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Hello, yellow

Among their other dubious distinctions, the Browns are tied for the league lead in penalties. Last season they were third, behind only Arizona and Oakland. Let's break this down a bit. Here's the details on all 31 infractions, including those declined and offset: by number... 4 -- Seth McKinney...

Posted to Ace Davis' Weblog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-24-2008
Pointed points

What conclusions can be drawn about a football team, and its coach, by analyzing its scoring pattern? Quite a bit, if the team scores and allows points throughout the four quarters in an uneven distribution. Let's start with the following assumptions: A high net point margin in the first quarter...

Posted to Ace Davis' Weblog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-22-2008
Mind-numbing numbers

No team in the NFL has committed more penalties. Only one other team besides the Browns has yet to go for it on fourth down. (The league-wide success rate is 52%) The Browns are one of just five teams that have yet to recover an opponent's fumble. The Browns are the only team who has not forced a...

Posted to Ace Davis' Weblog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-22-2008
Many happy returns

Did I mention yet that Joshua Cribbs is my favorite Browns player? Do I even have to explain why? Well, if the excitement and charisma he brings to the game aren't enough for you, here's some strong statistical proof of JC's value: considering punt and kickoff returns, he added 622 yards...

Posted to Ace Davis' Weblog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-09-2008
The phantom '40s

The official site's Steve King, whose pieces on Browns history are generally pretty decent, strikes a Browns-versus-the-NFL note in reporting on the league's rebuff of Senator Sherrod Brown's request to have AAFC statistics recognized by the NFL. Funny, though, he never mentions the records...

Posted to Ace Davis' Weblog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-20-2008
Cranking out rankings

Here's a look at how the Browns ranked in various categories among the 32 teams during the just-completed regular season. Stats get tiresome after a while, so I've focused mostly on the key areas and those where the Browns were near the top or bottom of the league. Within each section, rankings...

Posted to Ace Davis' Weblog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-03-2008
Flag football findings

Last Sunday's Browns/Jets game was either the cleanest game all season or the one with the most laid-back officiating. In either case, it was encouraging that the Browns bucked recent trends and had their fewest penalties of the season, with just four flags for 29 yards against them. Still, it was...

Posted to Ace Davis' Weblog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-14-2007
Some totals

Much has been made of the superlative stats many Browns skill players are putting up this year, and for good reason. But I haven't seen these cited: This is the first season since 2004 in which two Browns running backs have rushed for at least 200 yards. It's also now the first season with three...

Posted to Ace Davis' Weblog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-12-2007
Airing out the laundry

Before I delve into the details of each of the Browns' penalties this season, here's an overview of the official tallies, which do not include penalties that were declined or offset by opponents' fouls. Only once in 12 games were the Browns clearly the less-penalized team. In sum, the Browns...

Posted to Ace Davis' Weblog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-06-2007
Seeing yellow

In the NFL, penalties don't correlate well with winning or losing. Why not? In theory, penalties reflect getting outplayed by an opponent or a lack of discipline or concentration. Those factors, plus the consequences of the penalties themselves, ought to track at least somewhat with a team's...

Posted to Ace Davis' Weblog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-06-2007

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