Cleveland sports bloggers talk about Eric Mangini's 'process,' Josh Cribbs' role on offense, Peyton Hillis as Mike Alstott and thoughts from The Q as the Cavaliers won their preseason opener.
View full sizeWhile some fans think Eric Mangini is in over his head, others think the Browns' struggles are just part of the rebuilding process.Browns
Land Loyalty: "So what is the 2010 season about? It's Step 2 of 'The Process.' It's not about contending for a Super Bowl. It's about building the team back up using the concrete foundation of toughness established in 2009 - the concrete which hardened in December. If 2009 was about pouring concrete, 2010 is about laying bricks." » Read more
WaitingForNextYear: "It's obviously not apples-to-apples to say that the Browns can employ a college-style spread into their Wildcat/Flash/Cyclone package and expect it to work; NFL defenses aren't as slow as UMass' and Indiana's defenses. But, Rich Rodriguez and Calvin McGee find ways to use Denard Robinson that exploit defensive tendencies that I think the Browns could explore in an effort to open things up and make Cribbs more of a weapon." » Read more
No Logo Needed: "This Browns team is aggressive - and in T.J. Ward's case, almost to a fault. When Mangini took this job, he had very little to work with other than the fact he has the most loyal fan base in the NFL. He knew that winning football games on the shores of Lake Erie in December wasn't going to work with a team that relied on throwing the ball 40 times a game. This will be a hard-nosed running football team that will break the other team's will. This is turning into a team that the blue collar fans of Cleveland will identify and fall in love with." » Read more
Cleveland Reboot tells us that Peyton Hillis is not Mike Alstott.
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Cavs HQ: "Now [Sessions] will have to prove that he has the game to back [his attitude] up. Sessions finished with 11 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in 22 minutes, but he shot only 3-for-9 from the field and had 3 turnovers. In a game the Cavs won by 15 points, he was only +3 on the night. Make no mistake, I am optimistic about Sessions' positive impact on the Cavs this season, but I will also be looking closely at how well his production lines up with his attitude." » Read more
Cavs: the blog: "Love seeing Hickson get five offensive boards and 10 free throw attempts. Do not love a starting power forward who doesn't shoot threes go 5-13 from the floor. The work on the post moves and the mid-range jumper is all well and good, but J.J. is, was, and always should be a finisher first and foremost." » Read more