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Cleveland Browns
2009 Record: 5-11
The Browns couldn’t get anything going last year. That is, not until the very end of the year. Cleveland went 1-11 before winning 4 in a row at the end of the season, which included a 13-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The late-season efforts the Browns made to erase some embarrassing play might have saved Eric Mangini’s job and given Browns fans reason to be optimistic. Still, their 2009 performance prompted some changes on and off the field. Mike Holgrem took over as Team President and Tom Heckert is now General Manager. Unlike before, Mangini’s role will be reduced to that of Head Coach alone. Last year, he made nearly all personnel decisions. The Browns find themselves rebuilding again.
Don’t expect the Browns’ most interesting draft pick to see any playing time this season. According to Holgrem, they’ll have Texas’ Colt McCoy sitting on the bench and learning to prevent forced-in scarring that they’ve seen before.
So far, the Browns are 1-2 in the preseason. They won their first game at Green Bay (27-24) and lost back-to-back games against St. Louis and Detroit. They take on the Bears before their first regular season at Tampa Bay.
2010 Schedule:
Sun, Sep 12 at Tampa Bay at 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Sep 19 vs. Kansas City at 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Sep 26 at Baltimore at 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Oct 3 vs. Cincinnati at 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Oct 10 vs. Atlanta at 1:00 PM ET on FOX
Sun, Oct 17 at Pittsburgh at 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Oct 24 at New Orleans at 1:00 PM ET on CBS
BYE
Sun, Nov 7 vs. New England at 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Nov 14 vs. New York at 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Nov 21 at Jacksonville 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Nov 28 vs. Carolina 1:00 PM ET on FOX
Sun, Dec 5 at Miami 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Dec 12 at Buffalo 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Dec 19 at Cincinnati 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Dec 26 vs. Baltimore 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Sun, Jan 2 vs. Pittsburgh 1:00 PM ET on CBS
Cleveland Browns 2010 Prediction: Expect to see some improvement but another tough run in 2010.
Cleveland Browns 2010 Record Prediction: 6-10 |
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