DBN Training Camp Coverage Schedule

by Chris Pokorny on Jun 16, 2009 11:48 AM EDT

My goal at Dawgs By Nature is to ensure that over the next few weeks, the only things you'll have to look forward to isn't hearing "Alex Mack signs a lucrative deal". Training camp is over a month away, and that gives us just enough time to start reviewing the Browns' roster and depth charts in the mean time.

I have set up a tentative schedule of how things will go. Two positions will be described per week, with a common theme between the positions. The designated days aren't the only ones that the positions can be discussed, but hopefully this will help provide proper direction:

Week 1: Offensive Attack

Quarterback (June 21 to June 23)
Running Back (June 24 to June 27)

Week 2: Down in the Trenches

Defensive Line (June 28 - June 30)
Offensive Line (July 1 - July 4)

Week 3: See Ball, Catch Ball...and Block

Wide Receiver (July 5 - July 9)
Tight End (July 10 - July 11)

Week 4: Hard Hitting and Klutch Kicks

Linebacker (July 12 - July 16)
Special Teams (July 17 - July 18)

Week 5: Cover the Field

Safety (July 19 - July 21)
Cornerback (July 22 - July 25)

Week 6: Pre-Camp Huddle

Wrapping everything together before training camp starts, including more roster projections, how our team differs from a year ago, and much, much more (July 26 - July 31)

Week 7 Onward: Training Camp Begins

Mark your calendars: on August 1, training camp officially begins for the Cleveland Browns.

I am looking for contributions from multiple people who would like to do a special "piece" during the designated days of a certain position. I will be doing a general write-up of everyone competing for a roster spot at each position, along with other things sprinkled in, but I am welcoming extra help, whether they be analytical or comedic (i.e. a story on the specific expectations of Beau Bell, a poem on how Jerome Harrison was never utilized by Crennel).

Pretty much all topics are open, the pieces do not need to be extraordinarily long, and you don't need to write more than one piece. If you're interested, pitch your idea to me at pokorny@pfcritics.com.

Also, if you don't feel like writing, please leave suggestions for potential pieces you would like to see over the next few weeks.

Twitter is also a popular feature these days. I haven't gotten into it personally, but if it can be valuable to the community, I will try having a Twitter feed for DBN throughout training camp. Please vote in the poll below for your Twitter thoughts.

Poll

Would you follow a Dawgs By Nature Twitter page?

Absolutely, sign me up!

21 votes

I use Twitter, but don't have a particular interest in a DBN feed.

1 votes

I either don't use Twitter, or I hate it. So no.

73 votes

95 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

I honestly see no absolute point in twitter. DBN and Twitter are both on the internet so isn’t it just overkill to have a thread on Twitter?

And besides, Twitter is just some usless POS that Aston Kutcher made popular. Another celebrity fad that will hopefully die out. I mean come on, NFL Total Access has a twitter segment! Too much.

by SpecialBrownie on Jun 16, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, a reason I brought it up is because I’m in the minority when it comes to SB Nation blogs without one. Just trying to get a feel of how many users feel it’d be worth it. I expect most users to vote no, but if there is enough % of my audience that wants it, I’ll try to provide it as an option for them.

Dawgs By Nature - Covering the Cleveland Browns on SB Nation.

by Chris Pokorny on Jun 16, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Total Access actually had a useful tweet today. They picked a Don Carey tweet about the Browns taking a trip to the Hall Of Fame today. He poked a little fun and said that nobody should be complaining about this ride.

by SpecialBrownie on Jun 18, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions

I think what differentiates Twitter from being on the internet anyway is two things:

1. You can collectively follow anyone that you would want to in one location. While it’s possible to follow Abe Elam’s Twitter account without creating your own account, it is much easier to follow multiple people by creating your own account and having all of the information in one place.
2. Twitter has the ability for each update to be sent directly to your cell phone. I don’t personally feed the messages to my phone, because it would drive me nuts, but I do enjoy being able to follow some of the Browns and Indians all in one location. I have yet to post one update for myself because I have no interest in doing so. I just like logging in to see if there is any interesting information from these athletes

by Roger Dorn on Jun 16, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions