Cleveland Browns Training Camp Report: Day 18 (Morning) - Alex Mack Plays Some Guard
Thank you WKYC and the Cleveland Browns. With a possible blackout looming in the Cleveland area for this weekend's Great Lakes Classic, WKYC and the Browns came to an agreement to eat the cost of the 4,500 or so unsold tickets.
Two practices were scheduled for the Browns today. There was a threat of rain in the morning, but the drops never came. Let's get to the recap...
TRAINING CAMP REPORT - DAY 18 [MORNING] (8/18/09)
- Get Out of
JailPractice Free Card: It was unusual to see Joe Thomas absent from the field this morning. No worries for our star left tackle though -- apparently he received a non-transferable "day off from practice" card for exceptional work in offseason conditioning programs. Thomas cashed in this morning. It actually gave Mangini the opportunity to move some players around for experience purposes. Eric Steinbach worked at left tackle while Alex Mack worked at left guard and Hank Fraley worked at center for the first team. - New RB, LB Waived: The Browns waived LB Phillip Hunt. Taking his place is RB Chris Jennings, who is 5-10, 218 pounds from the University of Arizona. He has spent some time in the CFL. Jennings had some reps in practice, showing some effectiveness.
- Cribbs' Stock Stays High: Continuing to make plays, Joshua Cribbs caught a 45-yard touchdown pass against CB Eric Wright. Credit to QB Brett Ratliff on the play too though, because he needed a perfect pass to beat Wright's near-perfect coverage. Cribbs also ran a nice route to fool DB Gerard Lawson.
- Anderson Struggles in No Huddle: It wasn't a good no huddle 11-on-11 drill for Derek Anderson, who went 0-for-4 in his attempt. Part of the problem, according to Dawg Scooper, is that Anderson failed to read two cornerback blitzes pre-snap. He was sacked in both instances -- once by Hank Poteat and once by Brandon McDonald. Quinn fared better, going 6-of-6 for 51 yards.
- Mangini Upset at Quinn: To end practice, a drill was put in place where 50 seconds were on the clock and the quarterbacks started at their own 25-yard line. In the situation, the score was supposed to be a tie score, 17-17. On Quinn's first pass, he threw an interception to CB Brandon McDonald who took it for a pick six. The pass was intended for Braylon Edwards, but it was no where near him. After the play, Edwards and Quinn deemed that there was a miscommunication between the two.
- Same Drill With Anderson: The drill didn't go any better for Anderson. With 50 seconds to work with, the first play was an in-bounds, 8-yard completion to Brian Robiskie that drained the clock. After a few penalties on the drive, it ended with a punt.
- Play of the Day: WR Braylon Edwards made a nice 30-yard catch over CB Corey Ivy near the sideline, able to keep his feet in bounds.
- Onside Kick Executed...Somewhat: K Phil Dawson executed an onside kick, as it went the proper distance and was grabbed on one bounce by S Mike Adams. However, it wouldn't have counted since a member of the kicking team was offsides.
- Injury Notes: DL Shaun Rogers, LB David Bowens, OL Ryan Tucker, RB Jerome Harrison and WR David Patten rode the exercise bikes.
The Browns will hit the field later tonight for an evening session.
Tuesday Morning's Links/Camp Sources
- Tuesday 8/18 Practice (Dawg Scooper, Wolf)
- Tuesday AM: Mangini lets loose (Akron Beacon Journal, Ridenour)
- Tuesday camp notes (Orange and Brown Report, Greetham)
- Browns game will be televised this weekend (Cleveland Plain Dealer, Grossi)
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I figured the Browns and Channel 3 would step up and eat the rest of the tickets. They still deserve props though for stepping up. I just hope we don’t have any looming blackouts during the regular season.
by Overlord1976 on Aug 18, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Also….hopefully Braylon forgets about dropped TD in Green Bay and rebounds this weekend. Looks like he has moved on in practice anyways.
by Overlord1976 on Aug 18, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i dont really understand the signing of a running back unless Harrison is hurt worse than i thought
by kjc on Aug 18, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought Grossi said it was Fraley at Guard.
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by kwoog on Aug 18, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Fraley might have also worked at guard. But I got what I got from the OBR, since they had a quote too (I assume from Mangini):
With Thomas sitting out, Eric Steinbach worked at left tackle and Alex Mack was at left guard and Hank Fraley at center.
"I wanted to work Eric at tackle and Alex at guard, so this was an opportunity to do that. "
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by Chris Pokorny on Aug 18, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sick of this
Wow imagine that…Braylon a Practice Allstar! AND Derek Anderson sucks it up in practice. We can stop writting this and just assume it. Just like we can assume Braylon will drop the ball in the game! He deserves to play for his home team
I’ve been liking Mangini but make the choice…Its Quinn, simply on the fact that Anderson BLOWS!
AND we did not execute an onsides kick, we simply executed a god damn penalty! Fix it you losers!
by NBlair on Aug 19, 2009 12:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
another life-altering comment
by DontCallMeJoey on Aug 19, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone needs to lay off the all day coffee.
Fooootball has been beary beary good to me.
by doggrad87 on Aug 19, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying Chris is a loser?
" Of course Steroids should be allowed! I wanna see 700 foot home runs and 90 yard field goals! I litterally want to see someone's d**k get shoved in the dirt!"
by BradyQuinnisBeast on Aug 19, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
can anyone find something on the new RB
" Of course Steroids should be allowed! I wanna see 700 foot home runs and 90 yard field goals! I litterally want to see someone's d**k get shoved in the dirt!"
by BradyQuinnisBeast on Aug 19, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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