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Date: Oct 6, 2005

Fred reports from Berea that the Browns want to get to the Bears passer while he's still a rookie. Plus, we have updates on the team's need to win at home, and fifty-three - yes, the entire roster - being on the practice field today!
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BEREA – None of the Browns defensive players will publicly say this. But one would have to think the ‘Dawgs’ in the secondary are salivating at the prospects of going up against rookie Kyle Orton.
The rookie from Purdue is currently the lowest rated passer in the NFL with a 41.9. He is coming off a game where he threw five interceptions against the Bengals.
“You never say never that Kyle can’t beat us, but we’ve got to use it tour advantage,” Daylon McCutcheon said. “If our defensive line gets in his fact, it’ll be hard for him. If our secondary moves around and disguises our coverage, it’ll be even harder for him.
“He’s only going to get better and better, but right now, he is a rookie.”
Romeo Crennel is keeping things in perspective as both teams have 1-2 records.
“We’re near the bottom of the NFL defensively (30th), so I’m not worried about him,” he said. “I’m worried about us. If we can take anybody lightly being at the bottom, I don’t know who it can be. We can’t afford to do that with the way we’ve been playing.
“He’s an NFL quarterback and if you don’t honor him he’ll hurt you,” he said. “The same thing will happen as on the first play of the preseason.”
Crennel is referring to the first play of the preseason game at Chicago when Orton threw a 47-yard pass to Muhsin Muhammad against McCutcheon.
He also says the Bears have the ingredients on offense to be productive. They have a veteran line and their No. 1 draft choice Cedric Benson, should get some carries this week.
“They have a young quarterback,” Crennel said. “To go with the quarterback, they have a running back in (Thomas) Jones who runs hard and can cut back.
“They have some receivers who can make plays,” he said. “They have receivers in Bradley and Muhammad that have big play ability. They have some weapons they can use they just haven’t been able to get it together yet.”
McCutcheon and Gary Baxter talked about trying to disguise their coverage schemes to try and confuse Orton.
Crennel doesn’t know if the Browns are ready to disguise what they’re doing. “I don’t think we’ll be able to disguise totally what we’re doing because you have to get in position to do your job,” he said. “If you can’t get back to where you’re going to be if you’re disguising, it’s not good. I don’t know if we’re good enough to pull that off.”
If the Browns can slow down the Bears offense, the bigger challenge might be for the offense to put up some points against the Bears. They have one of the highest ranked defenses in the league and are even better in the red zone.
“The Bears have a really good defense,” Crennel said. “They’re fourth in the NFL. (Brian) Urlacher is a linebacker who can run all over the field. They have some pass rush and good run defense. Defensively, they’re playing pretty good football.”
Quick Hits
Win at Home: The Browns are trying to win their first home game of the year this Sunday against the Bears. The Browns want to get the fans involved and enjoy the home field advantage.
“Winning at home is huge for us,” Trent Dilfer said. “We want to try and play our best football of the year at home. We want to give the fans something to be proud of.”
Andra Davis agreed.
“It would be huge to give our fans something to be happy about,” Davis said. “We prepare the same way and lay it on the line.”
Crennel gave his opinion on what it takes to be successful at home.
“The focus is on winning at home,” he said. “We haven’t done that this year. We want to do everything we can from a preparation standpoint to come out with a victory in front of the home fans. That’s our focus and what we want to do.
“A team that performs and does things the right way gives itself a chance to win,” he said. “Your team has to make plays and perform and get the fans on your side. We have to be on top of our game and the fans will give their appreciation.
No News is Good News: Crennel said he had all 53 players on the practice field for the first time in a long time on Wednesday.
“There’s not a lot new going on,” he said. “Every body practiced and should be out there today.”
The Browns had just three players listed on the injury report, all were questionable: LB Matt Stewart (knee), KR Josh Cribbs (knee) and DL Orpheus Roye (knee).
Crennel said Roye is in better shape than he was in the last game against the Colts.
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NFBuck said:
I love the way RAC has these guys playing. No quit in them this year. In the past they would have folded like a lawnchair being down in the 4th Quarter. Real progress being made.:biggrin2:
Click to expand...

I did love the kill shot at the end.

Run up the middle once with Droughns... make it look like you're going for the FG and run time off the clock... then throw it in the endzone.

Other than the last 5 minutes (Or whenver the first TD drive started) it was frustrating... though I will say, the Return of Urlacher has that Defense looking a bunch better than last year... the Bears have some nice D-lineman too...

THe Browns Secondary did look good, so I'll second that... but dunno if they were good or it was Orton. Doubt we'll know much more about that once we face the great Anthony Wright... At any rate, the Run D remains inconsistent... the Linebackers still don't know exactly what they are doing... and we need more consistent play at the nose.... the Red Zone D is good though.

Anyway... Dilfer to Bryant is turning into a legitimate threat to build on... so... we'll see where we can go from there... and credit to DIlfer for bouncing back from some horrible picks...
 
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</TD><TD noWrap width=3></TD><TD vAlign=top>By Fred Greetham

Date: Oct 9, 2005

Fred takes a look at some of the side stories from today's game
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Lost Opportunity: The Browns blew a golden opportunity when they failed to convert after a big play for the Browns occurred when was when rookie Cedric Benson fumbled on a hit by Chris Crocker and Chaun Thompson recovered the ball on the Bears’ 44. Thomas Jones had been having his way with the Browns as he had 132 yards on 21 carries going into the drive. Benson, the first-round pick of the Bears (No. 4 overall) was seeing his first action of the season. Benson had five carries for 6 yards. Jones hurt his knee late in the game and did not return.
No Go: The Bears went for it on fourth-and-2 at the Browns 29 on the first possession of the second quarter and the Browns held. The Bears kicker, Doug Brien, was inactive with an injury and the Bears signed rookie K Robbie Gould for the game. Later, Gould hit a 44-yard field goal which was his first try as an NFL kicker.
No Razzle in the Dazzle: The Browns tried a little trickery as WR Frisman Jackson took a hand off and looked as though he was going to pass. However, he took off running and was sacked for a two-yard loss by LB Brian Urlacher. Jackson was a quarterback in college at Western Illinois. Dilfer was sacked on the same drive by DL Tommie Harris.
Hurry Up: The Browns started the second half on offense using the no huddle. They picked up a first down before having to punt it away.
Rare Carry: FB Terrelle Smith got a rare opportunity to carry the ball on third-and-one. He picked up four yards on a quick hitter. He also caught an 8-yard pass from Dilfer for his first reception of the season.
Taylor Made: LB Ben Taylor led the Browns in tackles with 12. He was closely followed by S Chris Crocker with 10. Crocker had a sack and a fumble recovery.
Rough Greeting: After Dilfer’s second interception, the Bears scored a touchdown but had it nullified on a 15-yard penalty on OL Roberto Garza for grabbing the face mask. Alvin McKinley sacked Orton. Garza replaced Reuben Brown at left guard and he committed the penalty and gave up the sack on his first series. The Bears started inside the Browns’ 10, but settled for a 44-yard field goal by Gould to tie the score at 3-3. Gould later missed a 48-yard field goal.
Bone Head Plays: The Browns committed five costly penalties within a couple minute span in the third quarter. Bryant started it off with offensive pass interference, followed by a holding penalty on L.J. Shelton. Then, Sean Jones interfered with Bobby Wade, who had signaled for a fair catch for 15 more yards. Shelton was later called for a second holding penalty that took the Browns out of field goal range. On the next play, third-and-22, left guard Joe Andruzzi was flagged for holding to make it third-and-32. Dilfer completed a 28-yard pass to Dennis Northcutt on the play that was called back.
Sack Men: The Browns had four sacks against QB Kyle Orton. They more than doubled their sack total against the Bears as they had just three in the first three games. There was none bigger than S Chris Crocker’s 13-yard sack and fumble recovery with 2:43 to play. Alvin McKinley sacked Orton in the second quarter, as did rookie S Brodney Pool. The Browns had just three sacks in the first three games. LB Chaun Thompson picked up the Browns’ third sack after he was held by offensive tackle John Tait.
Droughns Goes, Green Stops: Droughns had four carries for 24 yards on the first three possessions, but was replaced by RB William Green on the next series. Green had one carry for zero yards. Droughns had 46 yards in the first half and finished with 72 yards on 17 carries. Green went in after the Bears touchdown and fumbled the ball on the first snap. It was recovered by the Bears, but DE Adewale Ogunleye was flagged by being offsides.
No Stopping the Run: RB Thomas Jones rushed for 137 yards on 24 carries. Jones wasn’t stopped until he injured his knee late in the game. The Browns gave up 176 yards on the ground. Edgerrin James had 108 against the Browns on Sept. 25. The Browns have given up over 100-yards to three different backs in four games. Rudi Johnson of the Bengals had 126 yards in the opener.
Wrong Edwards: The first touchdown of the game was scored by former Browns FB Marc Edwards. He caught a eight-yard pass from Orton to give the Bears a 10-6 lead with 5:29 to play in the third quarter. Edwards played for the Browns in 1999 and 2000.
Happy Returns: KR Josh Cribbs and LB Matt Stewart returned to action after injuring their knees in the season opener against the Bengals. Stewart did not start but replaced Kenard Lang at left outside linebacker in the second quarter. Cribbs returned three kickoffs for 61 yards and made a tackle on a kick return. His first return was for 20 yards. Stewart had one tackle.
Big Play Ray: CB Ray Mickens scooped up a fumble from WR Mark Bradley which led to the Browns first score of the game after CB Gary Baxter stripped the ball from Bradley. Phil Dawson kicked a 19-yard field goal to give the Browns a 3-0 lead.
First Play Shea: After missing the first three games, TE Aaron Shea started at tight end. It took Trent Dilfer no time to find Shea as the Browns went to him on the first play for six yards. Dilfer then hit Shea for 27 yards a couple of plays later. The first play, the Browns operated with no running backs as FB Terrelle Smith was wide on the right side and RB Reuben Droughns was wide on the right side. Shea had six receptions for 65 yards.
Dueling Kickers: Phil Dawson kicked field goals of 44- and 19-yards in the first half, while Bears kicker Robbie Gould kicked a 44-yarder, but missed a 48-yarder.
Scoop on Braylon: Rookie WR Braylon Edwards was inactive for the Bears game after having surgery to remove an ingrown hair in his right forearm.
“Braylon had some swelling in his elbow after practice (Saturday) and the doctor looked at it and because of the amount of swelling they cleaned it all out,” Crennel said. “We anticipate he’ll be in the hospital tonight. We look forward to a speedy recovery and look forward to having him back out there.”
Crennel said the Browns would wait until the results from the culture are back to determine how long he might be sidelined. Edwards had an ingrown hair and the Browns sent him to the hospital where they performed minor surgery to repair the situation. There was an infection in the area and he spent the night in the hospital.
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