Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (2/7/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Todd McShay’s mock draft would make Browns giddy” (ESPN) - “The debate between Allen and Darnold could come down to long-term potential. Darnold is considered the surer thing, but Allen may have the greater potential if he can improve some of his accuracy issues.”
• “2018 Free Agency Preview: Cleveland Browns” (PFF) - “This offseason showcases that as there are just four players set to become unrestricted free agents as Crowell headlines the group, and neither of the other four saw more than 47 snaps.”
• “Final 2017 Cleveland Browns Report Card: Special Teams” (WFNY) - “The Browns had a big change this season on special teams. The team drafted Zane Gonzalez with their first seventh round pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.”
• “Eagles 2nd Round Pick Set Giving Browns 6 Picks In Top 65 Of 2018 NFL Draft” (92.3) - “For weeks we’ve known that the Browns would be sitting pretty come draft time with 4 of the top 35 selections.”

NFL:

• “Josh McDaniels spurns Colts at the last minute to stay with the Patriots” (CBS) - “On Tuesday morning, the Colts announced that they hired Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to fill their head-coach vacancy.”
• “Colts have three interviews lined up” (PFT) - “Very few suspected that Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels would spurn the Colts and stay in New England. To their credit, the Colts were among the very few.”
• “Malcolm Butler denies ‘ridiculous’ acts led to benching” (NFL.com) - “The mystery behind why Malcolm Butler didn’t play in Super Bowl LII continues to grow. Butler addressed the issue in a Twitter post Tuesday...”
• “A Play Call for the Ages and a (Backup) QB That Amazes: How the Eagles Won Super Bowl LII” (MMQB) - “Nick Foles stood in thigh-deep water in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, surrounded by pine trees, holding a fly-fishing rod in his right hand.”