Post Lockout NFL Calendar

The link below details the roller coaster ride the NFL is about to go on.

http://nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/2011nflcalendar.pdf

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Football is back!

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The Browns FO is ready for this...

After all the bad setups for the Browns front office starting with Carmen Policy and Dwight Clark to Phil Savage and Romeo Crennel...the Holmgren-Heckert came just at the right time. The upcoming timeline for the post lockout wold is a little fast paced. The team that will fair the best have experienced people ready to work a plan that has been setup for months. Mike Holmgren talked about the teams plans at the motorcycle rally last week. I don't know how the Browns will do in the next two weeks of craziness, but they will prepared with experience people ready to do the work. I can see Heckert making moves and Holmgren being their to make sure things stay on track. The past Browns FO's didn't have that overseeing let's stick with our plan influence. Starting with the end of the lockout we start to see Holmgren's value to the front office process. Once the season starts we will see his value on the field through the coaching of Pat Shurmur.

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Bringing the Blog Back

The blog has been idle for a while but it's time for a comeback. The blog will be changing to more a Cleveland sports feel inside just Browns info. The blog will still be heavy Browns content because Cleveland is Browns town no matter what the other sports are doing. So be on lookout for more frequent post and an updated site in the coming weeks.

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Run Browns Run

The Browns over the past two weeks have found themselves in the running game. Now that they have better QB play they can crank up the play action pass as a real threat see the Evan Moore TD last week. While the Browns aren't ready to light it up in the passing game they are ready to add a legit threat of the play action pass to an offense in need of a new threat.

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The Cribbs Factor-Where is it?

The defensive side of the ball got an injection in the off season with the additions of Sheldon Brown, Scott Fujita, Chris Gocong, Joe Haden, and TJ Ward. All of these players are making a big contribution so far this season. The Browns have a top 15 defense in yards and scoring defense. The offense did not get the same attention in the offiseason. So for a team lacking a talent infusion the offense except for the QB position is unchanged. This is where the Browns need to inject more Cribbs into the offense. Teams are focused on taking away the Cribbs factor on returns and they don't fear him yet as a receiver. It's not mystery to figure out the wildcat needs to be cranked up. I think the offense needs to become the Cribbs Flash package. The problem is I am not the offensive coordinator so I can only hope starting today in Baltimore we can see more Cribbs.

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The Holmgren effect-Browns v. Chiefs

Today we get to see the first results of what I call the Holmgren effect. One of the under reported benefits of Holmgren being with the Browns is that he can coach up Eric Mangini. This is first for the new Browns since they have come back. They finally have someone in the building who is not the coach or general manager who is a football guy will a recent track record of success. He can look at the tape of the Tampa Bay game and give Eric Mangini coaches perspective on his in game decision making process. This should show up in the Chiefs game today. As for the Browns not making halftime adjustments last week that is just not true. The plan they was working and continued to work in the third quarter. You can blame the lack of success in the second half on the turnovers and mistakes. Look for the game today against the Chiefs to come down to special teams and special players like Cribbs and Dexter McCluster.

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