JR: Michael Sam Drafted by St. Louis Rams - (My May 2014 ToledoTalk.com comment.) He was drafted near the end of the 7th and final round. The 249th player picked. It's no surprise when a player drafted that late does not make a team. May 10, 2014 article : Of those players at [Michael Sa... more>> 3 min read
- Nov 10, 2017 - #nfl #sports #football #activism

JR: 2016 NFL Draft - Thu, Apr 28, 2016 Browns had the number two pick overall, but earlier this month, the Browns made a big deal with the Eagles. The Browns accumulated more picks for this draft and for the 2017 and maybe 2018 drafts. The Browns moved from the second s... more>> 2 min read
- Apr 28, 2016 - #nfl

JR: 2016 Cleveland Browns move toward Moneyball - Jan 6, 2016 - And I like the idea. It's intriguing. But I might be a bit bias because my degree is in mathematics, and I like using stats to provide context. Since a lot of Cleveland media and national media are confused and upset about the recent m... more>> 11 min read
- Jan 13, 2016 - #math #data #sports #football #nfl #browns #business #blog_jr

JR: Cleveland Browns 2015 Schedule - Preseason Thu, Aug 13 vs Redskins 8:00 p.m. Thu, Aug 20 vs Bills 8:00 p.m. Sat, Aug 29 at Buccaneers 7:00 p.m. Thu, Sep 3 at Bears 8:00 p.m. Regular Season 1 - Sun, Sep 13 @ New York Jets1:00 PM CBS LOSS 2 - Sun, Sep 20 vs Tennessee... more>> 4 min read
- Nov 18, 2015 - #browns #nfl #football #sports

JR: NFL streaming a game in October 2015 - We got a glimpse of the future of watching football on Sunday morning. Some day, streaming services not cable, not satellite will probably be the way we watch everything. On Sunday, with the Bills-Jaguars game in London streaming on Yahoo, we got a... more>> 1 min read
- Oct 26, 2015 - #nfl #tv #video #internet #technology

JR: Cleveland Browns - An Unstable Sports Franchise - Oct 2015 Update - Original post, created on Dec 31, 2013. Updated info ... Compare Cleveland to two of the Browns divisional opponents: the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Baltimore Ravens The Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens in 1996.... more>> 5 min read
- Oct 01, 2015 - #sports #football #nfl #browns #history

JR: Week Three 2015 NFL - Browns (1-1) host the Raiders (1-1). Josh McCown will QB for Cleveland. Browns should and will win 27-17. Browns will then travel to San Diego next week. Tough one. But I'm guessing that SD wins, and the Browns start as somewhat expected with a 2-2 ... more>> 2 min read
- Sep 25, 2015 - #nfl

JR: 2015 NFL standings after two games - Since the league expanded its playoff field to 12 teams in 1990, 0-2 starts have virtually proven a mortal blow to playoff hopes. Only 11.6% of teams in that span have recovered from 0-2 to reach postseason. In 2014, 7 teams started 0-2, and the C... more>>
- Sep 22, 2015 - #nfl

JR: 2015 NFL Season Win Total Over/Under Lines - Aug 20, 2015 Team2015 Season Win Total Lines Arizona Cardinals8.5 Atlanta Falcons8.5 Baltimore Ravens9.5 Buffalo Bills8.5 Carolina Panthers8.5 Chicago Bears6.5 Cincinnati Bengals8.5 Cleveland Browns6.5 Dallas Cowboys9.5 Denver Broncos10.5 Detroit ... more>>
- Aug 20, 2015 - #nfl #football

JR: 2015 NFL Draft - Browns 2nd and 3rd round picks Draft Order and Picks PickTeam Player 1Tampa Bay Jameis Winston QB Florida State 2Tennessee Marcus Mariota QB Oregon 3Jacksonville Dante Fowler D... more>> 19 min read
- May 02, 2015 - #nfl #football #browns

JR: 2015 NFL Draft First Round Live Blog - Apr 30, 2015 - 2015 NFL Draft 11:49 p.m. Final first round picks: 25 - Carolina - Shaq Thompson OLB Washington 26 - Baltimore - Breshad Perriman WR UCF 27 - Dallas - Byron Jones CB Connecticut 28 - Detroit traded with Den Laken Tomlinson OG Du... more>> 17 min read
- May 01, 2015 - #nfl #football #browns

JR: Browns off-season player changes as of mid-March 2015 - Summary of a Mar 16, 2015 Tony Grossi story Gains Signed quarterback Josh McCown, 3 years/$14 million. Signed wide receiver Brian Hartline, 2 years/$6 million. Signed quarterback Thad Lewis, 1 year/undisclosed. Losses Quarterback Brian Hoyer... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 16, 2015 - #browns #nfl

JR: Cleveland Browns - February 2015 - Apparently, the Browns won't resign QB Brian Hoyer. According to https://twitter.com/TonyGrossi everyone else is an option: Sanchez, Bradford, McCown, etc. And how are these players better than Hoyer? Manziel is receiving "treatment," and head coac... more>> 5 min read
- Feb 19, 2015 - #browns #nfl

JR: Green Bay Packers lose NFC Championship - Game played on Sun, Jan 18, 2015. Seattle defeated Green Bay 28-22 in overtime. The Packers made several bad plays in the game that contributed to one of the "greatest" playoff collapses in NFL history. Even when GB was up 19-7, it was no more than... more>> 41 min read
- Jan 20, 2015 - #nfl #todo

JR: NFL Divisional Playoff Round - Jan 2015 - A good crop of QBs on these teams. Carolina - Cam Newton at Seattle - Russell Wilson - one Super Bowl appearance; one Super Bowl win Dallas - Tony Romo at Green Bay - Aaron Rogers - one Super Bowl appearance; one Super Bowl win Indianapolis - Andr... more>>
- Jan 09, 2015 - #nfl