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• Best of the Browns: OFFENSIVE TACKLES

  Twelfth installment in a series that ranks the best Browns players at each position. 1. Lou Groza (1946-59; 1961-67) -- 6’3" 240, Ohio State. "The Toe" didn’t just fill a spot on the line to keep busy in between placekicking... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:21 PM by Anonymous with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: TIGHT ENDS

  With this post I’m beginning a new off-season diversion. I’m on a mission to scour the all-time Browns roster and rank the best players at each position. Today, I’ll start with the tight ends, since I already did my research in coming... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: QUARTERBACKS

  Second in a series that ranks the best Browns players at each position. See this post for the series introduction. 1. Otto Graham (1946-1955) -- The first, the best. 105-17-4 record, plus 9-3 post-season. Ten seasons, ten title games. Rushed for 44 TDs... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: CENTERS

  Third in a series that ranks the best Browns players at each position. 1. Frank "Gunner" Gatski (1946-56) -- As with the TE and QB picks, this choice is a snap: go for the only Hall of Famer in the category. Gatski, the strong, silent type ... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: WIDE RECEIVERS

  Fourth in a series that ranks the best Browns players at each position. Today’s installment on WRs also includes players considered offensive ends and flankers. 1. Dante Lavelli (1946-56) -- "Glue Fingers" was the favorite target of a... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: SAFETIES

  Fifth in a series that ranks the best Browns players at each position. Safety has been a position of interest for the Browns of late, as their two incumbents, Earl Little and Robert Griffith, are both over 30, and an heir apparent, second-round pick Sean... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: KICKERS AND PUNTERS

  Sixth in a series that ranks the best Browns players at each position. Some think they’re not "real" football players, but what they do is intrinsic to the game. Kickers and punters have developed into distinct specialties over the years... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: DEFENSIVE ENDS

  Seventh in a series that ranks the best Browns players at each position. 1. Len Ford (1950-57) -- The former Michigan Wolverine and Los Angeles Don (AAFC) beefed up to focus on defense upon his arrival in Cleveland. Recovering from a wicked facial injury... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with no comments Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: GUARDS

  Eighth in a series that ranks the best Browns players at each position. 1. Gene Hickerson (1958-60; 1962-73) -- Is there any eligible former player more deserving of a Hall of Fame induction? This Legend from Ole Miss made the Pro Bowl six times, blocking... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with no comments Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: DEFENSIVE TACKLES

  Ninth in a series that ranks the best Browns players at each position. 1. Jerry Sherk (1970-81) -- The saving grace of the Browns’ 1970 draft was this second-round pick out of Oklahoma State, where he also excelled in the Cowboys’ renowned... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: CORNERBACKS

  1. Hanford Dixon (1981-89) -- A first-round draft pick, a three-time Pro Bowler, a Cleveland Browns Legend: Dixon is all of those. But make no bones about it, his best appellation is that of Top Dawg, the originator of a classic nickname and an attacking... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns

• Best of the Browns: RUNNING BACKS

  Eleventh installment in a series that ranks the best Browns players at each position. It’s the marquee skill position in football, even predating the emergence of the quarterback as we know it. And the Browns are known for their tradition of excellence... Posted Feb 27 2006, 04:19 PM by Anonymous with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Browns History, Best of the Browns