Phil Dawson Retiring as a Brownie

Clevfan4life

@canton-mike said:

You have to wonder, don't ya? He MAY be a great mentor maybe?

Mike

yeah something tells me if he wanted to, he could walk into berea tommorrow and win the job. At the very least we oughta seriously inquire if he wouldnt mind being the kicking coach. Not sure where he lives full time but if its not far from here maybe he'd be game....

The Gipper

Insurance?

Ibleedbrown

I’m trying to find the clip of my favorite Phil Dawson play but having trouble. It was a fake kick where he ran the ball right up the gut for a first down and made some solid contact in the process, and if memory serves it was the play that earned him the nickname Phil “the human battering ram” Dawson. Can’t even remember who it was against. Here’s an article that at least mentions his nickname.

https://www.timesleaderonline.com/sports-columns/2014/01/wild-card-weekend-i-will-never-go-shopping-again/

PoeticG

Phil Dawson signed a wooden cutout of a Browns' player for me. I asked him to sign the foot, he signed the helmet just by the ear. He said he'll always be in my ear... lol

Great Job coming home Phil! I know it's over but I'm still gonna say it. Encore? One time baby, one time.

jrb12711

I'll never forget this game, watching it with my dad and knowing Phil was somehow going to go out there and make 'em despite the nonsense weather. I'm glad to see this happening, beers should always be free for this dude in Cleveland. Just like JT, I just wish he coulda been part of some winning teams.

mjp28

@the-gipper said:

Insurance?

Orion

@jrb12711 said:

I'll never forget this game,

That long FG in the bad weather is, to me, one of the best kicks in history.

When Romeo sent him out for that long one I said to my wife, This is a stupid decision to try and kick a FG from way out here. And when he snuck it in there I said, What a kick! But it was STILL a stupid decision. - We had some BAD head coaches!

We have a history of some good kickers, all the way back to The Toe.....but I think Phil was our best kicker ever. As Canton Mike eluded, it ain't easy to kick in the Cleveland late season winds, rain & snow....but he played the winds & weather and MADE the kicks. - I'm glad that he loves us right back.

gumby73

I'll post the end snippets..but I'd go back to start "? if i were you"..Thanks Phil !!

OldBrownsFan

As someone who loves the Browns it is hard not to have a real fondness for Browns players (both former and present) who love the team, the city of Cleveland and it's fans. Thank you Phil Dawson!

hoorta

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001038394/article/browns-kicker-phil-dawson-retires-after-21-years?icampaign=trendingNews

mjp28

Zombo said:

His wife is still hot...

Z

As long as you didn't say he was hot......then I'd begin to worry about you.

flyingfooldoug

He may not be what The Toe was to the Browns but I think he meant enough to warrant a hotdog stand on Lou Groza Blvd. Dawson’s Dawgs.

May he have a long and happy retirement

jrb12711

@orion said:

That long FG in the bad weather is, to me, one of the best kicks in history.

When Romeo sent him out for that long one I said to my wife, This is a stupid decision to try and kick a FG from way out here. And when he snuck it in there I said, What a kick! But it was STILL a stupid decision. - We had some BAD head coaches!

We have a history of some good kickers, all the way back to The Toe.....but I think Phil was our best kicker ever. As Canton Mike eluded, it ain't easy to kick in the Cleveland late season winds, rain & snow....but he played the winds & weather and MADE the kicks. - I'm glad that he loves us right back.

It's funny because I remember thinking the exact same thing. Don't forget too that the Browns were in the midst of a play off hunt that year with DA, so that game had a lot on it as well compared to most December games. Crazy that was 12 years ago.