Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (3/11/14)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Amid the scorched earth of Berea, Cleveland Browns must prove to Alex Mack things will be different" (Plain Dealer) - "Like arsonists perishing in their own blaze, the former Browns management team of Joe Banner and Michael Lombardi was consumed by the comical coaching search it started by firing Rob Chudzinski."
• "Browns should pass on Matt Schaub" (WFNY) - "Technically, Matt Schaub isn’t a free agent. Yet. The Houston Texans are expected to release the veteran quarterback any day now."
• "Will Browns bank on Bortles?" (FSO) - "Most of the experts feel that Central Florida quarterback Blake Bortles has the highest ceiling among the top quarterbacks in the 2014 NFL Draft. However, does that translate him to being the future quarterback of the Browns?"
• "Ray Farmer Prepares for Free Agency" (ClevelandBrowns.com) - "With free agency officially opening at 4 PM on March 11th, Browns Daily Co-Host Nathan Zegura sits down with General Manager Ray Farmer for an exclusive one-on-one interview."

NFL:

• "Sources: Bucs shop Darrelle Revis" (ESPN) - "Short of a trade in the next two days, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are expected to release cornerback Darrelle Revis by 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to league sources."
• "Julius Peppers on Chicago Bears' trading block" (NFL.com) - "Julius Peppers' time with the Chicago Bears is coming to an end soon. In the meantime, the team will try to trade him."
• "Vontae Davis close to a deal, not with Colts" (PFT) - "Cornerback Vontae Davis is indeed close to a new contract. But it may not be with the Colts."
• "Eric Decker, Jared Allen among potential busts in 2014 NFL free agent class" (SI.com) - "NFL free agency officially opens March 11, and it will no doubt be a mad scramble as teams attempt to fill holes across their rosters."