Bedford's Rodger Saffold starting at left tackle for Rams and other pre-game notes.
CLEVELAND -- Pre-game observations from soggy Cleveland Browns Stadium ...
• Seems lately like there is always one preseason game affected by storms. Rain has fallen steadily all day and the tarp's been off since about 6 p.m. Lightning is in the forecast, too.
• Rams rookie quarterback Sam Bradford was brutalized for four sacks in his preseason debut last week. The good news for him is he'll have his No. 1 offensive line intact tonight. That includes Bedford native Rodger Saffold at left tackle. It's not a comfortable situation breaking in a rookie left tackle and rookie franchise quarterback in the same season. But Atlanta survived it in 2008 with Sam Baker and Matt Ryan.
• The Browns are still listing John St. Clair as their starting right tackle after he missed most of the practice week. We'll see when they take the field if Scott Kooistra slides over there instead. Billy Yates will start at right guard with Shawn Lauvao still tending to personal business.
• The de-activation of Mohamed Massaquoi (hamstring) may be a blessing. It will force Jake Delhomme to acquaint himself with Josh Cribbs. Seneca Wallace and Cribbs might have good chemistry going at practice, but Delhomme seldom throws to him.
• It will be a good test for the Browns' defense if Rams franchise back Steve Jackson plays. Jackson sat out the Rams' preseason opener. He had surgery on a herniated disk in April. Given the field conditions, though, the Rams might re-think playing Jackson. He's all they've got on offense.