Every morning, grab a cup of coffee and get your AFC North wake-up call here:

Jerome Simpson intentionally flopped to the ground when the Browns' Scott Fujita bumped into the Bengals wide receiver after a play. The nearest official saw Simpson fall to the ground and threw the flag on Fujita (there were offsetting penalties on the play).

This incident, which can be seen on NFL.com, began when Simpson pulled Fujita by his foot out of a scrum for a loose ball. Understandably upset, Fujita got into the face of Simpson, who wildly leapt backward like he been shoved to the ground.

Hensley's slant: Simpson won't win an Oscar for such a bad performance, but he could draw a fine from the NFL. In a league that prides itself on sportsmanship, officials need to take strong action against this to stop others from attempting this. This is the NFL, not the MLS.

BROWNS: Saying the Browns need playmakers is not an earth-shattering revelation. Still, the Canton Repository put into perspective how much Cleveland has struggled offensively this season without its own Mike Wallace, Ray Rice or A.J. Green. NFL offenses have averaged nearly 350 yards per game this season. According to the Repository, the Browns failed to come within 10 yards of the average in 10 of 11 games this season. As a result, Cleveland enters December ranked 28th in both points and yards. The paper brought up the question of whether quarterback Colt McCoy can be a playmaker. “Colt battles throughout the game," coach Pat Shurmur said. "As a coach, I look back after the game and see the areas where he could be better. Quarterback is a very important position, and he understands that.” Hensley's slant: The top two picks of the 2010 and 2011 drafts were used for defenders. That has helped the Browns build the NFL's No. 6 defense. Now, the Browns have to start using their top picks to add some punch to the offense. Cleveland has two first-round picks in 2012.

RAVENS: The early indication is that the Ravens will keep training camp at its team headquarters instead of at McDaniel College, where the team held camp from 1996 to 2010, according to the Baltimore Sun. The decision could come down to financial concerns over moving operations about a half-hour away during the summer, along with some other factors. "I also know that head coaches are control freaks, and John Harbaugh is no different," the Sun's Mike Preston wrote. "He can keep his eye on everything in Owings Mills instead of having to use makeshift conditions and go back and forth from the practice fields to the hotels. At Owings Mills, everything can be done inside The Castle." Hensley's slant: Many teams are feeling the crunch from the current economic climate, but this would be a bad decision. The Ravens annually draw more than 100,000 fans to the college, which is the only chance for many of them to get an up-close look at the team. Shifting training camp to team headquarters, which can't accommodate crowds, would eliminate that daily interaction during the summer.

STEELERS: Pittsburgh is taking some heat for its explanation of injuries, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. As the Post-Gazette pointed out, NBC's Al Michaels compared the Steelers to "old East Germany" for their lack of injury information during Sunday night's broadcast. Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio wrote that "after the game, coach Mike Tomlin wouldn't admit that Troy Polamalu suffered a concussion. Instead, Tomlin once again broke out a term that he has used at least twice before this season: 'concussion-like symptoms.' " Hensley's slant: What needs to be noted is how the Steelers have handled the three instances of a player suffering a head injury this season. It has happened to Polamalu twice and wide receiver Hines Ward once (in the second Baltimore game). Each time, the Steelers followed the correct protocol and didn't permit the players to return to the game despite their eagerness to do so.