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Midseason Report: the Cleveland Browns' Offense (Part II)
by rufio on Nov 1, 2009 9:54 PM EST
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In Part I, I broke down three plays that I felt exemplified the Browns' offensive woes this season. Here, I will break down two plays that did go our way.
The Browns may lack explosive playmakers who could allow us a good offense, but by studying exactly what it is that has (and hasn't) worked for us, a solid offensive coordinator could put together a competent offense without any personnel changes.
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Midseason Report: the Cleveland Browns' Offense
by rufio on Oct 31, 2009 6:02 AM EDT
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So far this season, our offense has scored 58 total points, for an average of 8.3 points/game. That simply isn't going to get the job done in the NFL.
At times, I have wanted to throw my TV out of my third floor window. At others, I have wanted to lace up my cleats to see if I can run a seam route better than Robert Royal.
Why exactly are we so bad? Where do we need to improve? Is there anything positive to take away from our offensive performance amidst the sea of ineffectiveness?
I finally got my hands on some game film, so I decided to take a look at this past Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers. I will break down three plays that didn't work here, handing out blame to the guilty parties. Look for a breakdown of some plays we ran effectively to be posted Saturday night.
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Why a bear can take your head off (or: an extended reply to mooncamping)
by rufio on Aug 26, 2009 1:18 AM EDT
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Recently, I went to a teaching workshop that I thought was going to be horrible. Then, the guy giving the workshop opened with the question: "Why can a bear take your head off?" coupled with him acting out a head-removing swipe on a student in the front row. I was instantaneously more focused than I had been in months.
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Mangini Reveals Details About Defensive Scheme in Press Conference
Ok, it's minimal, but Mangini spoke about a typical "sub package" we will use in his press conference Wednesday.
When speaking of Defensive Ends' responsibilities:
"On third down, an outside guy would become an inside guy and, typically, outside linebackers become ends in sub. Our ends move in, our linebackers tend to be the edge guys."
That means we can probably expect two of Wimbley, Bowens, Hall, Veikune, Brown, or Hunt to put their hands on the ground as DEs, and for at least one of our typical DEs to move inside at times. I can't imagine a situation where it would be good for our pass rush to take Shaun Rogers off the field, but our DTs will probably be two of: Rogers, Robaire Smith, C.J. Mosley, Kenyon Coleman, and Corey Williams.
This is very similar personnel to what Romeo Crennel used in some of our nickel and dime packages, hopefully the results are different.
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Is anyone going to the scrimmage on Sunday?
by rufio on Aug 6, 2009 6:15 PM EDT
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I do not believe the Browns family night will be televised, but I do think we can gather some early information on our schemes based on what we do at the scrimmage. The Plain Dealer is reporting that Mangini wants the scrimmage to have "as close to a game feel as possible".
I would love if anyone who plans on attending could pay attention to what we are running and take some notes for us all.
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Eddie Royal's 93 yard Touchdown: Whose fault was it?
by rufio on Aug 1, 2009 10:28 PM EDT
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Things were good. Brady Quinn had led the Browns to 23 points in just over three quarters of game time in his first start for the Cleveland Browns. Quinn, named the starting quarterback before a Thursday night game had a very short week to prepare and he was leading his team to success.
The Browns defense had done an admirable job while holding the Broncos' high-powered passing attack to only 13 points in those same three quarters of play.
Even the Special Teams unit seemed to be on, as Dave Zastudil had just pinned the Broncos at their own 7 yard line.
Then disaster struck.
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Robiskie's In
Four years, undisclosed money.
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Scouting Brandon McDonald: can he produce at cornerback for the Cleveland Browns?
by rufio on Jul 24, 2009 3:08 PM EDT
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There seems to be a lot of mixed feelings regarding CB Brandon McDonald. A lot of fans think he isn't a good player because it appeared that he got burned for a late TD against the Denver Broncos. Others complain about his size or speed. Some think he can be an above average starter in the NFL. Who is correct?
Here, I look at some film of Brandon McDonald and highlight some of his strengths and weaknesses.
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Can we hurry up and sign our draft picks?
by rufio on Jul 22, 2009 3:47 PM EDT
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The Plain Dealer reports that we are somewhat close to signing Mack, but not as close to signing Robiskie, Massaquoi, or Veikune.
What's the deal. Eric?!?
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Defensive playbook: the Cleveland Browns and the 46 defense Part II
by rufio on Jul 21, 2009 8:48 AM EDT
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T-N-T. Watch me Explode!
In Part I I broke down the "normal" 46 formation. Here in Part II, I will address more of the defensive concepts related to the 46 and the Nickel 46 formation, and later in Part III I will cover some of the offensive innovations since the dominant '85 Bears' defense, and more on how we can use the 46 today.
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