Bringing Back the Bite - The Cleveland Browns

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BROWNS YEARLY RESULTS

Browns Yearly Results - 2016 Season and Beyond
YEAR	W	L	T	DIV. FIN.	PLAYOFFS	PF	PA	PD	HEAD COACH
2016	4	12	0	4 of 4	Did Not Qualify	359	418	-59	Hue Jackson

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BROWNS DRAFT RESULTS
2017 Draft and Beyond

2017 Draft Selections

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BROWNS RECORDS AND AWARDS
2016 Season and Beyond

Browns Records and Awards - 2016 and Beyond
Year	Player	Position	Award/Record
2016	Josh Gordon	WR	Best WR
2016	Cody Kessler	QB	AFC Offensive Rookie of the Year
2016	Josh Gordon	WR	Pro Bowl

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LEAGUE RESULTS
2016 SEASON AND BEYOND

NFL Results - 2016 Season and Beyond
Year	Super Bowl Winner	Score	Loser	Super Bowl MVP	AFC Championship Loser	NFC Championship Loser
LI	Seahawks	27 - 21 (OT)	Bills	SEA QB R. Wilson	Chiefs	Cowboys

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LEAGUE RECORDS AND AWARDS
2016 SEASON AND BEYOND

NFL Records - 2016 and Beyond
Year	Player	Position	Record
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NFL Honors - 2016 and Beyond

2016

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NFL PRO BOWLERS
2016 SEASON AND BEYOND

2016-2017

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BROWNS RETIRED NUMBERS

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2016 BROWNS ROSTER

ACTIVE ROSTER
INCLUDES PLAYERS ON IR

#	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Age	Exp.	College
54	Alexander, Dominique	LB	6'0"	235	21	R	Oklahoma
25	Atkinson III, George	RB	6'1"	220	23	1	Notre Dame
78	Bailey, Alvin	OL	6'3"	320	25	4	Arkansas
82	Barnidge, Gary	TE	6'6"	250	31	9	Louisville
75	Bitonio, Joel	OL	6'4"	305	25	3	Nevada
20	Boddy-Calhoun, Briean	DB	5'9"	193	23	R	Minnesota
92	Bryant, Desmond	DL	6'6"	310	30	8	Harvard
26	Burley, Marcus	DB	5'10"	190	26	4	Delaware
24	Campbell, Ibraheim	DB	5'11"	208	24	2	Northwestern
59	Carder, Tank	LB	6'2"	235	27	5	Texas Christian
19	Coleman, Corey	WR	5'11"	185	22	R	Baylor
72	Coleman, Shon	OL	6'7"	310	24	R	Auburn
4	Colquitt, Britton	P	6'2"	205	31	8	Tennessee
64	Cooper, Jonathan	OL	6'2"	302	26	4	North Carolina
96	Cooper, Xavier	DL	6'4"	300	24	2	Washington State
34	Crowell, Isaiah	RB	5'11"	225	23	3	Alabama State
56	Davis, Demario	LB	6'2"	248	27	5	Arkansas State
87	DeValve, Seth	TE	6'3"	245	23	R	Princeton
66	Drango, Spencer	OL	6'6"	315	23	R	Baylor
74	Erving, Cameron	OL	6'5"	313	24	2	Florida State
12	Gordon, Josh	WR	6'3"	225	25	3	Baylor
77	Greco, John	OL	6'4"	318	31	9	Toledo
10	Griffin III, Robert	QB	6'2"	218	26	5	Baylor
23	Haden, Joe	DB	5'11"	195	27	7	Florida
89	Hamlett, Connor	TE	6'7"	259	24	1	Oregon State
16	Hawkins, Andrew	WR	5'7"	180	30	6	Toledo
81	Higgins, Rashard	WR	6'1"	198	22	R	Colorado State
8	Hogan, Kevin	QB	6'3"	218	23	R	Stanford
91	Holmes, Tyrone	DE	6'2"	253	23	R	Montana
41	Howard, Tracy	DB	5'10"	185	22	R	Miami
29	Johnson Jr., Duke	RB	5'9"	210	23	2	Miami (Fla.)
57	Johnson, Cam	LB	6'3"	268	26	3	Virginia
42	Johnson, Malcolm	FB	6'1"	231	24	2	Mississippi State
6	Kessler, Cody	QB	6'1"	215	23	R	USC
30	Kindred, Derrick	DB	5'10"	210	22	R	Texas Christian
58	Kirksey, Christian	LB	6'2"	235	24	3	Iowa
52	Lemonier, Corey	LB	6'3"	255	24	4	Auburn
80	Louis, Ricardo	WR	6'2"	215	22	R	Auburn
13	McCown, Josh	QB	6'4"	218	37	14	Sam Houston State
98	Meder, Jamie	DL	6'3"	308	25	2	Ashland
2	Murray, Patrick	K	5'7"	182	25	3	Fordham
94	Nassib, Carl	DL	6'7"	275	23	R	Penn State
90	Ogbah, Emmanuel	LB	6'4"	275	22	R	Oklahoma State
44	Orchard, Nate	LB	6'4"	255	23	2	Utah
99	Paea, Stephen	DL	6'1"	310	28	6	Oregon State
3	Parkey, Cody	K	6'0"	190	24	3	Auburn
67	Pasztor, Austin	OL	6'7"	308	25	4	Virginia
33	Poyer, Jordan	DB	6'0"	191	25	4	Oregon State
11	Pryor Sr. , Terrelle	WR	6'4"	223	27	4	Ohio State
62	Reiter, Austin	OL	6'3"	307	24	1	South Florida
39	Reynolds, Ed	DB	6'1"	207	24	2	Stanford
53	Schobert, Joe	LB	6'1"	245	22	R	Wisconsin
55	Shelton, Danny	DL	6'2"	335	23	2	Washington
21	Taylor, Jamar	DB	5'11"	192	26	4	Boise State
86	Telfer, Randall	TE	6'4"	250	24	1	USC
73	Thomas, Joe	OL	6'6"	312	31	10	Wisconsin
22	Williams Sr., Tramon	DB	6'0"	192	33	10	Louisiana Tech
28	Winston, Glenn	RB	6'2"	220	27	3	Northwood
97	Wright, Gabe	DT	6'2"	284	24	2	Auburn

PRACTICE SQUAD

#	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Age	Exp.	College
35	Alexander, Mackensie	CB	5'10"	190	22	R	Clemson
48	Bell, Vonn	FS	5'11"	205	21	R	Ohio State
63	Brendel, Jake	C	6'3"	303	23	R	UCLA
31	Caldwell, Trey	DB	5'9"	185	22	R	Louisiana-Monroe
36	Drake, Kenyan	RB	6'1"	210	22	R	Alabama
18	Mathews, Mitch	WR	6'5"	220	25	R	Brigham Young
95	Ringo, Christian	DL	6'1"	298	24	1	Louisiana-Lafayette
27	Robinson, Josh	RB	5'8"	218	24	1	Mississippi State
68	Silberman, Ian	LG	6'5"	306	23	1	Boston College
50	Wright III, Scooby	LB	6'0"	240	22	R	Arizona

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2016 BROWNS DEPTH CHART

Cleveland Browns Depth Chart - 2016
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	J. Gordon	C. Coleman (slot)	R. Louis
TE	G. Barnidge	C. Hamlett	R. Telfer	S. DeValve
LT	J. Thomas	S. Drango
LG	J. Bitonio	J. Cooper
C	J. Greco	C. Erving
RG	A. Bailey	J. Cooper
RT	A. Pasztor	S. Coleman
WR	T. Pryor Sr.	A. Hawkins	R. Higgins
QB	J. McCown	C. Kessler	K. Hogan
FB	M. Johnson
HB	I. Crowell	D. Johnson Jr.	G. Atkinson III
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	J. Meder	S. Paea	T. Holmes
NT	D. Shelton	G. Wright	S. Paea
RDE	C. Nassib	X. Cooper	T. Holmes
LOLB	E. Ogbah	C. Lemonier	C. Johnson
LILB	D. Davis	T. Carder
RILB	C. Kirksey	D. Alexander
ROLB	J. Schobert	C. Johnson	C. Lemonier
CB	J. Haden	T. Williams Sr. (nickel)	B. Boddy-Calhoun
SS	I. Campbell	D. Kindred
FS	J. Poyer	E. Reynolds III
CB	J. Taylor	M. Burley	T. Howard
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	C. Parkey
P	B. Colquitt
H	B. Colquitt
PR	D. Johnson Jr.	J. Poyer	A. Hawkins
KR	G. Atkinson III	D. Johnson Jr.	A. Hawkins

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2016 season preview: Cleveland Browns

https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-2016-season-preview-cleveland-browns/

Another year, another attempt for the Browns to find some positive consistency, says John Kosko.

Prior to the 2015 season, owner Jimmy Haslam made a promise to the Cleveland Browns fan base that he would not “blow things up.” Optimism and hope was at its highest since 2007 – the only winning season in the past 14 seasons – after a 7-9 2014 season that saw Cleveland in legitimate playoff contention in November. Fast forward five short months and Haslam did indeed fire everyone and was on a search for a new staff. Sashi Brown was promoted to executive vice president of football operations, Hue Jackson was hired as head coach, and Paul DePodesta left a World Series team to become chief strategy officer. As soon as DePodesta was hired, the Browns were labeled as the Moneyball of football and analytics was king. While they are using analytics, it’s only one tool in the box.

Will Robert Griffin III (or Cody Kessler) finally solve Cleveland’s QB issues?

Quarterbacks: 31st in PFF’s preseason rankings

The Browns head into training camp with a QB competition. Browns fans know all too well how this has worked for the team the past 17 years. The jersey of shame currently holds 24 names and 2016 could mark the 25th and 26th quarterbacks the Browns will have started since 1999. The presumptive starter is Robert Griffin III, as the former rookie of the year signed a two-year, $15 million deal with Cleveland.

The last time we saw RG III in the regular season was 2014, with Week 2 that year being his last positively graded game. RG III is one of the most accurate QBs in the league when healthy, but his issues stem from decision-making under pressure. He still ranked in the top five in adjusted completion percentage when facing pressure, but when forced to go through progressions and throw late, he struggles. When throwing under/over 2.5 seconds per dropback, Griffin’s passer rating drops from 99.9 (under 2.5 seconds) to 66.4 (over).

If Hue Jackson can’t fix RG III, Cody Kessler or Josh McCown will be called upon. Based on how the team has operated this offseason, Kessler seems the most likely to be that guy. McCown is a veteran leader, but playing him over Kessler wouldn’t help anyone’s progress unless Kessler just isn’t ready. Kessler was extremely accurate the past two years under 20 yards and was top four in adjusted completion percentage under pressure in college in both 2014 and 2015. Regardless of who wins this competition, Cleveland will forever be looking for the next franchise quarterback until someone takes that mantle.

Can Duke Johnson and Isaiah Crowell give the Browns a 1-2 punch akin to Cincinnati?

Running backs: 20th

Duke Johnson quietly had one of the best rookie seasons we’ve seen from a running back since 2007. Of rookie backs with a minimum of 150 touches, Johnson had the third-highest receiving grade, third-highest forced missed tackle percentage, and fifth-highest elusive rating. Of those categories, only Johnson made an appearance in more than one in the top five, and that list of backs includes Marshawn Lynch, Adrian Peterson and Jonathan Stewart. If Johnson can continue his electric play as a receiver and show that same ability as a runner, the Browns’ 20th-ranked unit will start sniffing top-10 status. Isaiah Crowell should be better utilized in Hue Jackson’s power running attack, as Crowell’s vision and elusive ability is limited. He hits the hole hard but doesn’t do much after contact – has just 30 career missed tackles on 333 carries.



Corey Coleman (and more rookies) to the rescue

Receiving corps: 30th

The Browns navigated the first round of the draft and picked Baylor’s Corey Coleman, which started a drastic departure of how this front office views the importance of the position. The receiving corps has been depleted the past few seasons with former GM Ray Farmer’s ignorance of the need. Coleman was PFF’s top WR in the draft class while Colorado State’s Rashard Higgins wasn’t too far behind at No. 7. Coleman was easily the most explosive WR in the class, while Higgins was arguably the best route runner. Both were extremely productive and graded top 10 in the class in 2015 – in fact, fourth-round pick Jordan Payton was also a top-10-graded receiver. Rookies will have growing pains and their potential is sky-high, but until they prove it against NFL cornerbacks, potential is just that.

Replacing Alex Mack and Mitchell Schwartz is a tall order

Offensive line: 21st

If the Browns had a group to feel good about last season, it was the offensive line, as they had one of the best units heading into 2015. Joe Thomas did Joe Thomas things and had one of the best seasons of his Hall of Fame career. Joel Bitonio was injured for several games and never regained his excellent rookie form. John Greco took a big step back and had his worst season of his career and it ended in injury. Alex Mack never truly recovered from his broken leg that ended his 2014 season, and Mitchell Schwartz had his best season of his career. Schwartz has departed for Kansas City while Mack opted out of his contract to play for Kyle Shanahan again in Atlanta.

Replacing Mack will be Cam Erving, the 2015 first-round pick, who played at guard in 2015 and graded as the third-worst in the NFL. While he was out of position, it’s not an encouraging sign. Either Alvin Bailey, rookie Shon Coleman or rookie Spencer Drango will take Schwartz’s spot at right tackle. During training camp, the Browns rotated through three different players at right tackle before settling on Austin Pasztor. Pasztor has never graded well in his four-year career and most likely won the job because of his experience rather than good play, even though he logged his best preseason to date. Drango graded as one of the best tackles in college the past two years, allowing just two sacks and three hits (zero sacks in 2015), while Coleman allowed just three sacks and one hit the past two years.

Can Danny Shelton build off second-half improvement?

Front-seven: 32nd

The Browns front-seven will be reliant on rookies to step up and second-year players to make a sophomore leap. Last year’s first-round pick, Danny Shelton, needs to lead that charge and continue to play at a strong level. From Weeks 10 to 17, Shelton graded as the third-best rookie defensive tackle and 18th in the league, with strong play against the run. The slimmed-down Shelton (he reportedly dropped down to 330 pounds) will need to start disrupting the quarterback, as he only recorded eight hurries in 2015. While we at PFF liked what they did to improve their pass rush in the draft with the selections of Emmanuel Ogbah, Carl Nassib, Joe Schobert and Scooby Wright, that many rookies being able to make an immediate impact is unrealistic. New defensive coordinator Ray Horton will blitz the QB frequently, which can help a young defense as they adjust to NFL speed. A lot of players’ successes will hinge on Shelton being able to clog running lanes and creating interior pressure.

A healthy Joe Haden elevates the whole secondary

Secondary: 25th

Haden struggled (compared to his first four seasons) in former head coach Mike Pettine’s man press scheme where he was asked to do too much shadowing the opposing team’s No. 1 WR. Injured heading into the 2015 season, Haden was consistently out of position, which led to the former Florida Gator getting torched for four touchdowns on just 31 targets and grading as the worst cornerback last year. Haden can be a top-10 cornerback in the NFL when healthy, but he tends to give up too many catches to reach elite status. Ray Horton allows his cornerbacks to press or play off man, which suits Haden better, allowing him to switch up his technique based on the flow and feel of the game. Haden will struggle early in the season as he recovers from his offseason ankle surgery, but if he can get back to even his 2014 levels, the rest of the secondary has an easier job.

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2016 BROWNS SCHEDULE

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GAME PREVIEW

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LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD
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EAGLES ROOKIE QB CARSON WENTZ
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STATS COMPARISON
2015 STATS
278|PF|377
432|PA|430
5311|YG|5830
6067|YA|6426
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INACTIVES

Browns Inactives
Pos	Player	Injury Note
QB	Robert Griffin III	Fractured Shoulder Blade - IR
HB	Glenn Winston	Torn Rotator Cuff - IR
C	Austin Reiter	Complete ACL Tear - IR
LE	Desmond Bryant	Torn Pectoral - IR
ROLB	Nate Orchard	Broken Ankle - IR
K	Patrick Murray	Complete ACL Tear - IR

Eagles Inactives
Pos	Player	Injury Note
RE	Alex McCalister	Achilles Tear - Season
MLB	Joe Walker	Complete ACL Tear - Season

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GAME REPORT

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2016 1:00PM LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD PHILADELPHIA, PA
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24	FINAL	6

CROWELL CELEBRATES AN EARLY TOUCHDOWN RUN

ROOKIE STRUGGLES
Wentz throws two picks in Browns win

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Carson Wentz was rudely welcomed into the NFL Sunday against the Browns. The rookie passer completed 11 of 20 pass attempts for 142 yards and was picked off twice. He finished with a 37.9 passer rating as Cleveland ran away with a 24-6 victory in the season opener.

Browns safety Jordan Poyer picked off a pass that was tipped by Zach Ertz and linebacker Demario Davis wrestled away a ball that was intended for Jordan Matthews near the goal line.

The Eagles had a hard time running the ball as Cleveland frequently stacked eight defenders in the box, daring Wentz to try to beat them through the air. Ryan Mathews had some success, picking up 38 yards on eight carries before leaving the game in the third quarter with an injury. Darren Sproles was held to 14 yards on 10 carries.

Nelson Agholor led the Eagles receiving corps with 51 yards on three receptions, Jordan Matthews was just behind with 48 yards, also on three receptions.

Josh McCown had a solid outing for the Browns, throwing for 210 yards and a touchdown on 21 of 27 passing.

Isaiah Crowell led all rushers with 97 yards on 19 carries. He scored in the first quarter to give the Browns a lead they would never relinquish.

Josh Gordon led all receivers with 65 yards on five receptions while Terrelle Pryor added 50 yards on four catches. Rookie Corey Coleman caught four passes for 46 yards and a score.

The Cleveland defense held Philadelphia to 197 yards of total offense and just 55 on the ground in the win while the Browns rolled up 339 yards of offense.

"It was really a team win. Smart football. No turnovers, good defense and a good running game. Good team win." Browns head coach Hue Jackson said after the game.

The Browns are now 1-0 and will host the 1-0 Ravens next Sunday at Firstenergy Stadium.

Game Media



Box Score

Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles
Sep 11, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cleveland Browns (1-0)	7	14	0	3	24
Philadelphia Eagles (0-1)	3	0	0	3	6

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	PHI
Total Offense	339	197
Rushing Yards	129	55
Passing Yards	210	142
First Downs	16	11
Punt Return Yards	13	23
Kick Return Yards	79	20
Total Yards	431	240
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	7	4
4th Down Conversion	1	0
2-Point Conversion	1	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2	0-1
Penalties	14	5
Posession Time	25:10	14:50

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CLE	PHI
7:05	(PHI) C. Sturgis 44 Yd FG	0	3
2:05	(CLE) I. Crowell 8 Yd run (C. Parkey kick)	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CLE	PHI
5:48	(CLE) C. Parkey 57 Yd FG	10	3
3:15	(CLE) C. Parkey 23 Yd FG	13	3
0:06	(CLE) C. Coleman 20 Yd pass from J. McCown (2PT)	21	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CLE	PHI
6:39	(PHI) C. Sturgis 34 Yd FG	21	6
3:20	(CLE) C. Parkey 21 Yd FG	24	6

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. McCown 21/27 210 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD I. Crowell 19 97 5.1 1 M. Johnson 3 17 5.7 0 D. Johnson Jr. 7 15 2.1 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Gordon 5 65 13.0 0 T. Pryor Sr. 4 50 12.5 0 C. Coleman 4 46 11.5 1 R. Telfer 1 17 17.0 0 I. Crowell 2 15 7.5 0 G. Barnidge 2 11 5.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Davis 5 0.0 1 0 C. Kirksey 4 0.0 0 0 D. Shelton 4 0.0 0 0 J. Haden 4 0.0 0 0 J. Schobert 4 0.0 0 0 C. Nassib 4 0.0 0 0 J. Poyer 2 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG C. Parkey 3/3 1/1 10 58 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Colquitt 2 69 34.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD G. Atkinson III 2 63 31.5 0 D. Johnson Jr. 1 16 16.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Johnson Jr. 1 13 13.0 0

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Wentz 11/20 142 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Mathews 8 38 4.8 0 D. Sproles 10 14 1.1 0 C. Wentz 3 3 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD N. Agholor 3 51 17.0 0 J. Matthews 3 48 16.0 0 D. G.Beckham 3 31 10.3 0 Z. Ertz 2 12 6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD B. Logan 8 0.0 0 0 M. Jenkins 8 0.0 0 0 C. Barwin 8 0.0 0 0 J. Hicks 7 0.0 0 0 R. McLeod Jr. 7 0.0 0 0 M. Kendricks 6 0.0 0 0 R. Brooks 6 0.0 0 0 N. Carroll II 4 0.0 0 0 N. Bradham 4 0.0 0 0 L. McKelvin 4 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG C. Sturgis 2/3 0/0 6 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Jones 2 50 25.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Huff 1 20 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Sproles 1 23 23.0 0

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