Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (12/29/15)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Browns coach looking forward, unfazed by uncertain future" (AP) - "The ominous signs point to change. Browns coach Mike Pettine is ignoring them. With the losses piling up and his future in Cleveland very much in doubt..."
• "Orchard explains unorthodox INT, rides wave of confidence into finale" (Browns.com) - "The loss stung as Nate Orchard rode on a bus out of Arrowhead Stadium and toward the Kansas City airport. One of the defense’s best halves of the season wasn’t enough..."
• "Johnny Manziel appears in another social media clip" (ESPN) - "Cleveland Browns coach Mike Pettine says he will have a conversation with Johnny Manziel after another social media video of the quarterback surfaced Sunday night."
• "CLE-KC Grades: Poe continues to impress in victory" (PFF) - "He was effective when running/scrambling, gaining 109 yards on 11 runs and forcing four missed tackles. But his throwing was brutally ineffective."

NFL:

• "Bill Belichick’s Call Wasn’t Entirely Stupid" (538) - "Belichick says he was playing for field position, so the wind, which reached 18 mph at times, was pretty clearly a factor. By electing to kick in the first place, Belichick was already going off the reservation..."
• "Can Aaron Rodgers lead the Packers back to the Super Bowl?" (Sports on Earth) - "The Packers were mere minutes away from going to the Super Bowl last season, before committing one of the worst collapses in NFL playoff history against the Seahawks."
• "Chargers fined Eric Weddle $10K for watching daughter dance at half" (CBS) - "As an NFL player Eric Weddle's got important business to deal with at halftime. As a dad he had more important business last week, staying on the field at halftime to watch his daughter perform..."
• "Marcel Reece suspended four games for PED violation" (PFT) - "Raiders fullback Marcel Reece was set to be part of the Pro Bowl in Hawaii on January 31, but there’s going to need to be a replacement added to the roster."