)	LP	LP	LP
TE Michael Gaines (back)	FP	FP	FP
C Alex Mack (thumb)	FP	FP	FP
DE Robaire Smith (shoulder)	FP	FP	FP
WR Chansi Stuckey (calf)	FP	FP	FP

A "Brownie" For Your Thoughts - Which Cleveland Franchise Has It The Worst?

SpecialBrownie — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:14:49 -0000

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Is that baby powder or is it Curse dust? (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

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Happy Black Friday everyone! I hope your Turkey Day was fun; mine was. Today on "Brownie Thoughts" we'll be looking at a dreary subject. Sorry to add insult to injury to the Browns' season but this is a pretty interesting point to the Cleveland Curse. So bear with me.

Now, when I ask what franchise has it the worst, I mean in terms of playoff appearances, championship appearances and championship titles, which is ultimately what every fan base wants for it's said franchise. We'll look at the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians. After I give postseason specs and championship specs, etc. I will announce which franchise I think has it the worst. This post will be short, sweet and to the point.

1. The Cleveland Cavaliers - In their history, the Cavaliers have made it to the postseason 17 times. For the past 6 seasons, the Cavaliers have become a powerhouse in the NBA, mainly due to acquiring LeBron James. The Cavaliers won the East Conference Championship but lost in the Finals in the 06' - 07' season. In their most recent postseason, the Cavaliers made it to the East Conference Finals, after going into the postseason as the #1 seed and sweeping the first two rounds, only to lose to the Orlando Magic in six games. Even with one of the most prolific players in NBA history in LeBron James, the Cavaliers still can't claim a title. Ouch.

2. The Cleveland Indians - In their history, the Indians have made it to the postseason 10 times. The Indians have a total of two World Series wins, but both occurred before the 1950s. After 1950, the Indians made it to the World Series a total of three times, only to lose in all of them. In their most recent postseason in 2007, the Indians lost a heartbreaking series to their arch rivals, the Boston Red Sox. The Indians have recently hired a new manager. Hopefully it equates to winning a World Series.

3. The Cleveland Browns - In their Super Bowl era history, the Browns have made it to the postseason 13 times. Now, I understand that we're proud of our many AAFC and pre Super Bowl era championships, but for all intents and purposes, Super Bowl era playoff bouts are all I care about. The Browns have never made it to a Super Bowl in their 13 tries. The two most notable playoff games were the AFC Conference Championship games against the Denver Broncos in the late 1980s. John Elway has forever been since then wrtten into Browns' Infamy. Both games were so notable, both were titled. The 1987 game is referred to as "The Drive" because of a late fourth quarter drive by the Broncos that sealed their Super Bowl bout. The 1988 game was referred to as "The Fumble" because running back Earnest Byner lost a fumble trying to score a game - tying touchdown at the 3 yard line with 1:12 left in regulation. Such is the fate of the Browns...

Now what do I think. Obviously, I'm a Browns fan. I have been all my life. It's the only sport I really know crap about or really care about until one of the other franchises makes it to the postseason. But in all honesty, I think the Cleveland Cavaliers have it the worst. At least at present, the Cavaliers have the most chance of winning a Championship out of any of the three. They've come so close to victory so many times recently only to come up short. The other two franchises, well, I expect them to go down the crap shoot, so I feel numb when I see a losing record, not remorse or sadness. And that's why I think the Cavaliers have the worst part of the curse; something bitter sweet tastes a lot worse than nothing at all.

Hope you guys enjoyed this round of "Brownie Thoughts!" Tune in next week, same Dawg time, same Dawg channel.

Happy Black Friday From Chad

IFChris — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:30:11 -0000

If you've been out shopping after yesterday's feast, you were not alone. Our hero, Chad Ochocinco, was with you in spirit as well. I just want to say, that's a damn smart Snuggie, Chad. Well done. And look, it was only $5 as well. Did you get yours?

After Ocho's got finished chasing good sales, it was on to practice and preperation for the Cleveland Browns.

Here's hoping the Oakland loss still stings to the point where the Bengals take out all their frustrations out on Brady Quinn and company. In other news, is it me, or does Chad look like one of the Tusken Raiders from Star Wars?

H/t to Sports Pros(e) for the find.

Practice Report: Cleveland Browns (1-9) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-3)

Kirkendall — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:00:16 -0000

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Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening, we'll (TRY TO) update the practice/injury chart leading up to Sunday's game. The chart is pretty self-explanatory. If the player is listed as out, they're out for the game. If they did not participate, they didn't practice. If they were limited, then they only participated during a portion of practice (typically means missing 11-on-11 drills). If the player is listed as full participation, it simply means that they practiced fully and that the only reason they're listed is because injury was an issue the week before.

Practice

BENGALS	WED	THUR	FRI
RB Cedric Benson (hip)	DNP	DNP
WR Laveranues Coles (chest)	DNP	DNP
LB Rey Maualuga (foot)	DNP	LP
DT Domata Peko (knee)	DNP	DNP
DE Robert Geathers (hip)	LP	LP
DT Tank Johnson (knee)	LP	LP
CB Johnathan Joseph (foot)	LP	LP
LB Keith Rivers (calf)	LP	LP
CB Morgan Trent (knee)	LP	LP

CLEVELAND	WED	THUR	FRI
G Rex Hadnot (knee)	DNP	LP
DT Shaun Rogers (ankle)	DNP	DNP
TE Robert Royal (thigh, finger)	DNP	DNP
RB Lawrence Vickers (hamstring)	DNP	DNP
LB David Bowens (knee)	LP	LP
LB Blake Costanzo (shoulder)	LP	LP
TE Greg Estandia (shoulder)	LP	LP
RB Jamal Lewis (ankle)	LP	LP
TE Michael Gaines (back)	FP	FP
C Alex Mack (thumb)	FP	FP
DE Robaire Smith (shoulder)	FP	FP
WR Chansi Stuckey (calf)	FP	FP