Cleveland Browns Training Camp Report: Day 20 (Leonard Mix-Up)

by Chris Pokorny on Aug 20, 2009 11:30 PM EDT in 2009 Training Camp Comment 6 comments

Cleveland Browns safety Mike Adams (20) blocks a punt by Dave Zastudil (15) during practice at the team's NFL football training camp in Berea, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

3 months ago: Cleveland Browns safety Mike Adams (20) blocks a punt by Dave Zastudil (15) during practice at the team's NFL football training camp in Berea, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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With the Cleveland Browns set to do battle with the Detroit Lions this weekend, defensive lineman Louis Leonard got into a scuffle with defensive line coach Bryan Cox. The last person who did that was Shaun Smith. He now plays for the Detroit Lions.

TRAINING CAMP REPORT - DAY 20 (8/20/09)

The Incident: ~~It happened at the Swan.~~ Whatever happened, Louis Leonard apparently cursed at Cox. As a punishment, Cox told Leonard to run a lap and to not stop running until he told him to. Leonard ran four laps in a row, something you can imagine being exhausting to a big man like that. Leonard seemed to have a cordial attitude about it afterward though, so I don't think we'll see him waived before regular cuts.
Update on the Lions: Lions top receiver Calvin Johnson will sit out against the Browns. On top of that, our first-string defense won't know which quarterback they'll be facing until close to game time. It could be Daunte Culpepper, Drew Stanton, or Matthew Stafford.
Bring Out the Cart: The third player of training camp has received the cart. Following in the footsteps of OL Rex Hadnot and WR Syndric Steptoe, DL Melila Purcell was carted off the field with an apparent ankle or Achilles injury. You might see another situation in which the team injured/waives him.
Transactions: Gone are OL Branndon Braxton and WR Edward Williams. Replacing them are OG Patrick Murray and LB Robert McCune. Information on the new players here.
Injury Updates: OL Ryan Tucker returned to practice today. DL Shaun Rogers still isn't practicing, and neither are LB Titus Brown, RB Jerome Harrison, and LB David Bowens. With Bowens and Brown going down, LB Alex Hall will probably start against the Lions Saturday.
Mangini's a Comedian: This comes from Rapid Reports: "Browns coach Eric Mangini said he has peaked at the notebooks compiled by players from meetings. When asked if there were any doodles on them, he joked that he saw one with a drawing of his face with an "X" through it."
No Huddle: A good portion of practice focused on running the no-huddle offense.
Brownies: RB James Davis caught a touchdown pass from QB Brady Quinn...QB Derek Anderson overthrew RB Noah Herron on a flat pass in goal line drills...WR Braylon Edwards is having a great camp minus his drop against Green Bay.
Around the League: If you didn't catch it, Chad Ocho-Cinco kicked an extra point for the Cincinnati Bengals after their kicker went down with an injury. Ben Roethlisberger limped away from practice, but it isn't believed to be too serious.

Thursday's Links/Camp Sources

Louis Leonard learns lesson with laps (Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cabot)
Pucell hurt, Leonard hot (Akron Beacon Journal, Ridenour)
Thursday camp notes: Royal flush (Orange and Brown Report, Greetham)

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Ben Roethlisberger limped away from practice, but it isn’t believed to be too serious.

Shocking. What a complete drama queen douche. I really don’t like him.

by Bernie19Kosar on Aug 21, 2009 1:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

have any of you read the article from this weeks sports illustrated about the qb competition in dallas against troy aikman and steve walsh? it sounds like our situation and i think that jimmy johnson made the right decision. unfortunately dallas went 1-15 that year.

by athensdawg2 on Aug 21, 2009 10:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If random numbered bunnies appear at Cleveland Browns Stadium this weekend, i’m coming for you CP

by Estonianzulu on Aug 21, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

:-)

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

by Chris Pokorny on Aug 21, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What we need to do against these guys is stack up pressure down the middle of the field in our 3-4 formation. Really bring the heat straight up, no frills. Find out what we have for the heavy duty. I don´t want to see d-line or inside linebackers pursuing outside the box.
What that should do is force them to lob the ball and take it to the outside, which will enable us to see if our outside linebackers and cornerbacks can defend the run and short passes outside the offensive tackles. Save the 4-3 experiments for another game.

by mooncamping on Aug 22, 2009 5:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

As an out-of-towner I’m going to have to wait for the NFLN replay at 1000 tomorrow, so I’m going to try and avoid any scores/updates this evening. I like to pretend I’m seeing it live.

I hope we see a marked improvement on the defense in both the running and passing aspects of the game.

Of course, points from the offense wouldn’t be so bad either, especially if they come from somebody crossing the plane with the ball rather than kicking the ball through the uprights.

I’m not so much worried about the score, I just want to see a few reasons for optimism this season.

by JustBob on Aug 22, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs