NFL Week 13 ROY power rankings Posted by Mike Farley (12/11/2010 @ 9:00 am) 
This race is getting to be as exciting as the Heismann race. Well, maybe. 1. Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams—Is everyone comparing this kid to Troy Aikman because of how he plays and leads his team calmly? Or because he’s lanky and wears #8? We’ll go with the former, for now. 2. Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions—Leads all DTs with 8 sacks, and is third in total tackles among inside guys with 49. 3. Devin McCourty, New England Patriots—Leads the NFL with 6 interceptions 4. Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks—Wow, it’s turning out to be a monster DB class, isn’t it? 5. Joe Haden, Cleveland Browns—Like I said….. 6. Aaron Hernandez/Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots—Really, the numbers are astounding from this dynamic TE duo: 65 catches, 835 yards, 10 TDs 7. Mike Williams, Tampa Bay Bucs—On pace for 68 catches, 1025 yards and 9 scores. Not bad for a rookie. 8. Colt McCoy, Cleveland Browns—Well, yeah, it’s not like he had to play that great to keep the job from Jake Delhomme, but he went and got injured. 9. Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys—Another bummer of a season-ending injury. 10. Eric Berry, Kansas City Chiefs—His 69 tackles and 2 picks don’t tell the story about how QBs fear this kid Posted in: NFL Tags: Aaron Hernandez, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Devin McCourty, Dez Bryant, Earl Thomas, eric berry, Joe Haden, Kansas City Chiefs., Mike Williams, National Football League, Ndamukong Suh, New England Patriots, NFL, NFL rookie of the year, Rob Gronkowski, Sam Bradford, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Bucs
Josh Cribbs chats with The Scores Report Posted by Anthony Stalter (09/23/2010 @ 7:00 am) The first word that comes to mind when you think about Josh Cribbs’ game is “versatile.” While at Kent State, he set school records for total offense (10,839 yards), rushing touchdowns (38), pass completions (616), pass attempts (1,123), passing yardage (7,169), touchdowns scored (41) and points scored (246) – all records that still stand today. Now a member of the Cleveland Browns, Cribbs continues to flash the versatility that made him a star at Kent. Arguably the Browns’ most explosive playmaker, Josh is a threat to take it to the house every time he gets his hands on the ball as either a returner, a receiver or a runner out of the Wildcat formation. Oh, and the guy can given drop back as a quarterback and even spent some time in training camp at safety. You just don’t find players as versatile as Cribbs, who the Browns are lucky to employ (which is why they locked him up to a long-term deal this past March). We were fortunate enough to catch Josh in between games and got to ask him what the secret is to being an elite kick returner. He also filled us in on two Browns to keep an eye on this year (fans will be extremely happy to hear what he said about one young player in particular), what his role will be in Cleveland’s offense over the course of the season and how he did in his acting debut for a September 30th episode of FX’s “The League,” in which he plays himself. Enjoy the interview and for more on Josh, be sure to check out his Twitter Page. The Scores Report: Hey Josh, how are you? Josh Cribbs: Good, how you doing? Read the rest of this entry » Chiefs Draft Talk: Eric Berry Posted by Anthony Stalter (04/22/2010 @ 8:56 pm) Those that suggested that Eric Berry wouldn’t make it past the top 5 look like geniuses after the Chiefs selected the Tennessee safety with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Many people assumed that Kansas City would select an offensive tackle with this pick, but I’m not going to argue with the selection of Berry. Players like Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu have proven the impact that safeties can have for a defense. Berry is an athletic, instinctive, hard-hitting playmaker that fills a huge need for the Chiefs. He’s essentially the total package and while teams are often reluctant to take a safety that high, KC did well here. The Browns must be disappointed with this selection, as they were expected to take Berry at No. 7 if he had fallen. They wound up with Joe Haden, so they might move the newly acquired Sheldon Brown to safety in order to make room for the Florida corner. Will the Browns trade their first round pick? Posted by Anthony Stalter (04/15/2010 @ 10:17 am)  Steve Doerschuk of the Canton Repository speculates that the Browns could wind up trading their first round pick (No. 7 overall) based on Mike Holmgren’s draft history. Is it a stretch to anticipate an 80-percent chance that Holmgren will pull off a trade involving the Browns’ first-round pick? Not necessarily. In Holmgren’s 10 years as head coach in Seattle, the Seahawks made eight trades involving Round 1 selections. Is that information deceiving in that Holmgren doubled as GM and head coach in only five of those years? Quite the contrary. In Holmgren’s first four seasons as GM, 1999-2002, he made five trades involving Round 1 picks — all involving first-round choices that hadn’t yet been made. Within his first three months with the Browns, Holmgren has traded out two past first-round picks, quarterback Brady Quinn and linebacker Kamerion Wimbley.
It’s incredibly hard to trade out of the top 5, but it does get easier for teams that want to trade out of the top 6-10 picks. If the Browns want to trade down, quarterback Jimmy Clausen might be the key to them doing so. If a team wants to jump ahead of the Raiders, Bills and Jaguars in order to nab Clausen, the Browns are sitting in the perfect spot at No. 7. The only catch is that the Raiders (No. 8), Bills (No. 9) and Jaguars (No. 10) are the three teams that are most likely to pull the trigger on Clausen in the first round. In my latest mock draft, I have the Browns selecting Tennessee safety Eric Berry at No. 7, although Florida cornerback Joe Haden and offensive tackles Anthony Davis (Rutgers) and Bryan Bulaga (Iowa) are possibilities as well. (Assuming Russell Okung and Trent Williams, the top offensive linemen in the draft, are off the board.) If Holmgren chooses to stay put at No. 7, it’s very likely that he’ll land a prospect that can contribute right away.
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How will the Browns’ acquisition of Brown affect their draft? Posted by Anthony Stalter (04/03/2010 @ 7:00 am)  It was believed that the Browns would target a cornerback such as Florida’s Joe Haden with the No. 7 overall pick in this month’s draft. But that was before the team acquired Sheldon Brown from the Eagles on Friday. Along with Brown, Cleveland also acquired linebacker Chris Gocong from Philadelphia in exchange for linebacker Alex Hall, plus a fourth-round pick and a fifth-rounder. Gocong is a solid fit for the Browns’ 3-4 defense and will likely start opposite Matt Roth on the outside. But the more intriguing player in this trade is Brown, because he signifies that Cleveland probably won’t draft a cornerback at No. 7. Brown is 31 years old, but he’s still playing at a high level and the Browns restructured his contract, which now goes through 2012. He’ll pair up with Eric Wright to form a now above average cornerback tandem in Cleveland. Team president Mike Holmgren is probably hoping/banking on Tennessee’s Eric Berry slips to No. 7, seeing as how safety is now the Browns’ biggest need. But will Berry be there? Multiple teams that pick ahead of the Browns (including the Buccaneers and Seahawks) have been linked to Berry in mock drafts, although that means nothing at this point. Either way, Holmgren knew that he had to address his need at cornerback and may have felt that Haden would have been a reach at No. 7. If Berry falls to Cleveland in the first round, then Holmgren would have done very well in addressing the Browns’ defensive needs.
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