Month: July 2021

Browns training camp started this week and no players where placed on the PUP list and only one was on the Covid-19 list, second round pick Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. This doesn’t hurt the team, because the Browns don’t have to count on their draft picks to start. It does hurt JOK, missing the start of training camp. The Browns are taking a cautious approach with OL Chris Hubbard, WR Odell Beckham, Jr. and S Grant Delpit which is good. The best news today is fans will be a training camp. Head coach Kevin Stefanski is finally going to get a feeling for what a Browns training camp is all about. I fully expect him to do something special for the fans.

So far I’ve enjoyed all the videos and the player meetings with the local media. From what I’ve heard, all the players are saying the right things and are echoing the attitude of their head coach. “Last year was great, but we’re concentrating on getting better this year.” I Love It. Everyone is on the same page. After two days of training camp the biggest news was new Browns LB Anthony Walker is going to call the defensive plays. It was thought that new safety John Johnson, III would be the play caller based on him calling the plays for the Rams last year. This tells me Walker will be on the field as a three down linebacker. While being a great run stopper and a tackling machine, Walker is not known for his pass coverage skills. This allows DC Joe Woods to use more nickel and dime packages. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Browns use three safeties in a nickel package.

The other big news came today when GM Andrew Berry announced the Browns are at 90% vaccination rate for players and 100% for the coaching staff. The teams who are serious about winning have to be at these vaccination rates. QB Baker Mayfield is right, it’s a competitive advantage. HC Kevin Stefanski just announced the team will be at full strength today at practice. Let’s Go. Finally don’t forget the latest episode of “Building The Browns” will air Sunday August 1. at 10:30 am on YouTube. Everyone enjoy the twitter videos, the crowd should be loud, stay safe and Go Browns.

The quiet period is finally over and Browns training camp starts next week. Is everyone tired of lists yet? In honor of the season of lists being over, here’s a final list of important dates for the Browns moving forward. Keep this handy for future reference.

Saturday, July 24, 10:00 AM(EST) the announcement of the Browns retro jersey. I’m not a uniform guy, but I’m kind of interested in seeing this.

Saturday, July 24, Browns rookies and quarterbacks report to Berea. Can’t wait for the video’s on twitter.

Tuesday, July 27, Browns veterans report to Berea. Hopefully the Browns will have their first and third round picks signed by this date.

Thursday, July 29, Browns practice starts.

Friday, July 30, Fans can start attending training camp. It’s about damn time. If you’ve never been to a Browns training camp, it’s a must at least once.

Sunday August 1, Orange and Brown scrimmage at First Energy Stadium.

Sunday August 1, new episode of “Building The Browns.” Required viewing to get you fired up for the season.

Friday, August 14, 7:00 PM (EST), NFL Network, first pre-season game vs the Jacksonville Jaguars. Urban Myers and Sunshine’s NFL debut.

Tuesday, August 17, first cutdown day to 85 players.

Sunday, August 22, 1:00 PM(EST), NFL Network, second pre-season game vs. the New York Giants.

Tuesday, August 24, second cutdown day to 80 players.

Sunday, August 29, 8:00PM(EST), NBC, third pre-season game vs. the Atlanta Falcons.

Tuesday, August 31, Final cutdown day to 53 players. This day is going to be an interesting day for the Browns.

Sunday, September 12, 4:35 PM(EST) Game one vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. The Browns will have two weeks to prepare for this game.

This off season is going to be fun to watch if you’re a Browns fan. All three pre-season games will be live on television. Remember when you had to get up at 1:00 AM to watch a replay? Training camp video’s will be highly scrutinized and the Browns will have some tough cutdown decisions on August 30. It will be interesting to see who will makes the practice squad, because last year it was used heavily. I’m glad to be back writing the http://www.dawgpoundsouth.net blog and I’m still writing articles for http://www.CLEsportstalk.com. Watch this space for further reports on the Cleveland Browns. Everyone stay safe and Go Browns.