With Florio supposedly on “working vacation” this week -- whatever that means -- we will be missing much of the usual PFTV and PFT Daily content you’ve come to expect. (Insert sarcastic appreciation below.)
But we will still have plenty of video content including team-by-team offseason reviews, with the Browns’ getting the treatment below. Since we’re all about value here, I’ve also included “three things to know” in Browns training camp, from our NBCSports.com preview:
1. Defense first. Mike Holmgren arrived to run the show, but focused on defense over the offseason. Cleveland brought three rookies into the secondary including No. 7 overall cornerback Joe Haden, who is already facing questions about his speed. The team also added two veterans (Scott Fujita, Chris Gocong) to a workmanlike linebacker unit. Holmgren is asking Eric Mangini’s defense to carry the team again.
2. No passing fancy. The starting quarterback job is Jake Delhomme’s job to lose. (Delhomme is fully capable of doing so. Seneca Wallace is the backup; rookie Colt McCoy won’t play.) It’s hard to imagine the Browns passing attack performing worse than last year, but the receiver group must develop in a hurry. Josh Cribbs, Brian Robiskie, and Chansi Stuckey will compete for snaps opposite promising deep threat Mohammad Massaquoi.
3. One to watch. Rookie running back Montario Hardesty impressed coaches with his smarts and his moves during offseason workouts. Look for the burly Tennessee product to pass Jerome Harrison on the depth chart and start the opener. Hardesty makes a nice sleeper pick for Offensive Rookie of the Year.