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Did the Cleveland Browns get the "Z" announcers this week or what? Calling the Cleveland vs. Tampa Bay game this Sunday on CBS will be Rich Gannon and Spero Dedes. Dedes is new to CBS, previously doing radio work for Los Angeles Lakers games.

The game will probably be blacked out for Tampa Bay fans this week. If you live in the Cleveland area, these are the games you will see this Sunday:

1:00 PM Games
-Cleveland Browns vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (CBS)
-Atlanta Falcons vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (FOX)

4:00 PM Games
-Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles (FOX)

8:20 PM Games
-Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins (NBC)

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YES! If the Steelers game is on FOX, I’ll see the Browns game on CBS!

I can't believe Cribbs was considered the second best athlete in Cleveland.

LBJ. Lying. Backstabbing. Jackass.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 6, 2010 10:02 PM EDT reply actions

..this sounds obvious, but if the Steelers were on CBS, Youngstown would play them over the Browns so I’m overjoyed right now.

I can't believe Cribbs was considered the second best athlete in Cleveland.

LBJ. Lying. Backstabbing. Jackass.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 6, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions

That has got to be awful, having to miss the Browns on CBS in favor of the Steelers.

by AG7 on Sep 6, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Zooming in on the map, Youngstown is just BARELY getting the Browns/Bucs game. Just outside of Youngstown, it is Cincy/New England.

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

by Chris Pokorny on Sep 6, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions

That would be so f-ing ridiculous if they pulled the Bengals over the Browns IN THIS AREA.

I can't believe Cribbs was considered the second best athlete in Cleveland.

LBJ. Lying. Backstabbing. Jackass.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 6, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Well that figures . . . Columbus is getting the Bengals over the Browns so I’ll have to find a bar to watch the game. I expect this will happen often this year with all our games on at 1. I like it better when the Bengals suck so they don’t have to worry about pleasing the front-running Bengals fans here in C-bus and they can go back to showing the Browns all the time.

. . . says the man from Columbus.

by Buckeye Brad on Sep 6, 2010 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

What about a little city called “galena” in Delaware county? :(

by BrownDawg1409 on Sep 6, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Any thoughts about a good bar in the northern Columbus area to watch games? I know Westerville Browns Backers is at Jimmy V’s in Westerville. I guess I’m tired of BW3 and open to checking out new places, particularly those where my Steelers fan wife (I know, I know, but her family is from Pittsburgh) won’t feel too out of place.

"If Brown is the answer, then you’re asking the wrong question." - Ryan

by woodsmeister on Sep 7, 2010 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions

There’s no excuse, my wife is from Shittsburgh and she hates the “Stillers” as much as I do.

"My mother always told me: ‘You will see the light of people when they hit adversity. You’ll get a good sense of their character." - Ironic words from LeBron James

For the love of Joe Thomas.....

by North Coast Flea on Sep 7, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions

The Buckeye Browns Backers is at the Winking Lizard on Bethel Rd. I’ve been there a few times for games and that’s really fun, although your wife might not like it there so much. There is also a Winking LIzard at Crosswoods (off 23 just north of 270) which is probably closer to you and a more diverse crowd. I’ve also watched games at Average Joe’s on the corner of Sancus and Lazelle just south of Polaris (which is basically just around the corner from my house). It’s never too busy there and they have good specials for NFL games.

I’m probably going to go somewhere to watch the game this Sunday so let me know if you’re going and maybe we can meet up. (And the same goes for every other Sunday when the Browns aren’t on here.)

. . . says the man from Columbus.

by Buckeye Brad on Sep 7, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

No Browns game next week either. Columbus will get the Bengals Ravens game instead. I think we’ll probably get weeks 3, 4 , 5 and 6 though.

Dawgs By Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.™

by golanbatrac on Sep 7, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions

The only difference for me (small North West Ohio city, but get the Toledo channels) is instead of the Pittsburgh game, we get Detroit v. Chicago.

I’ll be watching a lot of my fantasy players on online streams anyhow. I love the internet.

Anderception [an·der·cep·tion] -noun
1. the logical end result of a Derek Anderson pass

by Simmsinns on Sep 6, 2010 10:31 PM EDT reply actions

Are you referring to the justin.tv type of feeds or is there something knew and improved that I don’t know about?

by Monsters of the Midway on Sep 7, 2010 7:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Did the Cleveland Browns get the “Z” announcers this week or what?

we’ll need to invent a letter lower than z to describe this crew. good grief.

by Dawg Nuts on Sep 6, 2010 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

Rich Gannon and Spero Dedes

I would have preferred Father ‘Guido’ Sarducci and ‘Super’ Dave Osborne.

by johnnyphoenix on Sep 7, 2010 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Rich Gannon is the same guy who praised Hines Ward for his cheap shot on Daven Holly a couple years ago. I lost all respect for him at that time.

"If Brown is the answer, then you’re asking the wrong question." - Ryan

by woodsmeister on Sep 7, 2010 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions

that would be far more entertaining.

by Dawg Nuts on Sep 7, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Thank God for Sunday ticket.

by Bernie19Kosar on Sep 6, 2010 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

x1000

by Dawg Nuts on Sep 6, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Pfft.

I can't believe Cribbs was considered the second best athlete in Cleveland.

LBJ. Lying. Backstabbing. Jackass.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 6, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s offered that for free now, on about 6 different websites that offer links to p2p streams.

No, it’s not in HD on my 56 inch television which is disappointing. But, I simply cannot justify $300 when I get a slightly lower quality of the same thing on the internet entirely for free.

Anderception [an·der·cep·tion] -noun
1. the logical end result of a Derek Anderson pass

by Simmsinns on Sep 6, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, this.

I can't believe Cribbs was considered the second best athlete in Cleveland.

LBJ. Lying. Backstabbing. Jackass.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 6, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I understand that everyone doesn’t have that kind of coin to spend, but trust me, it is worth it.

When I was in younger, about 6 of my friends and I all threw in and split the fee. Sometimes I had to sacrifice the Browns to watch a game that “didn’t suck”, but Browns 13 times a season on a big screen is better than nothing.

Plus, with fantasy football running my life, it is a must have.

by Bernie19Kosar on Sep 7, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions

And it’s free for the season if you sign up for Directv.

"We’re going to be kicking ourselves if we lose Beau Bell."

by TheDriveStillHurts on Sep 7, 2010 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions

It’s only offered on DirectTV. I have DirectTV too. I’ve honestly considered every season since switching from Dish. And, it’s only free for new customers, they treat the ones that already signed a 2-year like garbage. That’s why I’ll be switching to digital cable as soon as that agreement runs out.

Anderception [an·der·cep·tion] -noun
1. the logical end result of a Derek Anderson pass

by Simmsinns on Sep 7, 2010 3:41 AM EDT up reply actions

True but have you checked the channel lineups on cable? Hell Time Warner almost didn’t have ESPN renewed. No NFL network, maybe you’ll get Big 10 and that’s just sports. Don’t even get me started on all the news and other channels Directv has that cable either doesn’t have or you need their 150/mo super premium package to get. Directv is far from perfect (I’m still nervous that my dish will fill up with ice this winter and not work) but its a million times better then cable.

by HenryDawg on Sep 7, 2010 11:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

FiOS is pretty good, unless you were getting it in hopes of getting football package, the only one they have is redzone.

"My mother always told me: ‘You will see the light of people when they hit adversity. You’ll get a good sense of their character." - Ironic words from LeBron James

For the love of Joe Thomas.....

by North Coast Flea on Sep 7, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

I heard FiOS is good, but if I recall its more expensive…(My family is trying to find a cheap cable/internet/phone bundle)

I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.

I appreciate Male Beauty

Intensive Purposes? I could care less...

by bross09 on Sep 7, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions

I have the Quadplay package which includes cellular. Their starter package is the same price as Comcast and you get a lot more channels/waaaay better internet.

"My mother always told me: ‘You will see the light of people when they hit adversity. You’ll get a good sense of their character." - Ironic words from LeBron James

For the love of Joe Thomas.....

by North Coast Flea on Sep 7, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah…my dad is looking for very basic. pretty much decent internet, basic cable and basic phone for the lowest price.

I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.

I appreciate Male Beauty

Intensive Purposes? I could care less...

by bross09 on Sep 7, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t know how it stacks up for internet and phone, but FiOS is a hell of a lot cheaper than cable.

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

by notthatnoise on Sep 7, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I know that the basic cable deal at At&t is pretty good. however, you don’t save anything significant when you ‘package’. you never save a ton, but the savings at At&T are minimal (like a couple dollars a month). Right now, we are figuring out if WOW will connect to our house because they have packages for about 80 dollars.

I looked, to get the equivalent of the cable we have, the phone we have, and the internet speed equivalent at At&T to our roadrunner high speed, we would pay more. (we would pay about 5 less for the first year, but then 15 more after the first year). Its 5 dollars less for one year, but then more…I don’t think its worth switching over for that.

Plus, I don’t know what channels they carry at AT&T and right now, I get STO, FSO, Golf Channel, and BTN…I don’t want to lose those.

I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.

I appreciate Male Beauty

Intensive Purposes? I could care less...

by bross09 on Sep 7, 2010 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I whole-heartedly disagree. You get all the ESPN channels, versus, STO, FSO, BTN, Golf Network, and Speed. that’s a lot of sports.

Maybe you could help me here, but what channels does DTV offer that cable doesn’t?

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

by notthatnoise on Sep 7, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m still a bit nervous about a blackout because that same blackout will apply to the DirecTV broadcast, at least in whatever the league decides is the local viewing area for the Bucs. I don’t trust them to not apply that definition so liberally as to include Augusta, GA, and our local CBS station still list the game to be broadcast locally as TBD.

I’ve tried putting a link in here to the tampabay.com link that talks about a potential blackout, but alas, I see it not in the preview.

by JustBob on Sep 7, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions

If you live in GA, I doubt you will be blacked out for the Browns-Bucs game.

I may be wrong, but I think the NFL only blacks out a 75 mile radius.

by Bernie19Kosar on Sep 7, 2010 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope that’s the case. A few years ago the Browns were playing a team out west (can’t for the life of me remember which) and it was blacked out on Sunday ticket. Definitely none of the local stations were broadcasting it. DirecTV claimed it fell under the NFL blackout rules, though they didn’t specify just which rule.

I was thinking about seeing if my daughter wants to go, but she’s not really in to football and I don’t know if I can talk her into sitting in 92 degrees of Florida humidity for a few hours.

by JustBob on Sep 7, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I live in NC and have the sunday ticket. Is this the reason why when we scrolled the guide last night for todays games that they have an unclear schedule for the browns/bucs game? It says something like hd short cut or something like that. Im assuming if I turn to that channel at 1 today that the game will be there. I would guess that the blackout status makes it unclear?

by Big Daddy Hickman on Sep 12, 2010 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions

I’ll be finding a bar to be the lone Browns fan in a sea of Bucs, Dolphins, and Steelers fans. Par the course, really.

Moisture is the essence of wetness.

by troy145 on Sep 7, 2010 3:42 AM EDT reply actions

Has anyone heard Spero Dedes’ play by play before, either with the Lakers or the NCAA tournament this year? I was scanning the Internet for comments, and apparently Lakers fans just love his radio work and say they wish he could do TV games. Obviously basketball vs. football announcing is different, but maybe he’ll end up not being so “Z-ish.”

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

by Chris Pokorny on Sep 7, 2010 9:32 AM EDT reply actions

I find that the lower-level announcers are often better than the top guys because they haven’t been force-fed by the networks to call the game they want it to be called and actually pay attention to what’s going on in the game instead of trying to hard to have a “personality” or do their schtick. I used to love readin Paul Zimmerman’s announcer grades when he was still writing for SI.com and he usually gave the worst marks to the top teams because they talk about too much stuff besides football and just promote the star players. Sometimes the bottom guys are the ones who actually care about calling a good game.

Of course, sometimes the lower-level guys suck and that’s why they are where they are.

. . . says the man from Columbus.

by Buckeye Brad on Sep 7, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

I want the crew that kept calling Eric Wright a top 5 cornerback every time he was involved in a play. I agree with what you said, but I think the “middle” crop of announcers fit the bill of not being force-fed.

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

by Chris Pokorny on Sep 7, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions

i would not be upset to have this link posted weekly.

missing the browns game by 30 miles.
lame.

by discoinferno083 on Sep 7, 2010 10:30 AM EDT reply actions

Second for weekly post.

Tribe fan trapped in Kansas

by Avindian on Sep 7, 2010 11:39 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Chris has usually done this weekly in the past so I assume he’ll continue this season.

. . . says the man from Columbus.

by Buckeye Brad on Sep 7, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Yep, I should be doing them weekly unless I forget.

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

by Chris Pokorny on Sep 7, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions

thats what she said!

Moisture is the essence of wetness.

by troy145 on Sep 7, 2010 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

How come Alaska and Hawaii don’t get coverage?

by Roger Dorn on Sep 7, 2010 12:26 PM EDT reply actions

If you lived in hawaii, would you spend your day off watching football?

Dawgs By Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.™

by golanbatrac on Sep 7, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions

You think I’d stop being a Browns fan if I moved to Hawaii? Pfft.

Never underestimate the powers of Josh Cribbs

by RelapsingDawgCatcher on Sep 7, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d still be a fan, but I’d be too busy smoking dope and chasing tail to devote 3 hours of my weekend to anything but smoking dope and chasing tail.

Dawgs By Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.™

by golanbatrac on Sep 7, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

I’m married so I’d be smoking dope and watching the Browns.

"My mother always told me: ‘You will see the light of people when they hit adversity. You’ll get a good sense of their character." - Ironic words from LeBron James

For the love of Joe Thomas.....

by North Coast Flea on Sep 7, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

And depending how the season goes, that might be just about right.

Never underestimate the powers of Josh Cribbs

by RelapsingDawgCatcher on Sep 7, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

flag for promoting illegal drug abuse.

rec for promoting chasing tail.

by Dawg Nuts on Sep 7, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Multitasking is the key, golan. Multitasking.

Never underestimate the powers of Josh Cribbs

by RelapsingDawgCatcher on Sep 7, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions

You just described Snoop Dogg

by Bernie19Kosar on Sep 7, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I might go to Hawaii for grad school. It will be interesting to see what happens to my football fandom.

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

by notthatnoise on Sep 7, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Marine Bio?

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Sep 8, 2010 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Geology?

Dawgs By Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.™

by golanbatrac on Sep 8, 2010 4:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Vulcanism?

I can't believe Cribbs was considered the second best athlete in Cleveland.

LBJ. Lying. Backstabbing. Jackass.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 8, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Tailchasing?

They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best

About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback

I understand, as a big daddy come and take my spot type of demeanor?

by mooncamping on May 14, 2010 7:24 AM EDT

by Villeslgr on Sep 8, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Recreational pharmacology?

Never underestimate the powers of Josh Cribbs

by RelapsingDawgCatcher on Sep 9, 2010 3:52 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m on probation…so just chasing tail.

I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.

I appreciate Male Beauty

Intensive Purposes? I could care less...

by bross09 on Sep 7, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

…Uh huh.

I can't believe Cribbs was considered the second best athlete in Cleveland.

LBJ. Lying. Backstabbing. Jackass.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 7, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

…yep…

I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.

I appreciate Male Beauty

Intensive Purposes? I could care less...

by bross09 on Sep 8, 2010 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions

I guess that’s why you almost didn’t graduate High School.

They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best

About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback

I understand, as a big daddy come and take my spot type of demeanor?

by mooncamping on May 14, 2010 7:24 AM EDT

by Villeslgr on Sep 8, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions

no…that was after high school. I almost didn’t graduate for different reasons…like showing up to a class maybe once.

I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.

I appreciate Male Beauty

Intensive Purposes? I could care less...

by bross09 on Sep 8, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Games are delayed a lot, I don’t know if that would have something to do with this map. They always have “close your eyes time” on the news where they put up the score in silence so they don’t ruin the game for you.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Sep 7, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions