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How I was ejected for standing in the Dawg Pound

Jim Becker

Whatever you do, DO NOT stand up to cheer a touchdown if you attend a Browns game and sit in the Dawg Pound this year.   That will sim...

Browns Need To Find Out If They Can Win With (Matt) Flynn

Jim Becker

Matt Flynn will undoubtedly be the most talked about free agent this offseason.  That’s what happens when you start just one game and thr...

I Still Want the Browns To Win in "Meaningless" Steelers Game. Because I am A Browns Fan.

Jim Becker

The Browns have nothing on the line today against the Steelers other than the joy of beating Pittsburgh. That should be more than enough to...

Seneca Wallace May Get Chance To Decide Colt McCoy's Fate

Jim Becker

With 13 games in the books for the Browns 2011 season, Colt McCoy is yet another in a long line of Browns QB’s who leave fans, coaches, an...

Browns Have 5 Games to Make Decision on Peyton Hillis

Jim Becker

It’s been an extremely bizarre season for both Peyton Hillis and the Cleveland Browns, and now both sides have just 5 games to decide if t...

Does the Holmgren/Heckert Regime Have a Fatal Flaw?

Jim Becker

We’re almost 2 years in to Mike Holmgren’s reign at the top of the Cleveland Browns organization, and signs of progress are not overwhel...

The One Sure-Fire Way To Reduce Concussions In The NFL

Jim Becker

Since the Browns really don’t have any major drama or storylines (note:  I am still trying to invent a sarcasm font), Chat Browns would l...

Why Has The Browns Offense Been So Bad This Season?

Jim Becker

Through six games the Browns offense has registered performances that have ranged from passable to putrid.  Their biggest output came again...

As Browns Go Backwards, Honeymoon Is Over for Holmgren and Heckert

Jim Becker

In late 2009 Mike Holmgren was hired to turn around a listless Browns team that was mired in an uncompetitive 5-11 season.  He tabbed Tom H...

The Detroit Lions Just Had A Night That Browns Fans Dream Of.

Jim Becker

There’s really no denying it anymore.  Browns fans have to admit it:  We are now envious of the Detroit Lions.  With a 5-0 record...

Is Colt McCoy The Cleveland Browns QB of the Future?

Jim Becker

I have learned one thing about Browns fans in watching the team shuffle through Quarterbacks for the past 12 years.  That is that no matter...

Browns Should Move Quickly on Contract for D'Qwell Jackson, Wait on Hillis

Jim Becker

It has been rumored that the Browns are working on contract extensions for both Peyton Hills and D’Qwell Jackson.   Prior to the first g...

Browns Are Slowly Growing Up Colt

Jim Becker

Elias Sports Bureau had an interesting footnote to yesterday’s Browns win-- it was the first time since 1980 that the Browns won a game wi...

Notes From a Browns Fan's Trip To Indianapolis for Browns/Colts

Jim Becker

Being a Senior Writer for Chat Sports, I am afforded opportunities to follow the Browns as they travel across the country in order to sharpe...

A Chat With Our Colts Writer Curtis Eves

Jim Becker

I took some time out this weekend for a brief chat with my Chat Sports counterpart who covers the Indianapolis Colts about the upcoming game...

The Colts Are Going To Get a Heavy Dose of #40 From the Browns on Sunday

Jim Becker

Last week Colt McCoy passed the ball 40 times, if that happens again this week it probably means that something very bad happened during the...

It's The Day After Christmas For Browns Fans

Jim Becker

If Sunday morning was the proverbial Christmas Eve for Browns, ready to open their presents and see what gifts this football season would br...

It's Christmas Eve for Browns Fans

Jim Becker

It’s my favorite time of year again.  You have your jersey crisp and ready to go, cornhole boards have a fresh coat of wax, you have alre...

Cleveland Browns Preseason Winners and Losers

Jim Becker

With the fourth preseason game being mostly meaningless (and largely boring) recapping the team’s movers and shakers makes more sense ...

Pre-Season Reveals Browns Lack of Depth Almost Everywhere

Jim Becker

The Browns have certainly played better than most would have thought, especially considering they were almost universally tabbed as one of t...

Browns May Have Blown Chance to Contend This Year

Jim Becker

It’s probably safe to assume that most fans were disappointed at the Browns lack of activity in Free Agency this season.   Even if you a...

Browns Trade For Bunkley, May Be Unaware Free Agency Has Started

Jim Becker

Back in 2006, many pundints tabbed the Browns to take Brodrick Bunkley with their first pick (#12) in the draft.  Instead, they traded down...

Browns Free Agency is Under Way

Jim Becker

After a slow start, the Browns have finally started making a few moves in free agency with the signing of former Saints SS Usama Young and f...

The Big Winners of the NFL Lockout are...The Fans?

Jim Becker

With the NFL de-certification/lockout apparently drawing to a close, it appears a working framework is in place for the NFL will look like u...

Who Will Be the Next Browns to Make the Pro Bowl?

Jim Becker

James Walker, ESPN’s AFC North guru, had an interesting piece today when he named the player from each team whom he felt would become futu...

Browns Should Steer Clear of Pryor

Jim Becker

If you watched last week’s “QB Camp” with Jon Gruden on NFL Network, you may have come away thinking Terrell Pryor may be a decent QB ...

Browns' Off-Season Priorities Should Include a New Contract for Joe Thomas

Jim Becker

With some progress apparently being made in the labor talks, I thought it would make sense to take a look at what the Browns priorities shou...

Cribbs Needs to Prove That he Didn't Take the Money and (not) Run.

Jim Becker

Let me start by saying that I am a big fan of Joshua Cribbs (we even named our first-born Joshua!).  For his first five seasons in the NFL ...

Browns Players account for 2 of the top 100, According to other NFL Players

Jim Becker

With the NFL Network unveiling players 50-41 of their top 100 countdown this week, it was revealed that Joe Thomas was ranked number 43, and...

Maybe Next Year Greg Little Will be on the Madden Cover

Jim Becker

     In a normal NFL season, this time of the year is by far the slowest news period.  Throw in work stoppage that counts among its...

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