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svedda · 09-09-2011, 10:33 PM

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svedda · 09-09-2011, 10:34 PM

Cleveland Browns 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 11	vs Cincinnati Bengals	W 38-24
Sep 18	at Indianapolis Colts	W 26-20 (OT)
Sep 25	vs Miami Dolphins	W 10-3
Oct 2	vs Tennessee Titans
Oct 9	vs Bye
Oct 16	at Oakland Raiders
Oct 23	vs Seattle Seahawks
Oct 30	at San Francisco 49ers
Nov 6	at Houston Texans
Nov 13	vs St. Louis Rams
Nov 20	vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Nov 27	at Cincinnati Bengals
Dec 4	vs Baltimore Ravens
Dec 8	at Pittsburgh Steelers
Dec 18	at Arizona Cardinals
Dec 24	at Baltimore Ravens
Jan 1	vs Pittsburgh Steelers

svedda · 09-09-2011, 10:38 PM

Cleveland Browns Depth Chart - 2011
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Mohammed Massaquoi (76)	Greg Little (70)	Jordan Norwood (60)
TE	Benjamin Watson (83)	Evan Moore (77)	Jordan Cameron (61)	Alex Smith (72)
LT	Joe Thomas (95)	Dextrell Benion (66)
LG	Eric Steinbach (86)	Jason Pinkston (68)
C	Alex Mack (88)	Steve Vallos (71)	Ryan Pontbriand (64)
RG	Shwn Lauvao (72)	John Greco (72)
RT	Tony Pashos (77)	Oniel Cousins (74)
WR	Brian Robiskie (70)	Josh Cribbs (79)	Carlton Mitchell (61)
QB	Colt McCoy (77)	Seneca Wallace (73)	Thaddeus Lewis (56)
FB	Owen Marecic (67)
HB	Peyton Hillis (91)	Montario Hardesty (71)	Shane Vereen (69)	Brandon Jackson (72)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Jabaal Sheard (72)	Jayme Mitchell (66)	Emmanuel Stephens (58)	Brian Sanford (55)
LDT	Ahtyba Rubin (81)	Brian Schaefering (71)
RDT	Phil Taylor (74)	Scott Paxson (63)
RDE	Marcus Benard (75)
WLB	Chris Gocong (79)	Kaluka Maiava (69)
MLB	D'Qwell Jackson (83)	Daryl Washington (74)	Titus Brown (59)
SLB	Scott Fujita (82)	Quinton Spears (48)
CB	Joe Haden (86)	Dimitri Patterson (71)	James Dockery (56)
SS	T.J. Ward (85)	Taylor Mays (71)	Ray Ventrone (63)
FS	Mike Adams (77)	Usama Young (76)
CB	Sheldon Brown (84)	Buster Skrine (58)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Phil Dawson (87)
P	Richmond McGee (49)
PR	Josh Cribbs (99)	Buster Skrine (81)	Joe Haden (72)
KR	Josh Cribbs (99)	Buster Skrine (81)
LS	Ryan Pontbriand (70)

svedda · 09-09-2011, 10:39 PM

Cleveland Browns Stats - 2011
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Colt McCoy	52/84	584	6.9	194.7	48	5	4	82.6
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Peyton Hillis	61	447	7.3	65	6	4	149.0	0
Shane Vereen	15	75	5.0	24	1	0	25.0	0
Owen Marecic	4	1	0.2	2	0	0	0.3	0
Colt McCoy	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0	0	-2.0	1
Josh Cribbs	2	-7	-3.5	-4	0	0	-2.3	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
Benjamin Watson	12	141	11.7	0	33	1	47.0	53
Mohamed Massaquoi	11	126	11.4	3	47	1	42.0	31
Greg Little	10	187	18.7	1	48	1	62.3	55
Brian Robiskie	4	32	8.0	0	17	0	10.6	12
Josh Cribbs	3	48	16.0	1	30	0	16.0	8
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
Joe Haden	14	7	21	0.0	0	5	0	0
Daryl Washington	10	6	16	1.0	4	0	0	0
Dimitri Patterson	11	5	16	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sheldon Brown	10	4	14	0.0	0	1	1	0
Ahtyba Rubin	6	4	10	4.0	5	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Josh Cribbs	9	233	25.8	45	0	14	8.2	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Phil Dawson	4	5	80	44	8	8	100	20
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Richmond McGee	16	662	47	41.3	36.0	0	7	2

NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 11, 2011
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Cleveland Browns	3	0	-	74	47
Baltimore Ravens	2	1	-	44	58
Cincinnati Bengals	2	1	-	61	66
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	2	-	53	60
AFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
Will Update After Week 8	-	-	-	-	-
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svedda · 09-09-2011, 10:41 PM

Injury Report

Jabaal Sheard (72 / LE) - out 1 week
D'Qwell Jackson (83 / MLB) - out 8 weeks
T.J. Ward (85 / SS) - out 9 weeks
Brandon Jackson (72 / RB) - placed on IR
Eric Steinbach (86 / LG) - placed on IR

Cuts

Week 1 - Released RB Quinn Porter (60).
Week 2 - Released SS Eric Hagg (57).
Week 3 - Released RB Armond Smith (60).

Signings

Week 1 - Signed RB Shane Vereen (69) to 310k / 1 year.
Week 2 - Signed MLB Daryl Washington (74) to 390k / 1 year.
Week 3 - Signed SS Taylor Mays (71) to 390k / 1 year.

Trades

svedda · 09-09-2011, 10:42 PM

Cleveland Browns 2011 Draft Recap
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Phil Taylor (74)	Baylor	DT
2	Jabaal Sheard (72)	Pittsburgh	DE
2	Greg Little (70)	North Carolina	WR
4	Jordan Cameron (61)	USC	TE
4	Owen Marecic (67)	Stanford	FB
5	Buster Skrine (58)	Tennessee-Chattanooga	CB
5	Jason Pinkston (68)	Pittsburgh	LG
7	Eric Hagg (57)	Nebraska	SS

svedda · 09-10-2011, 12:00 AM

Preseason Report

Week 1: Packers 31 Browns 27
Week 2: Browns 23 Lions 6
Week 3: Eagles 31 Browns 10
Week 4: Bears 47 Browns 13

Notable Standouts

Peyton Hillis: 44 carries, 207 yards, 4.7 avg, 1 TD
Josh Cribbs: 14 catches, 106 yards, 2 TDs
Quinton Spears: 26 total tackles, 9 assisted

Notable Underachievers

Colt McCoy: 73.6 rating, 20 for 41, 224 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs
Montario Hardesty: 45 carries, 118 yards, 2.6 avg, 0 TDs
Carlton Mitchell: 1 catch, 8 yards, 0 TDs

Undrafted LT Dextrell Benion makes the team

After Eric Steinbach was lost for the season, the Browns tried out many different undrafted free agents to see if one could make an impression. With Jason Pinkston being moved to LG to help fill in for Steinbach, the backup tackle spot was there for the taking.

Undrafted LT Dextrell Benion, from Clemson, went out and took the backup LT spot with a very good training camp and preseason where he gave up 0 sacks and had some nice blocks with the second team offense.

"I feel like I really showed just how much potential I really have," said Benion. "I'm grateful for the Browns giving me a shot and I'll do my best to make the most of it."

Shane Vereen brought in after Hardesty goes down

After already losing backup RB Brandon Jackson for the season, the news on Monday that Montario Hardesty is out for three weeks with a dislocated ankle really is a big problem. The only current backup RB on the team is rookie Armond Smith.

Knowing that Hillis and Smith won't be enough for the first couple weeks, the Browns reached a one-year unguaranteed contract worth 310k with recently cut rookie Shane Vereen. Vereen was a second round pick but had a terrible training camp where he showed up out of shape.

"We know about the problems surrounding Vereen", said Team President Mike Holmgren. "But he has a lot of talent and is worth taking a chance on right now."

Week one the Cincinnati Bengals come to town as they prepare to move on from the Carson Palmer era Sunday, September 11th @ 1:00 PM EST.

svedda · 09-10-2011, 12:26 AM

Season Goals, Preview

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Browns finished their final season under Eric Mangini at 5-11. The team fought hard in some games and almost won at least a few mroe games, but they just couldn't finish.

After hiring former Offensive Coordinator Pat Shurmur to lead the team, the team made some big moves in the draft to pick up more assets while picking up guys who can help contribute now and hopefully more in the future. Colt McCoy looks to be the franchise QB - something the Browns have been looking for for over a decade since coming back.

"Oh we definitely believe in Colt," said Shurmur. "The keys to the offense are in his hands now. He worked out with Brett Favre over the summer and seems to have really improved his game. I am just as excited as anybody to see how his season goes."

Once the long lockout finally ended, the Browns locked up Pro Bowl LT Joe Thomas to a 7-year deal worth $84 million to make sure Colt's blind side is always protected. Young and emerging TE Evan Moore was signed to a 3-year deal worh $9 million to keep one of Colt's favorite targets in town and happy.

The next guy the team is trying to work out a deal with is Peyton Hillis. The two sides are reportedly close to an agreement and could have it in ink by Week 5. Once that is done, the offense will have basically all of its main parts locked up for a few years.

"Keeping our home grown guys here has been our #1 priority," said Mike Homgren. "We believe in all of our guys and when they show they can produce we will reward them."

The Browns luckily dodge both the Ravens and Steelers until after Week 12, so if they can have a great start they can control their own destiny when it comes to making the playoffs. After the team did win 5 games last year, a goal is to at least split the season at 8-8 and try to split the games against Baltimore and Pittsburgh if possible.

The Browns are now a much different team when it comes to philosophy and hopefully all of the change are for the best. If not, it could be another long decade for the city of Cleveland.

Team Goals

-Win 8 games
-Have Colt McCoy show significant improvement
-Help Peyton Hillis make the Pro Bowl
-Sign Hillis to a long-term deal
-Make a deal for a veteran WR if possible

What to Watch for v. the Bengals

-A.J. Green is a very exciting rookie WR who will be a tough test for Joe Haden. This is a chance to prove why he is a top CB.
-The strength of the Bengals defense is their run defense. Will the early season Hillis or the beat up end of season Hillis show up?
-Mohammed Massauoi had a mediocre sophomore season but if he can perform well against Leon Hall it can only help his confidence level.
-Colt McCoy struggled with INTs in the last two games of his rookie season. Can he avoid those silly rookie mistakes?

09-09-2011, 10:41 PM	#5
svedda Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Sep 2011	Re: In Colt We Trust: A Cleveland Browns Franchise (Madden 12) Injury Report Jabaal Sheard (72 / LE) - out 1 week D'Qwell Jackson (83 / MLB) - out 8 weeks T.J. Ward (85 / SS) - out 9 weeks Brandon Jackson (72 / RB) - placed on IR Eric Steinbach (86 / LG) - placed on IR Cuts Week 1 - Released RB Quinn Porter (60). Week 2 - Released SS Eric Hagg (57). Week 3 - Released RB Armond Smith (60). Signings Week 1 - Signed RB Shane Vereen (69) to 310k / 1 year. Week 2 - Signed MLB Daryl Washington (74) to 390k / 1 year. Week 3 - Signed SS Taylor Mays (71) to 390k / 1 year. Trades Last edited by svedda; 09-10-2011 at 11:27 PM.

09-10-2011, 12:00 AM	#7
svedda Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Sep 2011	Re: In Colt We Trust: A Cleveland Browns Franchise (Madden 12) Preseason Report Week 1: Packers 31 Browns 27 Week 2: Browns 23 Lions 6 Week 3: Eagles 31 Browns 10 Week 4: Bears 47 Browns 13 Notable Standouts Peyton Hillis: 44 carries, 207 yards, 4.7 avg, 1 TD Josh Cribbs: 14 catches, 106 yards, 2 TDs Quinton Spears: 26 total tackles, 9 assisted Notable Underachievers Colt McCoy: 73.6 rating, 20 for 41, 224 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs Montario Hardesty: 45 carries, 118 yards, 2.6 avg, 0 TDs Carlton Mitchell: 1 catch, 8 yards, 0 TDs Undrafted LT Dextrell Benion makes the team After Eric Steinbach was lost for the season, the Browns tried out many different undrafted free agents to see if one could make an impression. With Jason Pinkston being moved to LG to help fill in for Steinbach, the backup tackle spot was there for the taking. Undrafted LT Dextrell Benion, from Clemson, went out and took the backup LT spot with a very good training camp and preseason where he gave up 0 sacks and had some nice blocks with the second team offense. "I feel like I really showed just how much potential I really have," said Benion. "I'm grateful for the Browns giving me a shot and I'll do my best to make the most of it." Shane Vereen brought in after Hardesty goes down After already losing backup RB Brandon Jackson for the season, the news on Monday that Montario Hardesty is out for three weeks with a dislocated ankle really is a big problem. The only current backup RB on the team is rookie Armond Smith. Knowing that Hillis and Smith won't be enough for the first couple weeks, the Browns reached a one-year unguaranteed contract worth 310k with recently cut rookie Shane Vereen. Vereen was a second round pick but had a terrible training camp where he showed up out of shape. "We know about the problems surrounding Vereen", said Team President Mike Holmgren. "But he has a lot of talent and is worth taking a chance on right now." Week one the Cincinnati Bengals come to town as they prepare to move on from the Carson Palmer era Sunday, September 11th @ 1:00 PM EST.

09-10-2011, 12:26 AM	#8
svedda Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Sep 2011	Re: In Colt We Trust: A Cleveland Browns Franchise (Madden 12) Season Goals, Preview CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Browns finished their final season under Eric Mangini at 5-11. The team fought hard in some games and almost won at least a few mroe games, but they just couldn't finish. After hiring former Offensive Coordinator Pat Shurmur to lead the team, the team made some big moves in the draft to pick up more assets while picking up guys who can help contribute now and hopefully more in the future. Colt McCoy looks to be the franchise QB - something the Browns have been looking for for over a decade since coming back. "Oh we definitely believe in Colt," said Shurmur. "The keys to the offense are in his hands now. He worked out with Brett Favre over the summer and seems to have really improved his game. I am just as excited as anybody to see how his season goes." Once the long lockout finally ended, the Browns locked up Pro Bowl LT Joe Thomas to a 7-year deal worth $84 million to make sure Colt's blind side is always protected. Young and emerging TE Evan Moore was signed to a 3-year deal worh $9 million to keep one of Colt's favorite targets in town and happy. The next guy the team is trying to work out a deal with is Peyton Hillis. The two sides are reportedly close to an agreement and could have it in ink by Week 5. Once that is done, the offense will have basically all of its main parts locked up for a few years. "Keeping our home grown guys here has been our #1 priority," said Mike Homgren. "We believe in all of our guys and when they show they can produce we will reward them." The Browns luckily dodge both the Ravens and Steelers until after Week 12, so if they can have a great start they can control their own destiny when it comes to making the playoffs. After the team did win 5 games last year, a goal is to at least split the season at 8-8 and try to split the games against Baltimore and Pittsburgh if possible. The Browns are now a much different team when it comes to philosophy and hopefully all of the change are for the best. If not, it could be another long decade for the city of Cleveland. Team Goals -Win 8 games -Have Colt McCoy show significant improvement -Help Peyton Hillis make the Pro Bowl -Sign Hillis to a long-term deal -Make a deal for a veteran WR if possible What to Watch for v. the Bengals -A.J. Green is a very exciting rookie WR who will be a tough test for Joe Haden. This is a chance to prove why he is a top CB. -The strength of the Bengals defense is their run defense. Will the early season Hillis or the beat up end of season Hillis show up? -Mohammed Massauoi had a mediocre sophomore season but if he can perform well against Leon Hall it can only help his confidence level. -Colt McCoy struggled with INTs in the last two games of his rookie season. Can he avoid those silly rookie mistakes? Last edited by svedda; 09-10-2011 at 12:28 AM.

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09-09-2011, 10:33 PM	#1
svedda Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Sep 2011	In Colt We Trust: A Cleveland Browns Franchise (Madden 12) Game: Madden NFL 12 Platform: PS3 Injuries: On Salary Cap: On Quarter Length: 10 minutes Accelerated Clock: 20 seconds Trade Deadline: On Rosters: Sept. 9th Update Draft Classes: Madden made Sliders: Playmakers Sliders Past Champions 2012: Browns Records 2012: (-) Last edited by svedda; 09-10-2011 at 06:44 PM.

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