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What to Look For: Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns
by Chris Pokorny on Sep 2, 2010 9:04 AM EDT
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The fourth preseason game, in terms of entertainment value, is one of the reasons the league is trying to push an 18-game schedule and a reduced preseason. I think it's pretty much confirmed that players like Jake Delhomme, Seneca Wallace, Joe Thomas, Alex Mack, and a whole slew of other starters will not even play.
Heck, even the Bears are taking the same approach, and they haven't even been able to get into a groove yet offensively. The team's top two quarterbacks, Jay Cutler and Caleb Hanie, won't even play. To begin the game, you're bound to see a battle between Colt McCoy and Todd Collins.
Nonetheless, here are some notes and things to look for in today's game against the Bears...
Getting to Know the Enemy: Windy City Gridiron Talks Jay Cutler, and the Bears' Defense
by Chris Pokorny on Sep 1, 2010 4:49 PM EDT
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I was pleased to be joined by Dane from Windy City Gridiron, our Chicago Bears affiliate, to preview Thursday's game. Enjoy!
Transactions: Cleveland Browns' Gerard Lawson Included in First Batch of Cuts; Bowens Concerned
by Chris Pokorny on Aug 31, 2010 6:24 PM EDT
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The Cleveland Browns announced their first batch of roster cuts today, having to trim their roster from 80 players to 75 players. The players who were waived included:
- WR Taurus Johnson
- OL John Malecki
- DL Titus Adams (waived/injured)
- CB Gerard Lawson
- CB John Bowie
The only moderate surprise on the list is Gerard Lawson, who has made the roster the past two years as a backup return man to Joshua Cribbs. It looks like Joe Haden or someone else will fill that role now. Lawson also may have hurt his chances with a DUI charge earlier in the offseason.
UPDATE: In addition, linebacker David Bowens is concerned about his roster spot when final cuts come this Saturday:
"I'm uncertain,'' he said. "Sometimes you get a sense of what's going on by what you're doing. I mean, in eight years I don't think I've played in the fourth quarter.''
Fantasy Football: Official Dawgs By Nature League Draft Results
by Chris Pokorny on Aug 31, 2010 12:14 PM EDT
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The official Dawgs By Nature CBSSports.com Fantasy Football Commissioner League held its draft Sunday night at 9:00 p.m., and we had a remarkable turn out: all 12 participants were in attendance! Thanks to everyone involved; this is the first time I think I've been in league this size with maximum participation.
Below will be a mini-review of how each team's draft went. The order in which the teams are listed are not based on a ranking, but rather the order of the snake draft.
Source: Cleveland Browns DT Shaun Rogers fined for gun charge - ESPN
Now if he can only get healthy.
Jim Brown Writes Letter to Holmgren
I'm not really sure what to make of this so I'm interested in other fan comments.
Delhomme is Ready for the Regular Season, Defense Looks for Pass Rush in Browns' 35-27 Loss to Detroit
by Chris Pokorny on Aug 30, 2010 10:10 PM EDT
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| CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-2) | GAME #3 | DETROIT LIONS (1-2) | |||
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| 27 | 35 |
As a Cleveland Browns fan, I think we're put in a very difficult situation now in terms of judging our expectations heading into the regular season. After the offense was run so poorly most of last season by Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn, we rated our passing games as one of the worst in the league. Heading into this season with Jake Delhomme as the starter, the expectation was that he would hand off to the running backs for the most part and try to manage the game. Now? I'm not so sure...
Pass interference and roughing the passer: sucking the enjoyment out of the NFL
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 29, 2010 2:50 PM EDT
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I'm pumped for football season. But during yesterday's game, there were a couple calls that reminded me of the things I'm not looking forward to. In fact, I'm dreading them.
via static.nfl.com
There are two rules (or points of emphasis or whatever you want to call it) that seriously strain my enjoyment of watching NFL games. The way pass interference is called, and roughing the passer calls. If yesterday was a regular season game, I would have been really pissed off at two plays. I wouldn't necessarily be pissed at the players or even the officials. I would blame the NFL and would probably boycott watching games the rest of the weekend.
Pass Interference
I get it, we want to allow receivers to have every opportunity to catch the ball. It has made playing DB almost impossible. That's fine. But when terribly minor contact starts getting called, or when the defender is going for the ball, or when the ball is uncatchable and there is a call anyway, I have a big problem. This was the case yesterday when Eric Wright was called for PI on a ball that was way overthrown. Even if on target, the contact was minimal and Wright was looking for the ball.
In this case, the issue seems to be the enforcement of the rules, not the rules themselves. The rule reads: (emphasis mine)
"Actions that do not constitute pass interference include but are not limited to:
(a) Incidental contact by a defender’s hands, arms, or body when both players are competing for the ball, or neither player is looking for the ball. If there is any question whether contact is incidental, the ruling shall be no interference.
(b) Inadvertent tangling of feet when both players are playing the ball or neither player is playing the ball.
(c) Contact that would normally be considered pass interference, but the pass is clearly uncatchable by the involved players.
(d) Laying a hand on a receiver that does not restrict the receiver in an attempt to make a play on the ball.
(e) Contact by a defender who has gained position on a receiver in an attempt to catch the ball.
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