Brownie Bits

We take a look at some Cleveland Browns news in one fell swoop and catch up on all things Browns related.

Thanks to Ryan for sending me this link to an interesting article on whether or not the Cleveland Browns were ever looking into adding a logo to their helmet.
The urban legend that the Browns added a intertwined CB to their helmets in 1965 has been around for as long as I can remember.
Thanks to some long detective work by a few people,it seems clear that it was in the works as shown by this advertisement,but was never acted upon.

Looks like where Mike Holmgren goes,Gil Haskell follows.
The long time Holmgren aide in both Green Bay and Seattle has followed him to Cleveland.
Haskell will be a "senior advisor",which sounds to me a nice term for "bringing a friend in to hang out with and talk football".

The Browns cut loose one more albatross from the Phil Savage era with the release of Jamal Lewis.
Lewis,who had concussion issues last season,supposedly was going to retire as he stated last season,but would consider a return to a Super Bowl contender.
What a surprise there.
Lewis was solid for one season and overpaid/underproductive for two more.
Cannot say I will miss him very much...

And speaking of surprises,is anyone else shocked that Donte' Stallworth,he of the disappointing career and off the field issues, managed to be quickly signed by the Baltimore Ravens?
Stallworth should fit right in with the Ray Lewis gang,who seem to be this generations version of the 70's Oakland Raiders with the gambling on washed out players with heavy baggage.
I should have expected Stallworth to be a Raven.
Rant all you want about the Steelers,Browns fans,but these types of guys don't tend to play in Pittsburgh unless they draft them,they may gamble on a guy in the draft,but the second chance crowd do not wind up there like they seem to in Baltimore.

Selfishly,here is hoping that the Browns make a run at long time favorite Torry Holt,who was released by Jacksonville.
Holt still can play,although not at his former level as he caught 51 passes for the Jaguars last season and this team screams for a veteran player to work with Mohamed Massaquoi and Brian Robiskie.

Most of the mock drafts seem to have the Browns taking Florida corner Joe Haden thus far.
Corner is a position of major need and I would have little issue with Haden coming to Cleveland,UNLESS Tennessee safety Eric Berry is on the board.
In our opinion,Berry is the second best player in the draft behind Nebraska defensive tackle
Ndamukong Suh...