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July 2008 - Posts

• The Barking Lot - Show #150!!!

  7/31/2008 Show The Browns have been bitten by the injury bug. OLB Antwan Peek has undergone surgery on his knee that will keep him sidelined until at least the start of the season if not longer. The Browns now must look to journeymen Shantee Orr, David McMillan and rookie Alex Hall to fill the gap. Browns fans are hoping this injury is nothing more serius and the words :staph" and "infection" are never uttered when relating to Peek over the next few weeks. Show host Jim Giles also discussed the state of QB Brady Quinn and his less than stellar play in training camp. Jim Brown is suing SONY and EA Sports and much more on this edition of The Barking Lot. Oh yeah, it was the 150th live show as well! Enjoy! Posted Jul 31 2008, 07:15 PM by The Barking Lot Archives

• The Barking Lot - 7/24/2008

  7/24/2008 Show It's summertime and it's hot so it can mean only one thing, time for Training Camp! The Cleveland Browns kicked off thier 2008 Training Camp on Wednesday and with it playoff expectations. Fans were chanting Super Bowl and the national media, Peter King precisely, was on hand ot soak it all in. The Browns are an up and coming team that many are picking to win the AFC North. Show host Jim Giles has been beating that drum for months. Tonight Jim took calls and discussed the area of biggest concern to him, the teams #3 WR position. The #3 could become the #2 very quickly and Travis Wilson and Kevin Kasper aren't great options. All that and much more on this edition of The Barking Lot! Posted Jul 24 2008, 07:22 PM by The Barking Lot Archives

• The Barking Lot - 7/10/2008(Jim Brown Interview)

  7/10/2008 Show The title of this entry is no mis-print, Thursday night Hall of Fame running back and Cleveland Browns legend, Jim Brown was live on The Barking Lot! Jim is the founder and CEO of the Amer-I-Can Foundation, which you can learn more about by going to his website at www.amer-i-can.org, and continues to be a prominent and influential figure in shaping the lives of young people today. Jim is also an advisor to the Browns today and spoke on a variety of topics. He talked about the Browns move in 1996, his role in the early years of the teams return to the league and how team owner Randy Lerner came to him and asked him to be a part of the franchise. He also spoke about the potential of the 2008 Cleveland Browns, head coach Romeo Crennel and yes the QB situarion as it stands today. All this and so much more on this very special edition of The Barking Lot! Posted Jul 11 2008, 08:09 AM by The Barking Lot Archives

• The Barking Lot - 7/3/2008 (Mil'von James Cleveland Browns)

  7/3/2008 Show It's the off-season, really?! Not on The Barking Lot and not for Browns fans! The Browns are struggling to figure out who their 4th and 5th cornerbacks will be this year and we heard from a contender Thursday night in rookie Mil'von James. James is an undrafted rookie free agent from UNLV that had to tryout for the Browns and impressed them enough that they offered him a contract. Now he has a legitimate chance of being the teams next Leigh Bodden. James also spoke about the atmosphere in the locker room and the expectations of the team. He also said that we will see an "attacking" style defense this year. Music to all Browns fans ears. All that and so much more on this edition of The Barking Lot! Posted Jul 03 2008, 08:48 PM by The Barking Lot Archives