Succeeding in the red zone is essential to winning games in the NFL. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Browns last season, they struggled in this area. Cleveland’s 39% success rate in the red zone ranked 25th in the NFL and was far from being an acceptable level. The Browns had their
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Does Derrick Rose make sense for the Cavs?
It was a long awaited return to postseason play for the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, but an early exit has led to trying to figure out ways they can improve for next season. While the Cavs were linked to Philadelphia’s Tobias Harris (briefly), that went the way of the dodo
76ers out of their minds in asking world from Cavs for Tobias Harris
It was just a few days ago that the Cleveland Cavaliers were expressing interest in Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris. Harris was rumored to possibly be on the move before the draft and it does not appear any sort of transaction of any type is coming soon considering how much
Browns could not avoid 3rd down last season
Everyone was very aware that the Cleveland Browns offense was going to have some limitations last season. Playing the majority of the season with Jacoby Brissett instead of Deshaun Watson will do that. As expected, the Browns were one of the more run-heavy offenses last season (fifth-most rushing attempts) and
Browns: Where does David Bell stand?
It is only the second year of David Bell’s time with the Cleveland Browns, but could that time be coming to an end soon? This is a fair question with the front office not being shy about adding pass catching help. Since the conclusion of last season the team has
Lamar Stevens’ option picked up by Cavs
The Cleveland Cavaliers are picking up the nearly $2 million team option on 25-year old forward Lamar Stevens for the 2023-24 season according to reports. Stevens appeared in 62 games last year for the Cavs, averaging 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 18.1 minutes. The Cavaliers do have some issues
Browns considered a “sneaky contender”
There is a certain level of expectations for the Cleveland Browns with an expected full season of Deshaun Watson, but are they a sneaky contender? That is what Eric Edholm at NFL.com believes. When evaluating their current roster, Edholm did have some positive things to say. The roster is in
Cavs rejected trade offers for Jarrett Allen
Jarrett Allen may have been attractive enough to receive trade inquiries from other teams, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are not interested in moving him at this time according to a report from Chris Fedor from Cleveland.com. Fedor specifically mentions Dallas as a team that was gauging Cleveland’s interest in a
Cavs select Emoni Bates in second round
The Cleveland Cavaliers had to wait a bit before making their first pick, but when it was time they went with a bold choice in Emoni Bates. Bates was highly touted coming out of high school, but was not terribly impressive at Memphis. In need of an obvious change of
Cavs showing interest in Tobias Harris
The Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly interested in the services of current Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris according to reports. In the report it does specifically say a draft night deal is unlikely. It was very clear that Cleveland was missing a starting caliber player in their lineup last season. Various