Archives for December 10, 2004

‘It’ll be a little closer than the fans or Vegas wants, but I still believe Buffalo will gain a comfortable 24-14 win.’

”’It means a lot,” Evans said in a teleconference from Buffalo. ”Probably everybody back at home will be watching. It will be extra motivation for this game. I get up for every game, but you get up a little bit more when you know the people back at home are watching you.”’

‘The Bills will have to decide if Fletcher is worth a premium wage as he gets older. His 2004 salary is $2.5 million. He is scheduled to make $3 million in 2005, when he will be 30 years old. His contract runs through 2006, when he is scheduled to make $4 million.’

Lost season leaves Garcia frustrated (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Did Butch’s eyes become double spies? (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Youth movement is in store for Browns (Lorain Morning Journal)

Evans fired up to face hometown Browns (Lorain Morning Journal)

`Chud’ shows staying power (Akron Beacon Journal)

Two former Hurricanes could play lesser roles (Akron Beacon Journal)

Browns in his blood (Canton Repository)

Lerner to Robiskie: Get team on ‘same page’ (Canton Repository)

Browns notes (Canton Repository)

Robiskie still making changes (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

Dawson bracing for Buffalo (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

BrownsTown 24/7 (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Cleveland connection spurs on Bills (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Rookies will see action Sunday (ClevelandBrowns.com)

‘With Garcia, who signed a four-year, $25 million contract to play for the Browns, apparently uninterested in playing a leadership role for the team, rookie quarterback Luke McCown rose to accept the challenge.’

‘Although Clements is considered the frontrunner for the job, the Irish hierarchy still doesn’t seem ready to settle on him. It has an interview scheduled Friday with New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, a Notre Dame graduate who didn’t play football at the school.’

‘”Being like a free agent, an undrafted free agent, you’re going to have to live in your car so to speak. My car’s a mess, it’s been a mess the past year or two.” Trafford explained. “When the phone rings it’s all about timing and you got to take advantage of your opportunities.”‘

‘Those who played with Clements and coached him can’t say enough about him. Former Irish assistant coach Tom Pagna said, "He’s played at every level, he’s coached at every level. This guy brings a wealth of experience. Tommy’s not a real emotional guy and if you’re looking for emotion, then you miss the depth of the individual. This guy can do the job."’

‘Bills 27, Browns 10.’

”’We called him `Game Day’ because we’ve never seen a guy like that,” linebacker and special teams player Angelo Crowell said Thursday. ”He limps around all week in practice and then the game comes, and it’s like he’s never been hurt.”’

“I can’t help but think about Hawaii, you know, with the way things are going,” allowed McGee, who has authored three of the NFL’s 10 kickoff returns for touchdowns in 2004, the latest coming on a game-opening, 104-yard sprint against the Dolphins last Sunday.