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He could have easily been one of the best tight ends to ever play the game just like his father before him.Career Browns stats: 2004-2008) : 219 receptions for 2,459 yards and 11 touchdownsOthers considered: Steve Heiden Thomas was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft and he has quickly become one of the best left tackles in the entire league.Not too much needs to be said about Thomas. He has played in two full seasons so far and has been to two Pro Bowls in those two years.. Faine was only with the Browns for three years after being drafted by them in 2003 as the No. Coleman only played for the Browns for two seasons as the right guard position, easily one of the hardest to choose from a list of virtual unknown players.Another possible candidate here was Seth McKinney.. Tucker was the most consistent offensive lineman for the Browns before Thomas and Steinbach came to the team in 2007, but with many off the field issues clouding his career, Tucker could never reach his full potential.He played with a nasty attitude and he was your typical AFC North grunt who controlled the trenches for the Browns.. Rogers is one of the most dominate interior lineman in the NFL and even though he is a big guy, he is still one of the fastest and most agile players in the NFL at his size.Constantly double-teamed throughout games, Roger still has the ability to get to the ball carrier and/or opposing quarterbacks with relative ease.Also, Rogers has great leaping ability and has blocked 11 total kicks during his career.Career Browns stats : 88 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 5 blocked kicks.

Smith has been a mainstay on the defensive line since arriving in 2007, and with his size, can cause offenses some problems in the running game.Despite playing at over 300 pounds, Smith is quick off the line and sometimes demands a double-team by opposing offensive lines.Career Browns stats: 88 tackles, five sacks. Davis was with the Browns from 2002-2008 and he was a permanent fixture as the leader and captain of the defense.After the 2008 season, the Browns did not want to resign Davis due to his age and supposedly diminishing skills, but the Broncos scooped him up in free agency and he is having a solid season with them in 2009.Career Browns stats (2002-2008) : 450 tackles, 8.5 sacks, eight interceptions, four forced fumbles. Jackson was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft and quickly broke into the starting lineup.One of the most productive linebackers in the NFL since he entered the league, Jackson quietly goes about his business game in and game out and has developed into a defensive captain with his leadership, formation recognition, and adjustments prior to the snap of the ball.Career Brows stats: 274 tackles, three sacks, four interceptions, one forced fumble Wimbley was the No. 13 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft and has been a starter since day one.With an outstanding rookie year which saw Wimbley sack opponents 11 times, he has been on a slide up until this year where new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has found ways to line Wimbley up at different positions to unlock his potential and so far it appears to be working. He is once again leading the Browns in sacks with 6.5.With great size and ability, Wimbley was supposed to become a premier pass rusher in the NFL, but instead it looks like he will be more of a versatile player moving forward.Career Browns stats: 173 tackles, 26.5 sacks, one interceptions, six forced fumbles. Wright was the Browns' second round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, but his value dropped due to off field issues, when he could have been a first round pick.A starter since being drafted, Wright has quietly turned into one of the better lock down man-to-man cover corners in the NFL.If you ever ask him what is his biggest asset he brings to the football field is, he will tell you, "it's my speed."With fast recovery speed, even if a receiver can get open out of a break, Wright will turn on the juice and catch up to break up the pass and make a play.Career Browns stats: 169 tackles, one sack, six interceptions, two forced fumbles, one touchdown. After being drafted in 1999 in the third round for the expansion Browns, McCutcheon was a starter immediately and stayed a starter until the end of the 2005 season.A very dependable corner with good speed and terrific tackling ability, McCutcheon was the heart and soul of the defensive backfield for seven straight years.Career Browns stats: 396 tackles, seven sacks, 12 interceptions, seven forced fumbles, two touchdowns.

Griffith was only with the Browns for three seasons as a starter, but in those three years he commanded the defensive backfield and not only was he a heavy hitter, but was a great tackler if anyone came his way.Even though Griffith was with the team for a short time, he made an impact on defense and opposing offenses always had to account for where he was lining up.Career Browns stats (2002-2004): 228 tackles, one sack, six interceptions, one forced fumbleOthers considered: Brodney Pool. Jones was a second round pick by the Browns in the 2004 NFL Draft, but did not become a full time starter until 2006.He was a very quiet player who was not known by many people outside of the Cleveland area, but his game helped elevate the rest of the defensive backfield.Career Browns stats (2004-2008): 204 tackles, one sack, 14 interceptions, two forced fumblesOthers considered: Brian Russell. Dawson is the only current member of the Browns that was with the team when they came back into the NFL in 1999.Very few other kickers in the NFL can even come close to Dawson when it comes to his ability to kick in any kind of weather.He's like the United States Postal Service and their original slogan, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night..."Plus, how can anyone ever forget the field goals made in blizzards, the ball bouncing back through the uprights against the Ravens (kick was good), and he even kicked an onside kick to himself which was successful.Career Browns stats: 221 field goals made, 83.1-percent accuracy, 264 extra point made, 97.1-percent accuracy. A hometown guy from the Cleveland suburbs of Bay Village, Zastudil came to the Browns in 2006 and he has seen his best years as a punter with the Browns.He has the ability to nail the opposing team inside their own 20-yard line on almost every punt.Career Browns stats (2006-2009): 44.1 yards per punt averageOthers considered: Chris Gardocki.

This one is going to be short and sweet.Cribbs is the best returner in the NFL since he became the Browns' full time kick returner in 2005, and since he became the punt returner in 2007.Career Browns stats: 26.2 kick return average, 11.6 punt return average, eight total touchdown returnsHonorable mention: Dennis Northcut. LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening9-18 points higher on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, shruggingaside a weak showing on Wall Street, with strength in oil issues thanks tofirmer crude prices expected to underpin the London market. The UK blue chip index closed 17.85 points higher on Monday at 4,579.64,extending the post-Christmas and New Year rally into a sixth session as moretraders return to work following the holidays. Banks should be a focus after Britain's Financial Services Authority saidlate on Monday that its ban on short-selling financial stocks would expire onJan. 16, but that it would reintroduce the ban without consultation if needed. ID: nL5278408 British consumer morale sank lower in December as worries about job lossesresulting from the economic downturn soured the Christmas spirit.