Archives for November 16, 2008

‘The Browns are worse off. Coming off two losses, they appear to be unraveling by the week, undone by a series of distractions that have led to a sudden rise of infighting, with running back Jamal Lewis questioning whether some teammates have quit.’

‘The Bills are a team of few stars. They count on the sum of their parts to be greater than the whole. Their inability to get big plays from star players is one big reason they have not put the brakes to the slump that has seen them lose three straight and four of their last five games.’

‘The problem goes all the way back to 1996, when the Bills began a 13-year streak of failing to draft an offensive linemen in either the first or second rounds with one unfortunate exception. That was in 2002 when their first-round pick was used on Texas tackle Mike Williams, whose name produces migraine headaches among Buffalo fandom.’

‘It makes sense, considering the Browns, along with the New York Giants, were the teams shown most regularly on television during pre-Bills days. Furthermore, the Browns had more talent than Hollywood from 1946 to 1965, and it’s easy to see why Falls natives Steve Panepinto and Al DeGregorio opted to adopt the brown and orange as their official football colors for life.’

‘"I think at some point, I kind of gained the perspective that I just needed to make sure that every day I came to work I got better," he said. "I knew I wasn’t able to necessarily be out there on the field, and I wasn’t sure what our organization was going to do at that point in time with Derek’s contract, etc., so I just wanted to make sure I was getting better, whether it was for Cleveland or another team because that was somewhat of an unknown."’

‘Unfortunately for the Bills and their loyal supporters, the Miami Dolphins have a better chance than Buffalo … and the New England Patriots have a better chance than Miami … and the New York Jets have a better chance than New England.’

‘Buffalo 27, Cleveland 20.’

‘”We clearly haven’t scored enough points. We’ve given up, particularly against Miami a few weeks ago, too many big plays offensively on our defensive side. When those things happen, you tend to lose games, and that’s what happened.”‘

Cleveland Browns Josh Cribbs’ exploits are truly special (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Hey Tony! (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

McDonald trying to erase mistakes (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

There’s no quit in Browns’ drama (Willoughby News Herald)

Heat is on Bills and the Browns (Willoughby News Herald)

Browns have a special special teamer (Elyria Chronicle Telegram)

Sean Jones just wants to play; Shaun Smith says he’s no quitter (Elyria Chronicle Telegram)

Quinn feels sitting helps (Canton Repository)

A light moment in a rough season for Browns’ Williams (Canton Repository)

Harrison might finally get his shot (Columbus Dispatch)

Quinn knows it’s all about final play (Akron Beacon Journal)