Browns Training Camp 2020

Dutch Oven

Browns practice cancelled today. Presumptive positive Covid tests from players and/or coaching staff.

The Gipper · Aug 23, 2020 22 4View on X

@dutch-oven said:

Browns practice cancelled today. Presumptive positive Covid tests from players and/or coaching staff.

https://twitter.com/MaryKayCabot/status/1297538102379139072/photo/1

Presumptive? I take that as a "there were positive tests, but, there may have been errors in the process that gave false positives and we are waiting to confirm"

D Bone

@the-gipper said:

Presumptive? I take that as a "there were positive tests, but, there may have been errors in the process that gave false positives and we are waiting to confirm"

Errors? In the testing process for COVID?? That gives false positive results???

Nah, that doesn't happen.

Dutch Oven

Tests all came back negative per MKC, Browns practice back on.

gumby73

Say Hello LB !!... https://brownszone.com/2020/08/23/browns-sign-lb-malcolm-smith-former-super-bowl-mvp/ to make room C Casey Dunn moved to IR (foot)

Edit-- Due to practice changes... No* Pads, no media reports nah-therrr ..

Orion

@dutch-oven said:

Tests all came back negative per MKC, Browns practice back on.

Don't take this the wrong way but, Which one is it? The facility closed and went through a Deep Cleaning and Disinfecting. That ain't cheap. Although what's money to these teams?

Orion

@gumby73 said:

Say Hello LB !!

Yeah. I wasn't thrilled that we didn't have a senior veteran in that classroom...and the on the field classroom.

Dutch Oven

@orion said:

Don't take this the wrong way but, Which one is it? The facility closed and went through a Deep Cleaning and Disinfecting. That ain't cheap. Although what's money to these teams?

Originally something was indicating that there could be positive tests, but when they ran the tests again to double-check them they came back negative? (I guess?) Apparently there was an issue with the lab in New Jersey that ran the tests. There were false positives for multiple teams, and when verified they came back negative.

Orion

@dutch-oven said:

Originally something was indicating that there could be positive tests, but when they ran the tests again to double-check them they came back negative? (I guess?) Apparently there was an issue with the lab in New Jersey that ran the tests. There were false positives for multiple teams, and when verified they came back negative.

Whew! That scenario could've brought the whole thing crashing down.

Dutch Oven

@orion said:

Whew! That scenario could've brought the whole thing crashing down.

I still have some doubts about how well this is going to go, but so far, so good on starting the season as scheduled, sans the preseason games.

Can't believe the Browns opener will be hours finished by this time three weeks from now.

D Bone

https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-secondary-suffers-brutal-monday-200136122.html

Browns secondary suffers a brutal Monday practice session

Monday was a terrible day on the injury front for the Cleveland Browns secondary. Already missing top slot CB Kevin Johnson with his liver injury, three other prominent players left Monday’s practice session in Berea with injuries.

The most prominent is a potentially huge blow to the defense with rookie safety Grant Delpit suffering what appeared to be an Achilles injury. Delpit went to the ground just before team drills and was clutching at the back of his calf in obvious agony.

Delpit was the most serious of the injuries, but he wasn’t alone. Starting cornerback Greedy Williams also left the practice field before the session ended. He left under his own power but Williams was assisted by trainers back into the facility.

Recent arrival M.J. Stewart also caught the injury bug on Monday. Stewart was spotted with his leg heavily wrapped in ice before practice ended. He had been replacing Johnson’s role in the lineup.

Terrance Mitchell sat out Monday’s session for undisclosed reasons. That left Denzel Ward, Donovan Olumba, Tavierre Thomas, Robert Jackson, A.J. Green and Donnie Lewis Jr. as the cornerbacks to finish practice.

We’ll keep you updated on the injury status of all the Browns’ walking wounded as they become available.

Orion

Malcom Smith was at practice today.

gumby73

A frustrating work Monday, just got more frustrating ?

I'm just going to a) throw this up, b.) go grab several brews c) throw darts as hard as i can at the browns Tart Board ? d) hope I don't show up on the Browns IR list by 🥷 sunrise.. See ya!

https://cleveland.com/browns/2020/08/cleveland-browns-training-camp-2020-live-updates-for-sunday-aug-23.html Now where did I put that classic hit? I don't like Mondays ?

The Gipper

@d-bone said:

https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-secondary-suffers-brutal-monday-200136122.html

Browns secondary suffers a brutal Monday practice session

Monday was a terrible day on the injury front for the Cleveland Browns secondary. Already missing top slot CB Kevin Johnson with his liver injury, three other prominent players left Monday’s practice session in Berea with injuries.

The most prominent is a potentially huge blow to the defense with rookie safety Grant Delpit suffering what appeared to be an Achilles injury. Delpit went to the ground just before team drills and was clutching at the back of his calf in obvious agony.

Delpit was the most serious of the injuries, but he wasn’t alone. Starting cornerback Greedy Williams also left the practice field before the session ended. He left under his own power but Williams was assisted by trainers back into the facility.

Recent arrival M.J. Stewart also caught the injury bug on Monday. Stewart was spotted with his leg heavily wrapped in ice before practice ended. He had been replacing Johnson’s role in the lineup.

Terrance Mitchell sat out Monday’s session for undisclosed reasons. That left Denzel Ward, Donovan Olumba, Tavierre Thomas, Robert Jackson, A.J. Green and Donnie Lewis Jr. as the cornerbacks to finish practice.

We’ll keep you updated on the injury status of all the Browns’ walking wounded as they become available.

Did I miss something? No mention of Greedy Williams.

gumby73

Good to see some bodies back on the grass? Day 10... https://dawgsbynature.com/2020/8/25/21401241/cleveland-browns-training-camp-recap-day-10-morning-practice

D Bone

Good news or bad news depending on how you look at it...

"The Browns practiced without four of their five top cornerbacks. That the passing game still couldn’t gain any traction either says the offense is struggling or the Browns have the deepest secondary in modern football history."

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/passing-offense-continues-sputter-browns-113246803.html

Dutch Oven

@d-bone said:

Good news or bad news depending on how you look at it...

"The Browns practiced without four of their five top cornerbacks. That the passing game still couldn’t gain any traction either says the offense is struggling or the Browns have the deepest secondary in modern football history."

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/passing-offense-continues-sputter-browns-113246803.html

It has to be the latter, because the former cannot be true. Freddie Kitchens was the sole reason the offense struggled last year.... ?

TexasAg1969

@dutch-oven said:

It has to be the latter, because the former cannot be true. Freddie Kitchens was the sole reason the offense struggled last year.... ?

Pretty in Pink.?

tiamat63

@dutch-oven said:

It has to be the latter, because the former cannot be true. Freddie Kitchens was the sole reason the offense struggled last year.... ?

Of course it's possible to have a good bit of both.

- New coach, new OC, new personnel, new language, new philosophy (to an extent) COVID struck so - limited off season work, no OTA's, no mini camps...

- Joe Woods is comes in, puts players in a better position to succeed, cuts down his calls to make the early digestion of the defense easier, players fly around faster having to think less...

SdBacker80

@dutch-oven said:

It has to be the latter, because the former cannot be true. Freddie Kitchens was the sole reason the offense struggled last year.... ?

It has Been a beating a dead horse competition on this issue. You are kind on onboard where I saw things last year.

Blame assignment game:

Baker 33% - Poor reads, poor movement in the pocket (did really well in the category his rookie year) leaving clean pockets, missed throws

Playcaller/Personnel groups 33%- we were destined for failure I’d estimate a 33% prior to the snap. I can go back each game and I’m sure if you read the comments of each game we have an abundance of head scratchers each game.

Oline 16.5%- Baker and the past regime made this area more of need than it actually needed to be based on the above. But no doubt their were series and a few games that the edges could not hold up.

WRs 16.5%.- I love OBJ but he needs to improve his play and effort during play breakdowns. Rolling and coming back to the QB. There were times throughout the year we had a WR go left and he should have gone right. We had injuries, guys sitting out before and during the season and guys playing hurt. So continuity didn’t exist.

I’m lost on the last 1% any guesses?

anyway Joe Woods is darn good coordinator he will have a taller task this year in Cleveland than what he had in SF. He’s got some pieces here though.