BEREA: Braylon Edwards cut his foot. Rookies Beau Bell and Martin Rucker needed arthroscopic knee surgery. Gary Baxter was released, but did not retire.

The estimated 60,000 Browns fans who packed the team's Berea headquarters for 26 training camp practices would have been excused for yawning.

No holdouts. Few fisticuffs. Good plays, to be sure, like Shaun Rogers' tip to himself for an interception, Edwards' aerial catches, Joshua Cribbs' 50-yard touchdown pass to Travis Wilson and a Derek Anderson to Kellen Winslow to Jamal Lewis double pass.

But very little drama.

Perhaps that's the way it's supposed to be for a team that won 10 games a year ago, has relatively no position battles and is considered such a strong playoff contender that it will be a prime-time television darling. Clevelanders are breaking new ground in this regard.

As training camp closed its public portion Saturday, the Browns said good-bye to the fans with an extended autograph session. Then even though they have three preseason games remaining, thoughts turned to the regular-season opener against Dallas.

The past 31/2 weeks ''went well,'' strong safety Sean Jones said. ''Overall as a team we're pretty healthy. We have a couple nicks, but it's nothing serious. Training camp got us ready for what's ahead. I just can't wait for the Cowboys on Sept. 7.''

Asked if it's time to get to work now, left tackle Joe Thomas said: ''No question. This is kind of the next step. It's crunch time now. The regular season is right around the corner.''

The public part might be over, but coach Romeo Crennel said training camp is far from finished.

''We still have two weeks, even though it's still short weeks,'' Crennel said. ''We're going to stay on our camp schedule. There are no more two-a-days. I'm not breaking camp for at least another week.''

That means the team will remain confined to its Middleburg Heights hotel, although there are road trips to New Jersey for Monday night's game against the New York Giants and to Detroit for Saturday's game against the Lions. The preseason concludes at home Aug. 28 against the Chicago Bears.

Asked what stood out to him at this point, Crennel said: ''I've got two good quarterbacks and a nice-looking defensive front. Whether they play any good, time will tell.''

Anderson was impressive in his first camp as the starter. He showed great chemistry with Edwards before the receiver cut his foot a week ago while he was jogging in socks and Donte' Stallworth stepped on him. Anderson also relied on tight end Winslow and seems to be developing rhythm with Stallworth. Anderson's mechanics looked improved, with his biggest weakness his lack of touch on swing passes to running backs.

''He's more comfortable with the system, with the players who surround him; that allows him to be better,'' Crennel said of Anderson. ''He knows he's the guy in charge and he knows the system. He's been improving ever since camp started.''

Backup Brady Quinn, the 22nd overall pick in 2007, signed so many autographs he could have gotten writer's cramp. But a huge percentage of his passes went to running back Jerome Harrison and tight end Brad Cieslak. Quinn rarely stretched the field, leading some to believe he was becoming a dink-and-dunk specialist.

Trades that brought in defensive linemen Rogers from Detroit and Corey Williams from Green Bay look like they will make a big impact, if Rogers can stay on the field. He missed his third practice of the week Saturday.

Safety Gary Baxter's comeback from two torn patellar tendons might take place elsewhere after he was let go on Aug. 9. Cleveland's questionable depth in the secondary still has not been seriously addressed, even with the signings of safeties Travis Key, a rookie from Michigan State who always seems to be around the ball, and ex-Buckeye Brandon Mitchell. General Manager Phil Savage is still searching for another cornerback.

''We talked about inexperience there,'' Crennel said of the cornerbacks. ''The guys are working hard; I think they've gotten better. That doesn't prohibit us for looking around at what's available and what might become available.''

Rogers sits out again

Rogers worked inside with the trainers for the second consecutive day. Crennel said Rogers had ''several things that are a little sore,'' so it was better for him to exercise on low-impact machines.

Rogers missed practice earlier this week with what Crennel called a ''sore knee.'' Crennel said he expects Rogers to play Monday night.

Brownies

Excused for personal reasons were cornerback A.J. Davis and quarterback Ken Dorsey. . . . After practice, Crennel enjoyed a visit from his nearly 11-month-old grandson Nicholas, who bears a striking resemblance to the coach. . . . Crennel talked to receiver Joe Jurevicius (four surgeries on his right knee, three for a staph infection), who is working on his flexibility and stretching. ''I think he will be back,'' Crennel said. ''How long is that going to take, who knows? It's been longer than I expected it to be already.''