Check out an interview with Carlton Mitchell, a look at getting Joe Haden signed, LeBron now that he's away from the bubble he had in Cleveland and more.
View full sizeThe Browns and Joe Haden still have some work to do if he's going to be in camp on Saturday.Browns
Check out WaitingForNextYear's interview with Browns rookie wide receiver Carlton Mitchell.
Cleveland Reboot: "Does anyone in Cleveland truly care about Rolando McClain? You should – and not because he's likely to become an excellent middle linebacker – but rather, yet again, the Raiders have completely skewed the league's rookie salary slotting 'system.' Of course, such a system doesn't truly exist – and with the Raiders still in the league, it's becoming more of a suggestion. As it relates to the Browns, the mega-contract Oakland gave to last year's seventh overall draft pick, Darrius Heyward-Bey, has set the bar for Joe Haden – taken at the exact spot a few months ago. If such a system proves reliable as a precedent, Haden instantly becomes overpriced." » Read more
No Logo Needed: "There isn't a nice way to say that last season was a train wreck at wide receiver for the Browns. They ranked dead last in the NFL in receiving yards. But not much could be expected with the worst quarterback tandem in the history of the world throwing them the ball. Even though Massaquoi was a rookie last year, he showed a lot of promise. Now with word out OTAs that Robiskie is coming into his own, the Browns could be looking much improved in 2010." » Read more
Dawg Pound Daily: "It's the linebackers that truly set the tone in all 3-4 schemes. If a team's four linebackers are mostly solid and consistent, than chances are that defense is going to be at least an average unit. On the other hand, if a defense has some playmakers at the second level, then you better look out because that defense has a chance to be dangerous. With that in mind, all it takes is a quick glance at the Browns linebackers and it's quite obvious that the defense is striving for respectability this season, not dominance." » Read more
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Stepien Rules: "I can't help but watch these [LRMR] guys fall on their face and wonder if stories like these are surfacing now because the real people who actually did the heavy lifting in the cultivation of this 'Chosen One/King James/next Mike' image are no longer involved in the process. The Cavaliers organization and the Cleveland media are no longer there to protect and shelter the public portrayal of LeBron James. That job rests squarely and completely now on the shoulders of Maverick Carter, who is doing the best job he can. Which is an awful one, and his only client on the planet is publicly hurting matters." » Read more
Cleveland Frowns caught up with the guy that wore the LeBron Heat jersey to Wednesday's Indians game.
Cavs: the blog presents us with a useful scale for what to expect when LeBron James returns to The Q.