By Jodie Valade, The Plain Dealer
BEREA, Ohio — As the Browns' starting left tackle, Joe Thomas figures he has seen "every snap of every practice and every game" this season. He has studied how his offensive line plays, watched every tendency and every trend. 
And Thomas would like to know what Oakland Raiders linebacker Aaron Curry says he spotted in film before Cleveland played at Oakland on Oct. 16.
Curry told Bay Area reporters that he has been studying film extensively since an Oct. 14 trade sent him to the Raiders from Seattle. And with his newfound focus on the intricacies of the game, Curry said he noticed that a Browns offensive lineman unwittingly betrayed whether the team was going to pass or run on most plays.
"One of the O-linemen from Cleveland, they gave it up every play, most of the time, I'd say about 70 percent of the time, whether it was run or pass," Curry told reporters. "They had no clue they were doing it, but I figured it out from just watching the film."
Thomas laughed when told of Curry's comments Thursday.
"He must be a wizard because after being there one day, he figured it out?" Thomas said. "He must be really smart. . . . I'm sure if a guy was leaning really far back or really far forward, maybe [he could see it]. But for one day? That is very impressive."
Thomas scoffed at the idea that Oakland's singular linebacker might have seen something in film that the Browns' legions of coaches and players who self-scout might have missed this season. The Browns, however, have played with a patchwork offensive line at times this season, with rookie Jason Pinkston filling in at left guard for injured Eric Steinbach, and right tackle Tony Pashos missing the first three games of the season with injury.
"If I would have noticed something, we would have taken care of it," Thomas said.
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