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Bernie, Bernie, Bernie

2007-06-20T14:50:00Z

Let me preface this by saying that I loved Bernie Kosar as a football player. He was, hands-down, my all-time most favorite Cleveland Brown. And it’s not even close. Hell, there’s a picture of ol’ #19 on the left-hand side of this blog. Now, with that being said, I just have to ask one question: Bernie, what the hell is wrong with you? On at least three occasions over the last month, I’ve seen you quoted in articles as stating that Charlie Frye’s play last year ranged from good to great. You’ve even...(read more)

Swept? As Tyra Would Say...

2007-06-15T03:47:00Z

So... what? No shame. No embarrassment. No indignity. Turn a deaf ear to the national media. (Although, if you happen to come across Skip Bayless , turn the other cheek and punch him in the opposite jaw. Twice, just on principle.) With all apologies--not--to the Lakers of the early part of this decade, the Eastern Conference Champion Cleveland Cavaliers got swept by the best team of the post-Jordan era. There's no crying in baseball, and there's no weeping over the sweeping broomed-up by...(read more)

This One's On You, 'Bron

2007-06-13T05:11:00Z

I have not come here to praise The King, but rather to bury him. Kinda. Sorta. In a velvet-gloved kinda way. This isn’t about the last-second miss. This isn’t even about the second-to-last possession, although that sequence was symptomatic of a bigger problem. It’s about the first three quarters of seemingly every single meaningful game. It’s about deferring to lesser teammates, lesser basketball players. It’s one thing to want to get your teammates involved, get them in the flow, get them their...(read more)

We're In The What?

2007-06-03T04:46:00Z

Before I begin, I'd just like to pass along a message from John Mason , the wildly-popular and insanely-talented Pistons public address announcer: "DEEEEEEEE-TROIT, GOING HOME!" The fourth quarter was yet another concrete validation as to why the male of the species always have--and always will--love a good breast. 31 points? 19 in the fourth quarter of a Conference Finals close-out game? From a rook second-rounder? On the heels of The Chosen One's epic Game Five? LeBron has blown...(read more)

(Still Shaking Head)

2007-06-01T21:19:00Z

It is now 5:28 p.m. EST on Friday, June 1, and I'm still in awe over the display put on by LeBron James last night. I'm still attempting to wrap my head around what transpired last night 18 hours after the fact. Legendary. Historic. Epic. Filthy. Nasty. And that doesn't even begin to describe what we all witnessed. My better half, who likes basketball roughly as much as I like O'Doul's, e-mailed me this afternoon asking if we could go forgo attending the races at the local short...(read more)

Browns Issue Andruzzi Press Release

2007-06-01T20:47:00Z

Late yesterday evening, Joe Linta , agent for former Browns guard Joe Andruzzi , revealed that his client had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and would immediately begin chemotherapy. Today, the Browns released the following statement regarding Andruzzi: "The Cleveland Browns are aware of Joe’s situation and will continue to support him and his family in their time of need. While in Cleveland, Joe’s leadership and strength were enormous both on the field and in the locker room. If...(read more)

Holy. Shit.

2007-06-01T05:07:00Z

Greatest. Performance. Ever. And I defy anyone to argue otherwise, what LeBron did yesterday. C'mon, eaters of the ant, tell me I'm wrong. Throw out some stats, blame the Pistons, blame the unseasonably warm weather in these parts, toss in some Hollinger BS. Although, you do that, I think I'll still come back to... Wow. Just, wow. Transcendent. Epic. Yup, I'm a witness....(read more)

THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!

2007-05-30T21:47:00Z

Pardon me for a second while I use my outside voice. Or, as I like to call it, my "Inside Voice After A Case With Jaeger Chasers". BRAYLON EDWARDS MISSING AN OTA IS NOT A BIG DEAL. BRAYLON EDWARDS BEING THIRD TEAM THE SECOND WEEK OF OTAs IS NOT A BIG DEAL. For the love of God, people, I understand that you are starved for news--and that writers are clamoring for anything to write about--but the day that an OTA event that doesn't involve an injury is a big deal is the day that I give...(read more)

No News Is... Ummm... No News?

2007-05-26T15:07:00Z

Just to let you guys (and gals) know, news is a little sparse right now as it pertains to the Browns. Thus, the updates will likely be just as sparse. At least for the next month or so. Or until I decide to start making shiite up. Whichever comes first. There is one story in today's local rags and it comes courtesy of the Canton Repository . In the report, newly-signed running back Jamal Lewis talks about how strange it was seeing himself in a Cleveland Browns uniform. That struck me as odd because...(read more)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Finally?

2007-05-25T20:15:00Z

For the last eight seasons, save for a lone one-and-done playoff appearance, the Browns have have been the the keynote speakers at a " How Not To Run An NFL Franchise " symposium. This once-proud franchise has been the butt of many a national media joke, and have gotten little to no respect nationally. And deservedly so. That could be changing, however. According to a member of an unnamed NFL front office I spoke to earlier this week, there is a mini-buzz growing in league circles as to...(read more)

Test

2007-05-25T17:25:00Z

This is a dry run for the return (again) of The OBR Daily News & World Report , blog-style. As opposed to a wet run, which sounds pornographic. Or something that might interest a proctologist....(read more)