First String Unit in Cleveland Browns Minicamp

by Chris Pokorny on May 22, 2009 7:07 PM EDT in General News

Earlier in the week, we learned that QB Brady Quinn was with the first-string unit in minicamp. Steve King over at the OBR outlined the entire first string unit:

OFFENSE

QB: Brady Quinn
RB: Jerome Harrison
FB: Lawrence Vickers
WR: Braylon Edwards
WR: David Patten
TE: Martin Rucker

LT: Joe Thomas
LG: Eric Steinbach/Rex Hadnot
C: Hank Fraley
RG: Ryan Tucker
RT: Floyd Womack

DEFENSE

DE: Kenyon Coleman
DT: Shaun Rogers
DE: C.J. Mosley

OLB: Kamerion Wimbley
ILB: D'Qwell Jackson
ILB: Eric Barton
OLB: Alex Hall

CB: Eric Wright
S: Abram Elam
S: Brodney Pool
CB: Brandon McDonald

Among the additional notes in King's tidbits, I absolutely loved this section and am compelled to cite it in its entirity:

RANT OF THE DAY: That belonged to defensive line coach Bryan Cox, who has absolutely no trouble expressing his opinion – in a loud, vociferous sway -- when talking to his players. At one point, he said while showing how he wanted them to position themselves in the 3-4 alignment, “I don’t know how you ran it in the past, but this is how I want to run it!”

Thank goodness a coach is pointing something out, because whatever we've been running the past several years, it has not been a successful 3-4 scheme.

For more notes provided by King, check out his post at the OBR here.

In another piece, Browns LB David Veikune made Rob Rang's list of the top ten players (amongst rookies) who made the most immediate impressions in May minicamps.

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Idont know about Patten higher than Robo and Furrey.

Wheres Mack and St. Clair?

by BradyQuinnisBeast on May 22, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions

And CJ over C-will?

by BradyQuinnisBeast on May 22, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Corey Williams did not participate in this camp due to rehabbing injuries still

by Roger Dorn on May 22, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Man our D-line looks pretty bad

by BradyQuinnisBeast on May 22, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it’s safe to say that rookies will not be inserted into the first unit right away; save that for additional camps and then training camp. Take this as more of a “if I had to go with a first string of guys who have been around, who would they be?”

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by Chris Pokorny on May 22, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions

That still leaves Furrey and St. Clair out of a position

by BradyQuinnisBeast on May 22, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s really unimportant to look at this depth chart as having any sort of significance as to who will be playing in the first game

by Roger Dorn on May 22, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Absolutely.

by rufio on May 30, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions

And about the Bryan Cox thing, does that mean we will be more aggressive and/or run some 1 gap?

by BradyQuinnisBeast on May 22, 2009 8:47 PM EDT reply actions

They are doing something different, which is probably good.

by rufio on May 30, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions

I could not be happier with our offense, and I love our wide-outs. I’m very concerned with our corners. I cannot believe that we didn’t go out of our way to improve this position. I keep having nightmares of the Broncos game.

No! Royal! McDonald! No! Catch him! Crap…

by Big Baby Rogers on May 31, 2009 12:48 PM EDT reply actions

I think we all have nightmares from that game my friend. But I think we are a little better off this year. The positoin was addressed with two draft picks and a solid veteran in Hood. So I think we will at least have more depth.

by tjk_doc on Jun 2, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Going into the offseason this position group was, at worst, 5th most in need of an upgrade. (LB, DL, WR, OL… and probably RB too)

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by kwoog on Jun 3, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Our LBs were soooooooo terrible. And I’m not sure how much better they will be this year. Barton sounds like a big upgrade over Andra Davis, but we are going to need Veikune or Hall to step up at LOLB and bigtime.

by rufio on Jun 5, 2009 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Hall and Veikune both looked promising to me. But I hope somebody can get that spot filled in.

by tjk_doc on Jun 5, 2009 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions

One has to assume that Hall today > Hall last year. Also, Veikune > no Veikune. So if Bowens > 48 year old Willie McGinest we will at least be better than last year. Better than last year is not saying much, but its a start.

by rufio on Jun 6, 2009 3:05 AM EDT up reply actions

I don’t know to much on Bowens, but in my opinion, I saw glimpses of a great edge rusher in Hall. And I think you and me playing would have been an upgrade over last year.

by tjk_doc on Jun 10, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions