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I joined Dawgs By Nature November 8, 2006. That will make for 8 years on DBN come November, For a few others, they have been here longer. No big deal, the only thing that matters is that if you are reading this, you have found DBN and you trust this site to cover the Browns better than anyone. Even though I am an author on the site, I am but a very, very small cog in a machine that is worked by many people. Chris Pokorny has been working this site since it started. So far back I can't even find it. But when the Browns were drafting bad Quarterback after bad Quarterback, Chris was there covering it all. This site wouldn't be here without it. In late 2006-early 2007, Dawgs By Nature had a banner month. March, the month before the Browns were to select Joe Thomas, saw 8,367 page visits. The following month we had a slight down tick at 7,417. Not surprised that these two months were the highest, draft time is usually the high points for the NFL teams and the need for information. That was a massive spike considering we had 564 page views in the month of June of 2006. The next year DBN saw another uptick in traffic, with August of 2007 being the high point. Remember how great that was? Browns went 3-1 in the preseason and had just completed one of the best drafts in modern history (oops..). Brady Quinn, Joe Thomas and people were pumped. DBN reaped the rewards. 24,761 page views meant that people were excited, ready to go and wanted to talk Browns football. The following year held firm with August of 2008 reaching just over 32k. But again, once the draft rolled around, the site exploded. In March of 2009 we exploded to 137,639 page views. While the traffic did slow down some, DBN would toy with 6 figures on and off for the next few months. The start of the 2009 season saw visits climb over 110k, but once the team fizzled, so did the traffic. Down into the 70k-90k range for the rest of the season. But again, once draft season rolled back around DBN grew stronger. Over 150k page views for March and April. As I said before, the draft season is always strong. Once the start of the 2010 season rolled around, the numbers again ticked North. Sitting solidly at the 120k range, but the team didn't play up to expectations, and the Browns visits dropped below the 100k range for the first time in almost 6 months. DBN saw an odd spike, January of 2011, or as we know it as, the firing of Eric Mangini. The firing led to much debate here, and the need for updates on the coaching search led many fans to the best coverage of the Orange and Brown. 2011-2012 is when the site took another big step forward. Start of the 2011 season brought in over 224k page views in the month of August. Unfortunately we saw the same old story as the Browns faded, the traffic taped off some. Not too much though as the lowest spot was still in the six figures. When the 2012 draft rolled around DBN was humming. The argument of Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck or trading down was firing up the boards. For the first time in site history DBN surpassed the quarter million mark with 275,921 visits in April of 2012. That brings us to the past 12 months. Thanks to the tireless work of Chris, Rufio, Jon, plus the addition of the fantastic new writers Mike, Josh, Dan, Zach and Moon, we have been able to take the next step. Thanks to the excellent draft write ups, the 2013 draft articles and the Jimmy Haslam FBI coverage, DBN skyrocketed to 418k page views in April. We also broke the 800k mark on page views in that month as well. We saw our first article go viral with over 1,200 shares on Facebook and trend on twitter. We broke down more draft prospects than Cleveland.com and saw new readers from far away lands like Korea and Australia. As we start so many new ventures here at DBN, like a radio show, a possible pre-game show and more interaction on social media, it's important to remember where we all started. Thanks to those who did this before us, and let us hope we tak

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In a release on the official team site, the Cleveland Browns have added five people to their personnel department, replacing the previous staff that was in place after the new regime cleaned house following the draft. Here are the roles for each of the new additions: Senior Pro Scout: Frank Edgerly College Scouts: Brent Blaylock, Brendan Donovan, Matthew Manocherian and Patrick Moore After looking at their credentials, here is what Steve Doerschuk of the Canton Repository had to say about the additions: #Browns let go experienced scouts from multiple regimes, today announced hire of five scouts with little or no experience in league. Risky. — Steve Doerschuk (@sdoerschukREP) June 20, 2013 Others have poked fun at a couple of the hires: Two of the five scouts the Browns added today have never scouted before in their lives. One was a marketing person at Penske Racing. — NOTSCCleveland (@NOTSCCleveland) June 19, 2013 Edgerly seems to have the most experience in the NFL, having worked with the New England Patriots for the past four years. Any time someone comes from the Patriots, you have to wonder about the Bill Belichick/Michael Lombardi connection.

In part one of our training camp preview on running backs for the Cleveland Browns, we went over Trent Richardson, Montario Hardesty, and Brandon Jackson. Today, we spill over to the other three running backs on the roster. 4. CHRIS OGBONNAYA - COMPETING FOR THIRD-DOWN RUNNING BACK Chris Ogbonnaya (#25)Height: 6-0 | Weight: 225Age: 27 | Experience: 4 yearsCollege: TexasNote: Solid all-around player, but may have hard time standing out...should compete for third-down role. After having a productive season statistically in 2011, I think some people would be surprised to hear just how little Chris Ogbonnaya carried the ball last season: he had 8 carries for 30 yards. He did see a lot of action at receiver, though, where he had 25 receptions for 187 yards. Most of those catches came on third downs and screen passes. Ogbonnaya fell out of favor when it came to playing time after the Browns' bye week last year. He was a free agent this offseason, but the new coaching staff decided to bring him back on a one-year deal. We pretty much know what Ogbonnaya has to offer -- he is a decent third-down back, but not necessarily a game-changer. He also made a couple of mistakes as a receiver last year, from lining up wrong to dropping a couple of passes, which was a surprise. With three people trying to be the Browns' third-down back this year, Ogbonnaya will have to really stand out in training camp to find a spot on the roster. Some fans have thrown the possibility of him being a fullback out there, but how would I really address that? I mean, we could technically make anyone a fullback, so why Ogbonnaya? Final Roster Odds: 50% 5. DION LEWIS - COMPETING FOR THIRD-DOWN RUNNING BACK Dion Lewis (#28)Height: 5-8 | Weight: 195Age: 22 | Experience: 3 yearsCollege: PittsburghNote: Acquired from the Eagles via a trade in offseason...small size, but nice and shifty. Could Dion Lewis be the big surprise of training camp? The Browns acquired Lewis in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles for linebacker Emmanuel Acho. While Acho might be a throwaway player for the Eagles, Lewis has the potential to skyrocket up the Browns' depth chart. A former 5th-round pick, Lewis is still incredibly young (22 years old) despite entering his third season. He has taken advantage of limited reps over the past two seasons: in 2011, he averaged 4.4 yards per carry on 23 attempts, and in 2012, he averaged 5.3 yards per carry on 13 attempts. Yes, the sample size isn't large, but he made some things happen. The story in Philadelphia with Lewis is this: Bryce Brown had some great games last year, and Chris Polk is on the roster too. An early report claimed that Lewis was deemed too small for Chip Kelly's system. Think of it this way: Frostee Rucker wasn't a bad player for the Browns, but the new regime parted ways with him because he didn't fit what they wanted to do either. Either Lewis turns out to be lightning in a bottle, or we can just cut him since he has no guaranteed money left. I'm putting his roster odds slightly higher than the other two backs: if we keep four guys, I think he'll definitely be one of them. Final Roster Odds: 70% 6. MIGUEL MAYSONET - UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT RUNNING BACK Miguel Maysonet (#35)Height: 5-10 | Weight: 210Age: 23 | Experience: RookieCollege: Stony BrookNote: Put up ridiculous numbers at a lesser-known school...was a high undrafted free agent prospect. The Browns have been through a couple of undrafted free agent running backs this offseason. While Jamaine Cooke and Robbie Rouse are now gone, Miguel Maysonet was the last man standing among that group. Funny enough, the Browns also got Maysonet from the Eagles by claiming him off waivers. As a senior, Maysonet tore it up at Stony Brook, rushing for 1,964 yards and 21 touchdowns. He was not asked to be a receiver very often in college, so it's tough to say what his skills are in that department. For what it's worth, Maysonet was considered a hot prospect a

Members of the Cleveland Browns 2013 rookie class joined local youth volunteers and advocates of the Central & Kinsman neighborhoods in support of the Backyard Gardens Program on June 19, 2013.

Rookie CB Leon McFadden will battle this summer for a starting spot.

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns spent Wednesday giving back by working at the Urban Agricultural Innovation Zone in the Kinsman neighborhood of Cleveland.

Ron Schwane-USA TODAY Sports The most successful pro athletes are usually supremely confident. You’ve got to believe you’re the best, to be the best. Cleveland Browns‘ rookie Barkevious Mingo is already brimming with confidence just a few weeks into his NFL career, as he already believes his defense could be the best in the league. “We have a lot of players that can contribute and help this team win. We’ve got a lot of rushers. We’ve got corners on the back end. We’ve got D-linemen that can hold those blocks and get off and make plays. We’ve got linebackers that can come up and tackle the run and get back in coverage as well.” “If everything is going well, I think this defense could be the best in the league.” Now that might sound like crazy talk for a team that’s been in the cellar for years now, but Mingo is just observing what most fans are – the Browns are finally turning things around. But, he’s getting a bit ahead of himself. Cleveland’s defense ranked 23rd last season in yards per game (363.8), and 14th in points per game (23). It was no doubt a solid unit, but it was far from one the league’s best. However, the team made some key additions this offseason – including Mingo, Paul Kruger and Desmond Bryant - who all should improve the unit. Things are headed in the right direction for Cleveland, but there’s no way they’ll have the NFL’s best defense. I think we could see this unit work it’s way into the top-10, but right now there’s just not enough talent on the roster to make a claim for this being the best unit in the league. Still, you have to like Mingo’s confidence, and if the Browns ever do have the league’s best defense, you can bet he’ll be a big reason why. Follow Andrew Fisher on Twitter

The Browns announced the additions of five to their personnel department.

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