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12:37 PM Tue, Apr 01, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Albert Breer E-mail News tips
The Cleveland Browns might be the next team to jump in on the NFL infringing on the Cowboys' and Lions' Thanksgiving Day turf.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Tony Grossi, the Browns are under serious consideration for the primetime NFL Network slot after the proceedings in Detroit and Dallas are done. Per the rotation, the Lions will play an AFC team on CBS in the early game and the Cowboys will play an NFC team on FOX in the late afternoon tilt.
The Browns make sense for a couple reasons. First, they look like they'll be awfully competitive this fall after missing the playoffs with a 10-6 mark in 2007. Second, given the history and tradition of the club, they'd certainly fit the "old school" feel the league has tried to invoke on that day with throwback uniforms and the like.
Now, there is risk that Cleveland can't sustain it's first real serious run at sustained success since returning to the league in 1999, and the NFL's got to be acutely aware of that after its marquee Colts-Falcons matchup for Thanksgiving 2007 was bombed by Michael Vick's antics. Even considering that, Cleveland seems like a good fit.
And if the league thinks so, expect it to be another inter-conference matchup, which would mean the game would be against either the Eagles, Giants or Commanders. Last year, the Colts-Falcons game was poached from CBS, so it's only fair to turn that about this year. I'm guessing if it's the Browns, they'd play the Eagles, since the Giants and Commanders already have a Thursday game on their slates (the opener). OK, that's more than enough analysis on that.
Albert Breer E-mail News tips
The Cleveland Browns might be the next team to jump in on the NFL infringing on the Cowboys' and Lions' Thanksgiving Day turf.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Tony Grossi, the Browns are under serious consideration for the primetime NFL Network slot after the proceedings in Detroit and Dallas are done. Per the rotation, the Lions will play an AFC team on CBS in the early game and the Cowboys will play an NFC team on FOX in the late afternoon tilt.
The Browns make sense for a couple reasons. First, they look like they'll be awfully competitive this fall after missing the playoffs with a 10-6 mark in 2007. Second, given the history and tradition of the club, they'd certainly fit the "old school" feel the league has tried to invoke on that day with throwback uniforms and the like.
Now, there is risk that Cleveland can't sustain it's first real serious run at sustained success since returning to the league in 1999, and the NFL's got to be acutely aware of that after its marquee Colts-Falcons matchup for Thanksgiving 2007 was bombed by Michael Vick's antics. Even considering that, Cleveland seems like a good fit.
And if the league thinks so, expect it to be another inter-conference matchup, which would mean the game would be against either the Eagles, Giants or Commanders. Last year, the Colts-Falcons game was poached from CBS, so it's only fair to turn that about this year. I'm guessing if it's the Browns, they'd play the Eagles, since the Giants and Commanders already have a Thursday game on their slates (the opener). OK, that's more than enough analysis on that.
