Oniel Cousins starts for Tampa, plus Browns inactives

It’s that time of week where we talk about all the Browns players who aren’t playing, but first, let’s talk about a former Browns player that is playing. You have to think it’s good news for the Browns’ defensive front that Oniel Cousins is starting today for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Cousins is the man who was often compared to a turnstile. Although, frankly, I don’t think he was the only one to get that moniker over the years here in Cleveland. He was one of a few linemen to be confused for an inanimate object most notably referenced for letting people in.

(*barks & pumps fist enthusiastically*) RT @NateUlrichABJ: #Bucs' lineup change: Former #Browns O-lineman Oniel Cousins starts at LT.

— Ryan Burns (@FtblSickness) November 2, 2014

And the Browns inactives aren’t much of a surprise. We expected Jordan Cameron to be out and he is. We expected Phil Taylor to be out and he is. As for the rest, it is Pierre Desir and a bunch of guys Browns fans barely know anyway.

As of this writing the Browns are seven point favorites, but I don’t know if that went up a bit once the Oniel Cousins announcement was made… Probably.