After Browns Trade, Faine Gets a Fresh Start

TallySaint · 09-08-2006, 08:23 AM

From The Cleveland Plains-Dealer....

After Browns trade, Saints center gets fresh start

Friday, September 08, 2006
Tony Grossi
Plain Dealer Reporter

It seems that everything runs through center for the Browns this year.

Center LeCharles Bentley was their prize free-agent signing and resulted in a trade of center Jeff Faine to New Orleans.

Now as the Browns prepare to open their season against the Saints, Faine is being hailed as the leader of a rebuilt offensive line in New Orleans and the Browns are scrambling to fill his shoes. Unbelievable.

Coach Romeo Crennel still won't say whether the starting center for Sunday's game will be Lennie Friedman or Hank Fraley - Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, who have held the position since Bentley suffered a season-ending torn patellar tendon.

Faine must be loving the irony. He did not foresee losing his job here and wanted no part of a backup role once Bentley was signed.

"I expect to see a fired-up player who is going to play his best because he did when he was here," Crennel said. "He always gave a good effort and played the entire game most of the time. He's a smart guy, and that's what I expect to see."

Faine has declined to give interviews to Cleveland media this week. In New Orleans, he told reporters that coach Sean Payton's training camp was "a wake-up" because previous Browns camps were "laid back."

"I think it's kind of like being a rookie again," Faine said of his new environment. "It's a fresh start. I was excited about it. It was well documented that I wanted out of Cleveland, and I was excited to get a new start, get into a new system, new team, new coaches, new city."

Payton, a first-year head coach, said of Faine: "He's done a good job. He's provided the leadership we were looking for. He's sharp and he's learned the system."

Faine vs. Ted Washington on Sunday should be an interesting matchup.

Story continues...
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09-08-2006, 08:23 AM	#1
TallySaint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 1,367	After Browns Trade, Faine Gets a Fresh Start From The Cleveland Plains-Dealer.... After Browns trade, Saints center gets fresh start Friday, September 08, 2006 Tony Grossi Plain Dealer Reporter It seems that everything runs through center for the Browns this year. Center LeCharles Bentley was their prize free-agent signing and resulted in a trade of center Jeff Faine to New Orleans. Now as the Browns prepare to open their season against the Saints, Faine is being hailed as the leader of a rebuilt offensive line in New Orleans and the Browns are scrambling to fill his shoes. Unbelievable. Coach Romeo Crennel still won't say whether the starting center for Sunday's game will be Lennie Friedman or Hank Fraley - Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, who have held the position since Bentley suffered a season-ending torn patellar tendon. Faine must be loving the irony. He did not foresee losing his job here and wanted no part of a backup role once Bentley was signed. "I expect to see a fired-up player who is going to play his best because he did when he was here," Crennel said. "He always gave a good effort and played the entire game most of the time. He's a smart guy, and that's what I expect to see." Faine has declined to give interviews to Cleveland media this week. In New Orleans, he told reporters that coach Sean Payton's training camp was "a wake-up" because previous Browns camps were "laid back." "I think it's kind of like being a rookie again," Faine said of his new environment. "It's a fresh start. I was excited about it. It was well documented that I wanted out of Cleveland, and I was excited to get a new start, get into a new system, new team, new coaches, new city." Payton, a first-year head coach, said of Faine: "He's done a good job. He's provided the leadership we were looking for. He's sharp and he's learned the system." Faine vs. Ted Washington on Sunday should be an interesting matchup. Story continues... http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plai...l=2&thispage=2
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