I'm not sure which is more grim: today's newswire or the depressing prospect that Meet the Spartans was tops at this weekend's box office. The former is a consequence of the calendar year. The latter I can't explain, except to say that either folks are either very bored or very easily amused. That thing looked awful.
Anyhow, the combination of these two revolting developments has left me cranky and wishing I had stale Peeps whose heads I could bite off.
But it's okay... (calming)... it's alright. Maybe making a bunch of tangential remarks while reviewing the wire will help.
Here's what we could dig up for the OBR Newswire (rss):
Scott Petrak's take on the best quarterbacks ever. Unlike most of the media, Scott remembers football was played before 1967 (Chronicle-Telegram)
In yesterday's column, it was revealed that Tony Grossi gets HBO at his house. Somehow I didn't know this... maybe because he never asks me over to watch it. I don't get HBO, because it costs money. My kids call that "cheap", but they don't have those horrible childhood memories of Gerald Ford's "Whip Inflation Now" buttons (Plain Dealer)
Can someone define for me what "a source with knowledge of the situation" is? Maybe it's you. Did anyone ask you about Jamal Lewis' contract status recently? If so, maybe you're in the papers. Meanwhile, here's some speculation about Matt Forte. (DDN)
Brady Quinn will soon read "Chica Chica Boom Boom". Will there be enough room? Film at 11. (Official Site)
More observations on Super Bowl hoopla. I was snooping around the NFL Media site earlier today, where they were pimping the "NFL Network's Nine-Day Super Bowl Pregame Show". Apparently, the regular Super Bowl pre-game show just feels like nine days. (Charlotte Observer)
Hey Tony, can we chop these answers to emails up into more little mini-articles so we have to click through another six pages of ads? (Plain Dealer)
OUT OF THE BLOGSPHERE
"Rich, Talented, and Vulnerable": Expounding on the PD's Expose (Sirk - FREAKING HILARIOUS, read it)
The 'fix' is in (Doc Gonzo)
Browns News-o-Rama: 1/27 (Webdork)
Signs that we are descending into the offseason (Dwayne Rudd's Helmet)
No Hurry; Browns Not in a Rush to Extend Crennel’s Deal (Browns Gab)