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Analyst Reveals What Actually Matters For Browns This Year

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The range of outcomes for the Cleveland Browns in 2026 is very wide indeed. With so many unknowns, most notably at quarterback, it’s possible that they could be in contention for either the AFC North title or the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. That means it may be unfair or unwise...

Analyst Warns Browns About Underrated Opponent Early In 2026 Season

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns are thought to have one of the easiest schedules in the NFL this season. Their opponents had the lowest combined winning percentage last season, and as a group, they are projected to be below the .500 mark again this year. But considering the Browns have won eight games c...

Analyst Pushes Back On Popular Shedeur Sanders Stance

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   There has always been the idea around the NFL that it’s better to have patience with a young quarterback, that he may be served waiting to play and learning behind someone else before being thrown into action. But with the salary cap and rookie contracts playing a larger role these days, team...

Analyst Believes Young Browns Defender Is Only Getting Better

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns may have had multiple reasons for deciding to trade Myles Garrett, despite the legendary pass rusher setting the NFL single-season record for sacks just last year. First and foremost, the organization may have decided that Garrett, through no fault of his own, no longer f...

Todd Monken Gets Disrespected In Latest Coaching Rankings

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns were one of 10 NFL teams to change their head coach this offseason. Like a majority of them, Todd Monken is a first-timer, but unlike the others, the 60-year-old is one of the oldest in NFL history. Though he has a long career as an assistant coach, including a recent thr...

Insider Notes Big Challenge Facing Deshaun Watson If He Wins QB Battle

Justin Hussong • 2 months ago   Deshaun Watson surprisingly had the inside track to win the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback job earlier this offseason, but Shedeur Sanders' impressive OTA performance appears to have tightened up the competition. Watson is reportedly looking healthier than he has in quite some time and...

Analyst Sends A Stern Warning To NFL About Browns' Defense

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns have had one of the best defenses in the NFL over the past three seasons. But that was with defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and All-Pro pass rusher Myles Garrett leading the way. Neither one of them will be around this season. Schwartz chose to resign after being passe...

Young Browns Playmaker Is Already Standing Out Among NFL's Best

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   As part of their highly touted 2025 NFL Draft class, the Cleveland Browns came away with arguably two of the event’s best value selections. The first was second-round linebacker Carson Schwesinger, who wound up as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. In addition, third-round tight end Harold...

Deshaun Watson Is Celebrating A Memorable Life Event

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   Deshaun Watson has been through a lot in the past two years. After returning from injury to regain his job as the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback to start the 2024 season, he lasted just seven games before tearing his Achilles tendon. Then, during his recovery, he reinjured it, sidelin...

Browns Lineman Named Among Most Overpaid NFL Players

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   Sometimes, when the need is so great, an NFL team will have to overpay to solve the problem. The Cleveland Browns were facing the potentially overwhelming task of rebuilding their entire offensive line from scratch this offseason, so they perhaps could be forgiven for their considerable spend...

Insider Raises Biggest Question Facing Browns In 2026

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns had plenty of questions to address this offseason. They seem to have answered some of them sufficiently, rebuilding their offensive line and improving their wide receivers. But the Browns were unable or unwilling to do anything about their troubling quarterback situation....

Insider Predicts Massive Season For Former Browns Star

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   Cleveland Browns fans will try very hard to forget about Myles Garrett, now that he's been traded to the Los Angeles Rams. But it will be difficult to avoid checking in on the defensive end to see what kind of season he is having with his new team. Browns fans marked off every sack Garrett ea...

Insider Calls For 2 Browns Defenders To Step Up In 2026

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns have been rightfully praised for acquiring an immediate replacement in Jared Verse in their trade of Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams. However, Verse won’t be able to do it all by himself. That’s why the Browns will need improved performances from other players on th...

Browns Analyst Calls Out Insider For 'Absurd' Myles Garrett Trade Grade

Brandon Marcus • 2 months ago   Both the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams swung for the fences this offseason with one of the biggest trades in recent NFL history. When the Browns agreed to move Myles Garrett from Cleveland to LA, they knew they'd receive a huge response with both positive and negative reviews. Seth Wa...

Insider Reveals What Could Tip The Browns' QB Competition

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns may have had good reason to extend their quarterback competition between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders into training camp. Sanders reportedly showed enough improvement to remain in contention for the job, and Todd Monken likely wants to make completely sure that his...

Browns Defender Earns Nod Among Elite NFL Company

Brandon Marcus • 2 months ago   He has only spent one season in the NFL so far, but Cleveland Browns linebacker Carson Schwesinger has shown a lot of promise during that time. He has already earned Defensive Rookie of the Year honors, and some people believe he could have an even more explosive second season. Peter Bukowski...

Insider Says Johnny Manziel's Browns Grudge Misses One Thing

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns have made more than their share of bad quarterback decisions since being reinstated into the NFL in 1999. Even with a dubious list, one has turned out to be much worse than the others. That is the case with Johnny Manziel, who, as a first-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft,...

Analyst Believes Browns' New-Look Offense Comes Down To One Player

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns are counting on a major step forward from their offense this season. Most of that hoped-for improvement would come from new players, with a rebuilt offensive line and rookie wide receivers KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston. The unit could have as many as nine new starters,...

Johnny Manziel Deletes Post After Sounding Off On Cleveland Radio Host

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns still have an open quarterback competition heading into training camp in a couple of weeks, but that may not be their biggest QB controversy right now. After some incendiary comments by Johnny Manziel resurfaced, a heated back-and-forth with a longtime radio host has take...

Browns Veteran Ranked Dead Last In NFL QB Rankings

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   In the end, it may not matter all that much who the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback is this season. The choice between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders leaves so much to be desired that neither one may be able to coax the Browns to a winning season. Cleveland is considered to have on...

Browns' Promising Offseason Has One Glaring Problem

Andy Webb • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns have made some significant changes and upgrades throughout the offseason. The team appears to be in better shape for the future, but that doesn't mean it's a perfect roster. This team still has some positional battles to solve during training camp. Most importantly, the q...

Analyst Says Deshaun Watson's Offseason Move Tells Him Everything

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns made a mildly surprising decision when head coach Todd Monken announced that he would not name a starting quarterback coming out of the final minicamp. Monken had said that he wanted to have either Deshaun Watson or Shedeur Sanders in place to open training camp. However,...

Browns Offense Gets Little Respect From Oddsmakers

Mike Battaglino • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns went into this offseason looking to significantly upgrade their offense, and by almost any account, they have been successful. The Browns completely rebuilt their offensive line, and the two wide receivers they selected in the 2026 NFL Draft were very impressive in minica...

Browns Coach Drops Glowing Praise On Year 2 Player

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Carson Schwesinger gave Browns fans plenty to celebrate during his rookie season, and the people inside the building who work with him every single day sound just as excited about what comes next as anyone watching from the outside. Linebacker coach Jason Tarver sat down for an exclusive inte...

Browns Earn A Surprising Offseason Grade From National Analyst

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   The grades are starting to come in on the Browns' offseason, and Cleveland is earning marks that would have seemed unthinkable just a year ago. With training camp right around the corner, national analysts have had enough time to step back and evaluate everything Andrew Berry and the front of...

Analyst Says One Browns Player Deserves More Respect

Jimmy Swartz • 2 months ago   Quinshon Judkins put together a quietly impressive season for the Browns last year, but the national conversation around running backs has largely overlooked what he accomplished given the circumstances surrounding him. The offensive line was in a state of flux, the quarterback situation rota...

Browns Legend Explains Why He Could Never Join The Steelers

Justin Hussong • 2 months ago   The Cleveland Browns unfortunately haven't had the winningest history, but that doesn't take away from how bitter their rivalry with the Pittsburgh Steelers is. Pittsburgh has beaten and battered the Browns for decades, but the Browns head into 2026 on a one-game winning streak against the St...