It is the final Saturday before the Cleveland Browns return to action for the 2026 NFL season.
A different way to phrase that would be “before the Browns ruin the next 16 Sundays and one Thursday night,” but that seems a bit harsh for so early in the morning.
Is it going to be a standout season for the Browns? Probably not. Will the team be watchable? Quite possibly. Do they have plenty of players outside of the quarterback room that are fun to root for? Most definitely.
That is pretty much where we
are right now with this team. Everyone – from owner Jimmy Haslam to general manager Andrew Berry, head coach Todd Monken, the players, and even the ball boys – knows that the Browns are not going to accomplish anything until they fix the quarterback position. And they all know that is not happening until the 2027 NFL Draft.
But that doesn’t mean we all can’t enjoy what is about to take place over the next 17 games. Win or lose, the Browns have the unfailing capacity to show their fans things that they can never unsee. And spending Sunday afternoons watching football is better than not spending Sunday afternoons watching football, so just go with the flow and find the happy moments where you can.
No matter what, Dawgs By Nature will be there with you every step of the way. So pull up a chair, grab a beer (preferably a pumpkin ale), and let’s get ready to watch some Browns football!
But before we do that, let’s run through today’s edition of the Saturday Dawg Chow.
Dawgs By Nature
Browns vs. Jaguars: Week 1 Need to Know (Thomas Moore): Cleveland opens the 2026 season on the road in Jacksonville. Here is everything you need to know about the Week 1 tilt.
With Austin Barber starting, 8 Browns starters from ’25, ‘26 drafts (Jared Mueller): The Browns are embracing the youth movement, which may not be a bad plan.
Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Week 1 Predictions – Jared Verse with an opportunity to steal the spotlight (Chris Pokorny): Someone has to win on Sunday. Why not the Browns?
5 quick hitters with Big Cat Country: Is Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence better than his 0-2 record vs. Cleveland indicates? (Chris Pokorny): Trevor Lawrence is 0-2 vs. the Browns, while Deshaun Watson is 7-0 vs. the Jaguars. Which streak ends on Sunday?
Browns’ ceiling for the 2026 season (Abby Mueller): With the expectation that the Browns will be one of the league’s worst teams, there is nowhere to go but up. Right?
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Cleveland Browns
Browns’ O-line experiment under microscope, will make history (Beacon Journal): On Sunday, the Browns will become the fourth team since 1970 to have had five Week 1 starters on the offensive line who did not play a game for them the previous season.
Why did the Browns hire Todd Monken as coach? (Terry Pluto): General manager Andrew Berry explains how the coaching search led the Browns to 60-year-old Todd Monken.
‘My goals are much bigger now’: Kicker Andre Szmyt looks to build on whirlwind Browns rookie season (cleveland.com): Cleveland placekicker got off to a rocky start in 2025, but this year the job was his from the jump.
Austin Barber going home for first NFL game … and first start (Browns Zone): A dream scenario for a Cleveland rookie.
NFL
What is your quarterback doing with his non-throwing hand? (The Ringer): Have no idea. Let’s find out together, shall we?
The Rams thought they’d be at their best in Australia. Instead, this was their worst (The Athletic): A rough start to the season for the NFL’s latest “super team”.
Seahawks confident in QB Drew Lock amid Sam Darnold’s injury (ESPN): If Darnold was going to be out a long time, you have to think Seattle general manager John Schneider would have been burning up the phone lines in Berea trying to trade for Shedeur Sanders. You know, because he is being wasted in Cleveland.
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