Comments on: 2009 NFL Preview: #27 Cleveland Browns

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:58:44 +0000

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By: Gerardo

Gerardo — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:09:15 +0000

Cribbs will likely get more PT at wide receiver than both those guys.

I think the top 5 guys will all get PT (Furrey being the other one), but Cribbs gives them another dimension and he has looked good and gotten more reps in pre-season.

By: Anthony Stalter

Anthony Stalter — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:10:14 +0000

Fair enough, but do you think Cribbs will separate himself from Robiskie and Massaquoi to get on the field enough to have a significant impact? Mangini recently suggested that the Browns could enter the season with a rotation at No. 2, which would suggest to me that Cribbs hasn’t done enough to secure that spot.

I don’t doubt his abilities – he’s an athletic presence and he’s been great in preseason. But I wonder if he’ll get enough opportunities to have a impact like you suggest, especially after the Browns spent to second round picks on Robiskie and Massaquoi. I guess if Cleveland extends Cribbs’ contract, that will be a good indication of what kind of role we can expect him to have in their offense.

I like the Browns this year and even considered ranking them ahead of teams like the Bucs, Broncos and 49ers. But I was hesitant based on what they did last year.

Like you said though, Quinn looks comfortable and the Browns had a nice preseason. Time will tell.

By: Gerardo

Gerardo — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:27:54 +0000

This spot is fair given their record last year, but as you mentioned the Browns could be a sleeper team this season.

First, both QBs looked pretty good in the preseason. Quinn is probably the guy, and while he doesn’t look like an All Pro, he really looks comfortable running the offense.

Like you said, the O-Line is pretty solid and should improve even more as the year goes on.

Third, you didn’t focus much on Josh Cribbs, but he adds the potential for a big-play guy on offense. By having him on the field as the #2 receiver, the Browns will be able to do all sorts of misdirection plays. That will free up the running game. Also, the offense will be much more dynamic this season, and they have shown they can use the screen pass as well.

On defense, we really don’t know what to expect. If Shawn Rogers stays healthy and they use more formations than last season’s vanilla defense, they might have more success.