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Another OTA day, another injury
These Organized Team Activities (OTAs) are getting costly. No wonder Kellen Winslow wants no part of them. Maybe they should cease immediately.
The team lost another player, this time at its shakiest position, when cornerback Daven Holly suffered what is being called a “serious knee injury” during Tuesday’s practice.
He’s headed for the operating table, out for the season, leaving the Browns without their most experienced cornerback.
It’s a huge blow, make no mistake about it.
There have been five practices so far during these voluntary workouts, with two major injuries resulting. Right guard Ryan Tucker fractured a hip May 14 and had surgery. He’s expected to miss most, if not all, of training camp.
And now the wafer-thin cornerback position has taken a serious hit, perhaps making General Manager Phil Savage regret neglecting the position in the draft.
Holly apparently tore multiple ligaments and damaged cartilage when he jumped for a ball and landed awkwardly. There’s a media blackout during OTAs except for Wednesdays, so nobody but the team saw it.
On the same play, receiver Braylon Edwards suffered a deep hip bruise, according to ClevelandBrowns.com. Edwards missed practice Wednesday, but his injury is not considered serious.
Holly was slated to battle second-year man Brandon McDonald for the starting spot opposite Eric Wright, with the loser serving as nickel back. Looks like McDonald will be inheriting the job now, which is fine, but it leaves a huge hole where even a modicum of depth used to be.
So the Browns are once again in the market for a cornerback, if ever they actually weren’t. Jereme Perry, recently scooped up off the street, is now the team’s most veteran corner, believe it or not, having appeared in 12 games for the Browns as a rookie in 2006 and four for the Dolphins last season.
There’s A.J. Davis, who spent most of the ‘07 season on the Browns practice squad after being drafted in the fourth round by the Detroit Lions.
Savage will hunt around, but he said free agent Ty Law, who knows the system, would bust the budget. Same goes for the veteran Lito Sheppard, who wants out of Philadalphia.
The GM tried to find a bright side.
“To sustain an injury like this is not a good thing by any means but at the same time it does give us time to react,” Savage said. “If this happens in the middle of August you’re kind of hung up.”
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By Professor
May 21, 2008 8:46 PM | Link to this
Time to react? Savage’s effort to see a positive is sad and is an attempt to not address the systematic weakness he must now tackle. Savage might as well have said that at least it did not happen the night before the Browns were to play the Super Bowl. Thank goodness that we got hurt early? An odd observation for one whose responsibility it is to see that caveats not emerge early in the season. His is a weak attempt of positive PR spin.By Professor
May 21, 2008 8:46 PM | Link to this
Time to react? Savage’s effort to see a positive is sad and is an attempt to not address the systematic weakness he must now tackle. Savage might as well have said that at least it did not happen the night before the Browns were to play the Super Bowl. Thank goodness that we got hurt early? An odd observation for one whose responsibility it is to see that caveats not emerge early in the season. His is a weak attempt of positive PR spin.By Bart
May 23, 2008 6:34 AM | Link to this
I have had mostly positive things to say about Savage. However, I think he made a big mistake when he decided to sign Anderson and pass up 2 high draft picks in the process. I have been saying for 2 years that the Browns were weak at corner and how this.. Whatever is done, I feel more strongly than ever that resigning Anderson and passing up the picks was a mistake.