College Football Rivalry

The Cleveland Browns are one of the oldest football franchises playing today, circa 1946. The Browns haven’t had much to cheer about in 2008 and 09′ isn’t much better.

No more Kellen Winslow. Braylon Edwards, depending upon his mood, might be completely ineffective. No shining hope at running back, as Jamal Lewis has aged another year. The defense? Nothing special there either.

Star tight end Kellen Winslow is out of Cleveland, now with Tampa Bay. There’s no hope at running back (it’s not like Jamal Lewis is getting younger). Offenses pounce on the Cleveland defense, and Braylon Edwards is simply too erratic.

The 09′ season for the Browns has been dismal at best. Brady Quinn is scrambling for his life and Derek Anderson has yet to regain his form from the 07′ season. When two different quarterbacks throw more interceptions then touchdown passes, you know you are in trouble.

Eric Mangini, the new head coach of the Cleveland Browns, came from the New York Jets. While the pressure of coaching in Cleveland isn’t as great as in the city that never sleeps, Mangini has a mountain to climb. After not telling the public who his starting quarterback were until the very last minute, the Browns have been going nowhere fast.

Was this really a new and improved Broncos defensive unit, or were the Browns really that bad on offense? I think it’s a bit of both, but I could easily tell it will be a very long season for the Browns and their fans.

The Cleveland Browns have only scored one touchdown in their last 33 quarters of football. This stat is downright deplorable and I can’t remember another team that’s gone through any kind of a similar streak.

Let’s put things into perspective for a second. During their last 8 games, the team has only scored a grand total of one touchdown. Even the Detroit Lions scored a touchdown each game last year. There’s simply nothing going on in Cleveland, and this has to be the last team I’d want to be a fan of as far as future prospects go.

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