With the sixth pick in the 2013 NFL draft the Cleveland Browns have selected LSU linebacker Barkevious Mingo. Mingo, a 6’4” 240 pound athletic freak, is a pass rusher through and through. He is a long, tall, explosive talent off of the edge who will be an instant impact player in defensive coordinator Ray Horton’s 34 defense. Despite his lean build and frame, he is very strong. He sets the edge well and uses his long arms to keep blockers at a distance. At LSU, he was a second-team all SEC player, who ...
Three days ago, the FBI and IRS raided the Tennessee headquarters of Pilot Flying J, the gigantic company run by Browns owner Jimmy Haslam. Throughout the week Haslam has downplayed the issue and even called it a minor issue. Thursday, according to documents filed in court, the government and Haslam see things quite differently. Documents filed in court on Thursday state that Pilot Flying J engaged in fraud, as they kept money that was owed as rebates for at most seven years. And the worst part, Hasl...
Detroit center Andre Drummond is not a good free throw shooter. Entering Wednesday night’s meeting with the Cavaliers, the young big man from UConn was shooting less than 40% from the charity stripe. So with his team trailing in the fourth quarter, Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott chose to give Drummond a drubbing. The Cavs sent Drummond to the free throw line seven times during a four minute stretch in crunch time. In all they sent the big man to the line for 17 shots. Down the stretch he shot 8 of ...
When you look at the 2012 draft class, it is obvious that Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is the cream of the crop and it isn’t even close. However, in the past few games his teammate, and fourth overall pick in that draft, is showing everyone who the second best player just might be. Coming off a career night against the Celtics on Friday where he scored 29 points and snagged 17 boards, Cavs forward Tristan Thompson helped power his team past the Orlando Magic by scoring 15 points, including two fr...
Brooklyn shooting guard MarShon Brooks scored a career-high 27 points, in his first start of the season, Deron Williams added 24 points and eight assists, while Reggie Evans added eight points and 18 rebounds to help the Nets embarrass the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-95. Don’t let the score fool you, it wasn’t that close. After falling behind 28-20 after the first quarter, the Cavaliers defense disappeared in the second quarter as they allowed the Nets to shoot a ridiculous 83 percent (15 of 18), en rout...
Late Monday afternoon the Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers agreed to a trade that would send Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy and a sixth round pick (number 173 overall) to the city by the bay for one fifth round selection (no.164) and one seventh round pick (no. 227). The news should not come to a shock to anyone. McCoy was expendable at the beginning of the offseason and became even more so when the team agreed to terms on a two-year deal with quarterback Jason Campbell last week. During hi...
Last year Jeff Green received a new heart in Cleveland. One year later he showed it off. Green hit a game winning layup and scored 21 points, to help the Boston Celtics (37-34) snap a five-game winning streak with 93-92 win over the Cavs (22-48) at the Q on Wednesday night. Green’s layup capped off a 21-6 Celtics run to erase a 14 point deficit, which was the biggest deficit for either team all night. The Cavs took an 86-72 lead on a Mo Speights jumper before collapsing down the stretch at home, for ...
After building their offense last off season, the Cleveland Browns are giving their new 3-4 defense a face lift this off season. Earlier in the day, the Browns signed the top 3-4 outside linebacker, and possibly best pass rusher on the free agent market, Paul Kruger to a five-year $40 million deal with $20 million guaranteed. Now, late in the evening of day one in free agency, they have signed the best defensive tackle in free agency, former Raider Desmond Bryant to a five-year $34 million deal with ...
Browns Sign KrugerJust minutes into free agency, the Cleveland Browns have taken care of their number one priority this offseason.The team and former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger have agreed to terms on a five-year deal that will pay the pass rusher between eight and nine million dollars per season. The 6'4" 270 pound Kruger, a 2009 second round draft pick by Baltimore, had 69 tackles and 13.5 sacks, including the postseason, for the Super Bowl champions.Headed into free agency, the Browns led...
After reaching for some pretty big names, the Cleveland Browns instead chose a familiar one. Former Browns offensive coordinator and most recently Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski will be the teams new leader on the field. Chudzinski, who has two prior stints with the franchise in 2004 and again in 2007-08, will likely be introduced on Friday. Most fans will remember Chudzinski for his exciting offense during the 2007 season, as the Browns offensive coordinator, that saw Derek A...
