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Cleveland Browns
Home | Draft Board | Awards Board | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 Merry Christmas to everyone, if you don't
celebrate this, then happy belated holiday to you The Browns are preparing for the 2021 season, after losing again to their arch nemesis, and now most gloried franchise with 5 champioinships, the New England Patriots, they have a drive to succeed. 2020 report: Retirees: T Mitch Banks, TE Austin Bauer,
DT Cornelius Eddings. The formalities are overwith, announcing to the 2021 NFL Hall of Fame, with the highest vote percentage of any modern day(i.e. fictional) player, Blaine Davies. His 91% is the exact same vote total tallied by his longtime teammate and fellow Hall of Famer, Donnie Sheen, very fitting. Davies amassed 59,303 yardsand 397 TD passes in his career, both NFL records. He had a surprisingly low 86.2 career rating, though his 110.5 in 2004 is the 2nd highest rating ever, in addition, his 102.7 in 2002, his 4th year in the league, is 5th all time. He also holds 3 of the top five TD seasons, the most yardage in a season, 4,979 in 2002, and is simply the greatest Brown to ever live. We have 9 UFAs this year, and only one starter, TE Bruce Pearson. He is the target of the Tag. We will be active in this off season. I begin to search through the Coaches to see if perhaps there is an upgrade available. While I don't find one, I do find something VERY disturbing. Since being fired by the Browns, Martin Force has joined forces with New England and lead them to 2 SuperBowls and thus has 6 championships between the Patriots and the Browns. That makes the rivalry all the more intriguing. Enter Free Agency. I jump on a deal sending G Phil Booker who is an extremely talented backup to Green Bay for the 12th overall pick and a scrub. I then turn that scrub into a 6th rounder from Tennessee. I make some trades to beef up our draft situation and sign some high quality free agents to replace what is lost. I don't trade away anybody with any kind of tenure with the team. 2021 Draft: This was a VERY GOOD draft for us. The two top picks are able to step in if need be, but will definately at least push Clark and Rico to play their very best. The "Gunslinger" Roger Brentlinger was a huge surprise falling to #4, two tackles were selected 1 and 2 and still we have the mountain Sanderson. Beyer and Parten will duel it out for the primary backup role to Rico. Cohesion: Roster: Front Office Football from Solecismic Software From the desk of Erik Johann of the Cleveland Browns Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd QB Lee Clark 19 19 9 2022 QB Kyle Fiala 13 17 7 2023 QB Roger Brentlinger 13 18 1 2025 RB Casey Beyer 13 17 1 2025 RB Rico Rodriguez 13 14 8 2021 RB Timothy Parten 10 15 1 2023 FB Clarence Lee 18 17 6 2022 FB Mel Chin 11 11 12 2021 TE Bruce Pearson 18 17 7 2023 TE Max Harris 6 10 1 2022 WR Burt Porter 17 17 6 2023 WR Robbie Jeffries 17 16 6 2023 WR Desmond Cole 15 16 5 2023 WR Percy Colleran 14 14 11 2021 WR Kenyon Jelinek 13 13 7 2021 C Antoine Coleman 16 17 13 2022 C Jerome Hankton 14 15 5 2022 C Jimmy Misner 7 16 1 2024 G Norbert Page 17 17 13 2022 G Duane Hanson 16 17 7 2022 G Ben Vanderclute 15 18 3 2024 G Harvey Gretzky 13 13 15 2023 T Scott Fleming 17 18 6 2021 T Stanley Hamilton 16 17 10 2022 T Norman Sanderson 8 18 1 2025 P Curtis Norris 13 13 5 2023 K Moe Riley 13 20 1 2024 DE Clifton Duncan 16 16 6 2022 DE Kurt Wiese 13 18 2 2025 DE Sedrick Copeland 13 15 7 2022 DT Louis Kirk 18 15 8 2022 DT Phillip Hamilton 18 17 10 2023 DT Riddick Tubbs 11 20 1 2024 LB Alvin Wheeler 18 17 10 2022 LB Seth Gordon 14 18 4 2022 LB Freddie Kobeski 13 13 14 2021 LB Richard Porter 12 14 7 2021 LB Shane Martin 11 14 7 2021 LB Mel Dillon 8 15 2 2022 CB Roy Mathews 17 16 9 2023 CB Charles Whiting 16 17 6 2023 CB Stephen Peters 11 14 3 2021 CB Jamie Burroughs 11 13 7 2021 CB Walt Gordon 10 14 2 2021 S Trevor Foster 19 18 10 2023 S Gerald Dunkelberger 18 18 9 2022 S Arnold Storey 14 17 4 2022 S Gerald Stegeman 3 4 7 2021 Let's bring the ring back to Cleveland. 2021 Preseason:With the rookies and added depth at the skill positions, I take the opportunity to see the rooks play and give the vets some rest and injury avoidance. In the first preseason game, Seth Gordon
dislocates his shoulder, 3-5 weeks, hopefully it'll heal by week 1. Game 2 sees Gordon heal well but Duane
Hanson hyperextend his knee. Again only 3-5, could return by week 1. Game 3 goes injury free, Beyer comes back to Earth, the two backup QBs are very respectable, the defense combined for 6 sacks but we lose 27-21 to Atlanta. Game 4, everyone is healthy going into the regular season, Beyer 16 carries, 108 yards, rookie Kicker Moe Riley goes 5 for 5 to finish a perfect preseason, Wiese gets 3 sacks and we win 29-21 vs St Louis. Regular Season: Game 1 at Baltimore EVEN Game 2 at Dallas(0-1) 3pt Fav CB Charles Whiting broke his foot, out 2-3 months. Week 3 at Cincinnati(0-2) EVEN Week 4 at Philadelphia(2-1) 1pt Dog Clark has been having a spectacular season, 111.8 rating so far, let's hope it continues. Week 5 vs Pittsburgh(3-1) 1pt Fav Week 6 vs Jacksonville(2-3) 8pt Fav Week 7 vs Washington(3-3) 6pt Fav Week 8 Bye Week 9 at Pittsburgh(5-2) 3pt Dog Let's do a quick mid season stat rundown of
our 6-2 Central Division leading Browns. Clark 113/200 56.5% 1821 16/2 109.5-An 8/1
ratio is phenomenal, truly a breakout year for Lee, finally. Rodriguez 110/445 4.0 3TD Cole, only started once Jeffries went down with injury after game 4, 36/739 10TD, will be a starter from here on in even with Jeffries back. Kobeski leads the team in tackles with 43 I will return to this tomorrow, time for Christmas Dinner. I looked through the coaches because I was unhappy with Paniagua's performance. I just couldn't find anyone else I liked, except for Force and his now 6 rings.As for the draft, so far I'm unsure if this is the best draft, ya I had lots of top picks but some of Darkillers drafts could be considered better, BJ Carr and JR Farmer being GREAT late round pickups. I'm still really fond of the year I goofed and took 4 #1's. That was the year that saw Foster, Hamilton, and Wheeler start for our defense and they are still mainstays for our team. I do think that this years draft has a lot of potential, but if Rico and Lee continue to perform, they are nothing but overpriced backups. Sanderson will be a big help and I think Riley will be a great kicker that I'd like to see in Brown for a while. Cole is simply stunning this year. Only 4 starts and he has 739 yards and 10 TDs in 8 games. He is a major reason that Lee has finally shined. What about the defensive performance in week 5 against Pittsburg? Only 46 plays(meaning ALOT of 3 and outs) and 105 total yards allowed, the offense was allowed to do whatever they wanted and they did for 61 points. Let's see if I can finish this tonight and get the file onto Web.Week 10 @ Tennessee(2-6) 4pt Fav I'd love to see the two backs share the load like that every game. Week 11 vs San Diego(3-6) 8pt Fav Very disappointing loss, inconsistency. Week 12 vs Tennessee(2-8) 6pt Fav Clark broke his nose, listed as out 3-5, it's time to see how the kid, Brentlinger can do. On a much more serious note, Phillip Hamilton hyperextended his knee as is out until the playoffs. Week 13 vs Baltimore(4-7) 6pt Fav Rodriguez reinjured his shoulder so we'll see how the two rookies play together in the next game. Week 14 vs Cincinnati(7-5) 1pt Fav Clark is up to 0-2 Weeks and both he and Rodriguez will lead us into this weeks HUGE game against undefeated New England. Week 15 vs New Englad(13-0) 3pt Dog Nobody shined and New England capitalized on the lone turnover, a fumble by Rico to pull out the victory. Otherwise the game was very even, but nonetheless, we lose again to the damned Pats. Week 16 at Indianapolis(10-4) 4pt Dog Week 16 at Indianapolis(10-4) 4pt Dog-TAKE
2 Week 17 at Jacksonville(7-8) 1pt Fav We finish the season 12-4, but that's only good enough for the 3rd best division winner slot and are forced to host the Colts in our first playoff game. We beat the Colts in a game earlier this year(and lost to them in the same one for that matter) but this game marks the return of Phillip Hamilton to a defense that already boasts three of the most feared pass rushers in the league: Wiese, Duncan and Kirk. Sadly, because of the crash, I'm probably going to wait until tomorrow to do the playoffs. By the way, the Pats went 16-0 on the regular season... Onto the playoffs... SF(9-7) 28 PHI(9-7) 3 PIT(10-6) 30 WILD CARD GAME vs Indianapolis(10-6) 4pt
Fav The first defensive play sees a returning Phillip Hamilton assist 18 Wheeler on the tackle for a 2 yard loss. The secondary gets burnt a couple of times but they finally hold them to a missed 41 yard FG attempt. Quick 3 and out Again the secondary is getting burnt before penalties catch up to the Colts and they must punt. Again not much production from Rico or Lee. Kirk and Duncan team up to get the sack and end the next drive. The running game begins to click as Beyer begins to see a few more carries and the drive ends with Clark finding Pearson from 11 yards out. 7-0 Cleveland 3 and out, the punt is fumbled but recovered by Kirk. Rodriguez takes the first play 22 yards to the Indy 48 and the Browns have momentum. Clark to Jeffries for 17. Rodriguez runs for 15 to the Indy 20, 2 minute warning. They stall and Riley misses a 42 yard attempt. The Colts immediately hit a 45 yard pass and they are in business. Hamilton sacks Stone on the next play, forcing a fumble that is recovered by the Colts. After an Off Pass Interference penalty, Duncan gets to Stone and its now 3rd and 33 from the CLE 46 with :36 secs in the half. Illegal use of the hands on the Browns, 5 yard penalty, automatic 1st down, the Colts are alive again. The position themselves for a 46 yard FG, but it is wide right. The wind must be blowing heavily in Cleveland as the kickers are 0-3. Cleveland 7 Indy 0 at the Half. Opening Kickoff of the 2nd half and LB Dillon forces a fumble, recovered by S Storey at the IND 24. The offense isn't in sync but Riley hits the 48 yarder to extend the lead to 10. 3 and out. 3 and out. Indy gets a couple big pass plays to get to the get to the Cleveland 1 but the defense holds on 3 straight plays, they take the 20 yard FG, CLE 10 IND 3 Again, our offense sputters. 3 and out but Whiting is hurt. Because of a bad punt and a decent return, the Colts kick a 52 yarder to pull within 4. Rodriguez is really getting things going as he is now over 100 yards on 14 carries and the Browns are inside the 20. 2 Incompletions and a Rico fumble later, and the Browns leave empty handed. After another productive drive, the Browns get the ball back, now in the 4th quarter. The Browns are running the ball, 6 straight carries to Beyer, Lee and Rico and the Browns go from their 40 to the Colt 12. The next give is to Lee who romps in for the score. CLE 17 IND 6 A couple more 1st downs, then Peters picks off Stone and returns it to the IND 29, time to put them away. Offense again sputters, Riley forced to try one from 55 and is short. 8:25 to go in the game. More passing, more first downs, Stone finally gets over 300 with a 22 yard TD strike, then the 2pt conversion and the Colts are now back within 3 with 6:36 to play. 3 and out. The Colts move up the field and with 2 minutes left, Holmes attempts a 50 yard FG attempt for the tie. The kick is up It is short. The commentators say that "He's clearly angry, must be those new hard leather balls" We run the clock out and backup Center Jerome Hankton gets the game ball as the team rushed for 239 yards. CLE 17 IND 14 STL (11-6) 20 CHI(11-6) 27 PIT(11-6) 10 ROUND 2 @ Oakland(12-4) 3pt Dog We get our 2nd first down of the game on this drive, then a couple more, getting to the 8 but settling for a 28 yard FG. Oak 3 and out and the half is over. OAK 10 CLE 3 at the half. Oakland comes out hot then get hit with some yellow flags and sputter. Browns 3 and out. Raiders avoid the flags and march again, finishing with a 9 yard pass for the TD One nice pass from Clark to Cole sets up another Riley FG, OAK 17 CLE 6, we need to get busy. The Raiders again march the field, but Dunkleberger steps in at the 6 and saves the game. Nearing the end of the 3rd quarter. We get a couple first downs and prepare to punt, roughing the kicker and the drive is sustained. 11:21 left in the game. 2 minutes later Rico scores from the 11, and we're back in this game. OAK 17 CLE 14 following a 2pt conversion. The Raiders maul our secondary, eat up 5 minutes and score again, things look bleak. Browns 3 and out 3:27 to go. Raiders 3 and out 2:13 to go. Cole hits a 57 yard pass to Porter, then a 27 yard pass to Porter for the TD, 1:51 left. Onside attempt failed, Oak ball on CLE 40, 1 Timeout left. Cleveland holds them to a missed 51 yard attempt and has :16 seconds left for a miracle. Clark hits Cole for 29 yards but he fails
to get out of bounds, the clock expires and the Raiders win. CLE 21 OAK 24 STL(12-6) 17 OAK(13-4) 20 FOF BOWL The Patriots go undefeated and capture their 6th World Championship, 3rd under Martin Force. We had a good season, but again failed to reach our goal. Clark had his best season thus far, making the picture again unclear as to the teams future with him at the reigns. Season stats: Individual: Clark is robbed of even a 2nd team berth.
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