[MIJB#19]

Exhibition 2001:

Seattle (2000: 6-10) @ Cleveland (2000: 2-14)
Seahawks win 3-13.
Only one player of my team surprizes positively:
bakup QB Marc Feenstra, 6/8 for 48yd, 1 int.

Cleveland (2000: 2-14) @ New Orleans (2000: 6-10)
both teams were 0-1 in exhibition 2001.
Saints win 0-34.
no good performances to tell about.

San Francisco (2000: 9-7) @ Cleveland (2000: 2-14)
Both teams go into this game with a 0-2 exhibition record.
49ers win in a wild game: 28-31.
Darrin Joseph passes well with 13/23 for 230yd, 1 int. (83.2 pass rating.)
But Marc Feenstra out played him with a 145.0 pass rating: 8/13 for 153yd and 2 TD. (61%, 11.7yd/pass, 15% TD, 0% int.)
Tim West made 10 tackles and an assists.
Feenstra will be the starter next game.

Cleveland (2000: 2-14) @ Philadelphia (2000: 6-10)
Philadelphia is 2-1 in exhibition, we are 0-3.
A miracle game!
Going into the 4th quarter, the score was 17-7 Eagles, this score was still there with 12:09 minutes to go.
After a wild period of 9 minutes and 5 seconds, the score was 31-28 Eagles.
THen our kicker Dwight Milner kicked a 41yd FG in: 31-31.
But with 33 seconds to go, Marc Edwards ran for 19yd and a TD: Eagles take a 38-31 lead.
With only 6 seconds to go, Darrin Jospeph completed a pass to... Bobby Taylor, Eagles' defensive back running the ball back for 48yd and a TD.
Final score, Eagles win 31-45.
Morris Jells had his first good appearance in the exhibition season: 81yd on 16 carries.
Feenstra completed only 9 of 23 passes (39%), for 146yd (6.3 avg) 1 TD and 1 int.
Darrin Joseph was weird with 7/18 (39%), 160yd (8.8 avg), 3 TD (17%) and 3 int. (17%.)
Peter Donovan made 3 kickoffreturns for a 113yd total, 37½ average, he also. made an interception and two punt returns (for -6 yards total.)

Bad news:
Marcellus Wiley has a stretched knee ligament and will miss the first few games.
his replacement Sherman Mitkov is also injured, and will take place on the bench.
Wesley Irwin will have the honor of starting next weekend, last season he started 4 games, but only managed to make 2 tackles.


Regular Season 2001:
Chicago (2000: 7-9) @ Cleveland (2000: 2-14)
With Marc Feenstra's first start ever in an official NFL game, our team lost 14-22.
It was Bears' kicker Jackie Dern, who scored 5 FGs and was honored MVP.
Morris Jells ran for 89yd on 15 carries making 1 TD.
Marc Feenstra passed 18/32 for 167yd, 1 TD, and 3 int (42.0 pass rating.)
MLB Ernie Chechetts made 10 tackles, 3 assist and 0.5 sacks.
Strong LB Tim West made 10 tackles and 2 assists.

Tennessee (1-0) @ Cleveland (0-1)
Our defense allowed it's first offense TD of the season: Kevin Henry passed to Yancey Thigpen.
Titans final score win was 6-10.
Morris Jells ran wild: 157yd on 22 carries (7.1 avg.), with special thanks to Ruben Brown's 5 KRB.
Marc Feenstra lost the starting job, completing only 2 of 13 passes for 1 yard and 1 interception. (7.8 passer rating.)
Darrin Joseph will take over.

Cleveland (0-2) @ Jacksonville (2-0)
After two close losses, we feared the worst.
And with reason, Jacksonville rushed into a 28-0 lead, before we finally scored our first points of the game.
The Jaguars rested it's star players in the second half, so we managed to rack up our socre to a 21-34 final score.
Vincent Brisby caught 5 passes for 108yd.
Darrin Joseph completed 15/37 for 281yd, 3 TD, 1 int.
Ernie Chechetts made 12 tackles ans 7 assists.
BTW, our former quarteback Anagnostis passes for Jacksonville know, his stats: 9/11 for 94yd.
More bad news: Jason Sehorn suffered a turf toe, but he will be sitting on the bench next game.

Baltimore (1-2) @ Cleveland (0-3)
Ravens beat us 10-17.
Morris Jells lead the game in rushing yards: 110yd on 19 carries. (Ruben Brown: 4 KRB.)
Our starting QB Joseph left the game with a concussion before he even threw the ball a single time, Feenstra sprained his ankle after passing the ball 9 times.
Morris Cochrane passed ont well, but will start next game.
Backup WR Skip Fitzgerald caugth 4 passes for 102yd.
Backup DE Wesley Irwin made 3.0 sacks.
Good news: Marcellus Wiley and Jason Sehorn will start again next game.

Cleveland (0-4) @ Pittsburgh (0-3)
Clearly one team had to end their losing streak.
The Steelers did it gladly: 3-30.
Morris Jells ran for 86yd (7.1 average!)
The other Morris, Cochrane passed for 205yd, but didn't do anything else good enough today (3 int vs 0 TD).
Darrin Joseph will threw the ball again next weekend.

Cincinnati (3-2) @ Cleveland (0-5)
It's time to turn around after our 31st loss in 37 games, the Bengals want to take their 25th win in the same period.
An early 73yd TD run by Morris Jells seemed to introduce our first win of the year.
At the end of the game, Morris Jells looked back on his best game ever: 179yd and 4 TD on 22 attempts.
Donnie Sanders made 5 KRB for him.
Marc Feenstra had to step forward after Joseph left the game after the first play.
Feenstra passed 28/42 for 266yd and 4 int.
113yd went to Skip Fitzgerlad.
Defensive tackle Terrell Benson will miss some months thanks to torn calf muscle.
Kelly Connell will replace him.

Pittsburgh (1-4) @ Cleveland (0-6)
The game was noted as even.
Steelers take the win 19-21, again a close game?
No, we allowed Jerome Bettis to run for 219yd.
Morris Jells got only 37yd back for that.
Marc Feenstra was interception-free: 23/40 for 243yd and 2 TD.
Both TD passes went to Vincent Brisby.
Ruben Brown suffered a bruised shoulder, but will start, as usual.

Cleveland (0-7) @ Miami (4-2)
Going into the second half we lead 9-0.
Dwight Milner (our kicker) finished the game with 4 FGs kicked in for a 12-3 upset win!
Ernie Chechetts earned MVP with 12 tackles and 3 assists.
Marcellus Wiley made 2.0 sacks.
O.J. McClurken received for 109yd.
Morris Jells ran for 79yd (4.1 averege).
Marc Feenstra passed 19/33 for 232yd and 1 int.
He remainds at the helmet.

Well, the season is halfway, but there really is nothing new to report.
We just keep on playing as we used to do in 2000.

Buffalo (4-3) @ Cleveland (1-7)
Again a game named as even.
Another close game, but no win: 16-21.
Morris Jellse ran for only 77yd but still 5.1 per carry.
Darrin Joseph had an almost perfect game: 7/9 for 98yd, 1 TD and 0 int. (153.2 pass rating.)
Joseph will start again next week, moreover because Feenstra broke a finger.
Weak LB Robbie Harnisch totalled 2.0 sacks.
Kicker Dwight Milner will miss the next game too, with a broken foot. Norm Conquergood was signed to replace him for some weeks, and maybe even longer(?).

Cleveland (1-8) @ Tennessee (5-3)
At Tennessee we are tied 1-1, thanks to the 1999 win. Last season, Steve McNair lead the Titans to an overwhelming 45-7 victory.
This year, the score was a bit closer 14-24.
Morris Jells totalled only 31yd (1.9yd/carry.)
Ernie Chechetts tackled 10 opponents by him self and also assists twice and made 1.0 sacks.
O.J. McClurken will be benched next game after suffering an injury.

Tampa Bay (5-4) @ Cleveland (1-9)
Tampa Bay's defense is in the NFL's top 3 in both rush yd/game and pass yd/pass.
Thus it seemed to be a though game for us.
How pre-game stats can betray you!
The Buccanneers needed an overtime FG to clinch a 20-23 road win.
Morris Jells totalled 62yd on 13 carries including a 76yd TD run (so the other 12 carries he ran for -14yd).
Darrin Jopseph completed 19 of 42 passes, but still scored well with 220yd, 1 TD and no int.
Strong LB Tim West's 10 tackles, 4 assists and 1.0 sacks did a fine job.
As did free safety Darnell Campana's 7 tackles, 2 assists, 2.0 sacks.
And Left end Marcellus Wiley with 5 tackles, 3 assists and 2.0 sacks.

Cleveland (1-10) @ Baltimore (6-4)
Peter Donovan made the game start excellent, as he ran the kickoff back for 93yd and a TD!
But the Ravens had no mercy and went on to win 13-31.
Morris Jells' 68yd was not one of his best games ever.
Darrin Joseph's 16/30 for 224yd and nothing else wasn't big either.
WR Ellard totalled 106yd in 5 receptions.
MLB Ernie Chechetts totalled 12 tackles, 4 assists and 1.0 sacks.
McClurken will start again next game.

Cleveland (1-11) @ Detroit (5-6)
Morris Jells was named Offensive Player of the Week after running for 227yd and 3 TD and receiving once for a 30yd TD and leading us to a 35-14 surprise!
Darrin Joseph's decent 14/22 for 168yd, 2 TD and 1 int. was nothing compared to Jells' performance.
Marcellus Wiley was close to a defesive honor with 4.0 sacks, his fellow DE Patterson made 2.0 sacks.
Ruben Brown had a hand in Jell's 227yd with 4 KRB.
Bad news: DT Perry Horton will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder tendonitis, Terrell Bensen seems to be healed just in time.

Jacksonville (8-5) @ Cleveland (2-11)
The Jaguars still need a win to clinch the playoff berth.
We decided not to give them a win that easy, losing very close with 34-37.
Morris Jells noticed it's impossible to be big every week, 91yd and 1 TD this week.
Darrin Joseph had a crazy game with 24/39 for 355yd, 3 TD and 3 int.
Flanker O.J. McClurken racked up 133yd and 1 TD.

Cleveland (2-12) @ Cincinnati (7-6)
Agian, we won't give it away easy.
But this time, we did give it away easily.
10-36.
Vincent Brisby broke his foot and will miss next game.
Ernie Checketts: 10 tackles, 2 assist.
Marcellus Wiley: 2.0 sacks.

Cleveland (2-13) @ Seattle (5-10)
Both teams had nothing to win or lose anymore, so we decided to start our best players and go for a win.
We were playing well until the 4th quarter, in which the Seahawks scored 25 points.
17-45.
Morris Jells' 68yd and 1 TD was very bad.
WR Stan Ellard's 122yd receiving were a big surprise.

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End of the season.
Division: AFC Central.
Ranking: 6th.
record: 2-14.
stats:
Darrin Joseph (QB), 52%, 1834yd, 11 TD, 11 int, 69.7 rate.
Marc Feenstra (QB), 55%, 1023yd, 3 TD, 10 int, 53.3 rate.
Morris Jells (RB), 1430yd-5.1yd avg-11 TD rushing, 28 receptions for 258yf and 1 TD.
Ruben Brown (RG), 27 KRB (33%), 4 sacks.
Marcellus Wiley (LDE), 12 games, 14.5 sacks.
Ernie Chechetts (MLB), 130 tackles, 60 assists, 3.5 sacks.
Tim West (strong LB), 92 tackles.
Jason Sehorn (WCB), 64 tackles, 3 interceptions.
Peter Donovan (CB/PR/KR), 34 kickoff returns, 909yd, 26.7 average, 1 TD.
Darnell Campana (free S), 95 tackles, 27 assists, 3.0 sacks, 3 interceptions.

Morris Jells was awarded!
Offesive Player of the Year
All League 1st Team Running Back

Ernie Chechetts was awarded!
Defensive Player of the Year
All League 1st Team Linebacker

The contracts of the following players were extended:
free S - Darnell Campana by 3 years,
left DT - Perry Horton by 2 years,
right DE - Willie Patterson by 4 years,
TE - Rod Rudlegde by 2 years.

The following players got no new contract:
Weak LB Robbie Harnisch, FB Mack Strong, SS Bennie Thompson, 2000 starting LT Kurt Hoffman.

Next season, we will finally sign a franchise QB, either a draft choice or a FA signing.
The other addition will be a WR or a DT.
Our goal for next season should be 5-8 wins.