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Rooting for Da Bears
CHICAGO — OK, let’s start here: A few minutes before kickoff between the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans at Soldier Field on Sunday, there was this…
Sep 26, 2022
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A Browns Diary: Redux
So … the Bengals didn’t take. After five minutes, I already knew … look, I like Joe Burrow, and I worked in Cincinnati for a while, and one of my best…
Sep 19, 2022
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August 2022
Watson, the Browns and Moving On
So I have an idea about what this Cleveland Browns Diary will become — we’ll get to that in a moment — but first we should probably tie a bow on my 50…
Aug 19, 2022
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June 2022
Chiefs? Panthers? Bills? Bengals?
OK, let’s start this one off with a new feature available here at JoeBlogs — a poll! Yes, Substack now gives me the option to put polls on here. That’s…
Jun 27, 2022
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March 2022
Fanhood for sale! Apply here!
OK, this was supposed to be a long essay about Baker Mayfield and his time with the Cleveland Browns. That essay is written, and was being edited, when…
Mar 18, 2022
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February 2022
Did the Browns Lose on Purpose?
A few years ago, just after NBC Sports got the rights to Premier League soccer, I went to England to learn more about it. As you might imagine, it was…
Feb 3, 2022
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January 2022
Week 18: Adding Insult to Injury
Browns 21, Cincinnati 16 Summary: Who cares? The key moment: When the NFL decided to add a meaningless 17th game to this frustrating season. Happiness…
Jan 10, 2022
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Bonus Browns Diary: Baker
OK, here’s where this one starts:
Jan 7, 2022
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Week 17: Goodnight, Farewell and Amen
Pittsburgh 26, Browns 14 Summary: !#@$$%#%. The key moment: !$@$#^#^@%$. Happiness level (scale of 1-to-10): 0. That was one of the worst regular-season…
Jan 4, 2022
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December 2021
Week 16: Decisions, Decisions
Packers 24, Browns 22 Summary: Inaccurate passing, curious play calling and terrible officiating … The key moment: I suppose it was the missed pass…
Dec 27, 2021
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Week 15: A Case of the Mondays
Raiders 16, Browns 14 Summary: The game was lost, and then a win seemed possible, then it seemed lost again, then it seemed like the Browns would…
Dec 21, 2021
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Week 14: A W is a W
Browns 24, Ravens 22 Summary: A lot of things went wrong for the Ravens, and the Browns barely held on. The key moment: I think the key moment was the…
Dec 13, 2021
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