This feature gives a brief snapshot of what happened during the past week related to the Cleveland Browns (or important NFL news). Outlined below is a recap from the week of June 16 - June 22, 2013.
- Sunday, June 16th: To kick off the week, we wondered if LT Joe Thomas should have been ranked higher than No. 28 on the NFL Network's Top 100 players. ... WR Greg Little got in the headlines for the wrong reasons by saying that he would not wear knee and thigh pads. ... We talked about the Bengals being featured on Hard Knocks again this season.
- Monday, June 17th: After much promotion, it was announced that the team's fan kickoff concert (featuring Bon Jovi) in July has been cancelled, presumably due to low ticket sales. ... We reviewed the new NFL stadium policies on the type of bags that fans can bring into stadiums. ... To finish off our training camp preview on quarterbacks, there was an open thread discussion on expectations for Brandon Weeden in 2013.
- Tuesday, June 18th: Our training camp preview for the running back position began with reviews of starter Trent Richardson, Montario Hardesty, and Brandon Jackson. ... WR Greg Little was quickly in the news again, but this time for just changing his jersey number to No. 18. ... mooncamping took a look Around the AFC North. ... DBN Radio debuted at 7 PM EST.
- Wednesday, June 19th: Matt Wood posted a link so anyone who missed the first episode of DBN Radio could listen online. ... Continuing a discussion from the radio show, Josh Finney posted a roundtable type of discussion that debated whether the Browns should take a first-round pick for Josh Gordon if a trade were ever to be offered. ... Part 2 of our training camp running back preview looked at who the team's third-down back could be, with profiles for Chris Ogbonnaya, Dion Lewis, and Miguel Maysonet. ... A lot was made of the fact that the Browns hired 5 new scouts with minimal NFL experience.
- Thursday, June 20th: Matt Wood took a look at the exponential growth that DBN has had in terms of traffic over the years, and as of late. ... Our positional previews for the running back position concluded with a look at Owen Marecic and Brad Smelley at fullback. ... Fans can build their very own Bernie Kosar. ... The Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
- Friday, June 21st: The reason the Heat victory was relevant to the Browns? Josh Gordon and a few other Browns began trolling Cleveland fans on Twitter, and that did not go over too well with the majority of fans. ... We looked at predictions from Twitter and Facebook regarding how many total yards, touchdowns, and games played fans expect Trent Richardson to have in 2013. ... Our polls for the running back previews were summarized. ... While there was a lot of optimism about Richardson, to conclude our discussion about running backs, we posted some pessimism that PFF had about him.
- Saturday, June 22nd: Kicking off our, "Down in the Trenches" series for our training camp previews, we looked at the Browns' starting defensive line, including Ahtyba Rubin, Phil Taylor, and Desmond Bryant.
DBN Tweet of the Week:
Just so we are clear, Fuck LeBron James and the horse he rode in on. In case you missed it, Fuck LeBron.
— Dawgs By Nature (@DawgsByNature) June 21, 2013