From: mocnik@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Browns News - July 31st
Date: 31 Jul 92 12:25:33 EST

Browns News - July 31, 1992

The pre-season schedule looks like:

Sat. Aug 8th  vs ATLANTA   (7:30 pm EDT) - Huey Lewis concert follows
Sat. Aug 15th at NY Giants (8:00 pm EDT) - National TV - CBS (Madden/Summerall?)
Mon. Aug 24th vs MINNESOTA (6:00 pm EDT) - 4 Tops & Temptations afterwards
Fri. Aug 28th at Tampa Bay (7:30 pm EDT) - (local Cleveland TV coverage only)

Here are a few New notes:

1. Art Modell, while watching training camp talked to the media about the
   remaining holdouts. He said, "The players who are not here will have a
   hard time making this team." A media person asked, "Does this include
   Webster Slaughter?" Art responded, "Webster and Matthews (Clay) are
   proven players, but the others had better get in here, since they haven't
   proven a thing. Clay and Webster also run the chance of not making the team
   the longer they hold out." Art also went on to praise Belichick.
   He said, "I believe Bill will be one of the great coaches in the NFL
   before too long." 
 
   [Well Art, haven't we heard this before with Sam, Marty, and Bud. There's
    a reason your team has NEVER been to the Super Bowl, and that reason is
    YOU!!!! Your coach may be good, ala Marty, but You end up screwing
    it up one way or another. 
    I agree Belichick has a lot of potential to be a very good 
    coach in the league, but its way too early to be making these kind of
    remarks. I really like Belichick. He's the best head coach, in my opinion,
    the Browns have had since Blanton Collier. {Marty was good, but he got
    out coached in the big games.} This year and next will show just how 
    good-bad Belichick is. This is NOT the time to place the coach in the
    same class as a Shula (Don, not David), Lombardi, Noll, Gibbs.....
    You made similar comments about Marty, then you fired him a year later.
    Wait until a Super Bowl championship to make these statements....IMO...]

    Rain-Rain-go-away..... It continues to Rain heavily in the area, such
    that for the next 3 days, (Friday-Saturday-Sunday) practice will be held 
    indoors. The public is not permitted. Luckily the Browns moved their 
    training camp to their new facility where they can practice indoors, 
    when weather is a problem. For the month of July, Cleveland has set
    a record for the most rainfall. It's over 9 inches and counting. Normal
    rainfall in July is around 3 inches. (Summer??... what summer??.....)
    In previous years, practice would have been cancelled.

    Receivers making progress... Belichick praised the young wide receivers, 
    saying they have improved a lot from last week. Michael Jackson was
    singled out by the coach as being much improved from last year. The
    draftees, Rowe and Smith have been making progress as well. Ozzie Newsome
    also received some credit in working with the young wide outs. 

2. Recent Contract signings:
   - Tony Jones - Offensive Tackle - agreed on Wednesday, 7-29
                                   - he started at Left Tackle last year
                                   - Dan Fike currently has looked good
                                     filling in for Tony
   - Randy Hilliard - Cornerback - agreed on Wednesday, 7-29
                                 - he started 10 games at Cornerback last year
                                 - a lot of competition at corner in camp.

3. The holdouts as of this morning are:
   - Paul Farren - Offensive Lineman - he has an injured back, but he is also
                   unsigned. The Browns are not in any hurry to sign Paul.
                   Paul was not listed as a holdout in previous posts.

   - Lawyer Tillman - (Lawyer can't play until October anyway.)

   - Clay Matthews - (I feel he will sign next week,
                      so he can play in the Giants exhibition game)
   - Eric Metcalf -  (No news)
   - Webster Slaughter - (No news)
   - Scott Galbraith - (No news)

4. Injuries sustained so far:
   - Kevin Mack's knee has kept him from practicing. The injury is day-to-day.
     Kevin hurt his knee running after practice. It's the same knee that
     arthroscopic surgery was done on in the off season.
   - Frank Minnifield has been unable to practice for the last week, due to
     blood being found in his urine. Tests so far have shown nothing. It's
     believed a bladder infection is the problem.
   - Tommy Vardell in his second practice injured his shoulder. The injury
     is not considered serious, but will limit the practice time he gets.
     It is termed a bruise and not a separation.
   - Bill Johnson, Bruce Perkins, Johnnie Cooks, Gerald Dixon, Mike Wise
     among others have missed varying amounts of practice time due to
     nagging injuries. None of the above, at this point, is considered
     serious.


See you later with more news.

Don Mocnik

GO-O-O-O-O-O BROWNS !!!!!!