Item: The Browns had receivers catching footballs with numbers on them.
Evidently the idea is to teach the receivers to focus on the ball. As it approaches they shout out the number. Next week: A lesson on the location of the line of scrimmage.
Item: Gus Frerotte replaces Tarvaris Jackson as Minnesota Vikings quarterback.
I'm thinking that when you are replaced at quarterback by Gus Frerotte you know your career is in big trouble.
Item: The Browns drop to 21st in Sports Illustrated's weekly power rankings.
Evidently there was a logjam at 22.
Item: In said ranking, Dr. Z points out that Braylon Edwards had "nine balls thrown to him, (and had) one drop (better than the four he had in the opener), [Note: I counted two drops] three catches for 13, 10 and nine yards, 32 total. OK for a spot player off the bench but dismal for the guy who was supposed to be the man, downfield."
This is supposed to be a problem?
Item: Donte Stallworth did not sound confident about playing Sunday in Baltimore.
And people wondered why this guy was on his fourth team in four years?
Item: Syndric Steptoe is starting at receiver for the Browns, and Brandon McDonald and Mike Adams in the secondary with Terry Cousin the nickel back.
In the background, you can kind of hear Romeo Crennel mutter, "And they rip ME for field goals?"
Item: Shin-Soo Choo has 11 home runs and 27 doubles in 86 games and just more than 280 at-bats.
Mr. Choo is impressing a lot of people.
Item: Fans booed when the Twins gave Grady Sizemore an intentional walk Wednesday night.
Fans always boo at two things: Intentional walks and fake pickoff throws. Why is that?
Item: The Indians will be the first visiting team in the new Yankee Stadium.
Think CC Sabathia might be starting with pinstripes that night?
Item: Footballs with numbers on them. For professionals.
There's really no making this stuff up.
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Two questions for Pat:
1) Why has the previously promised weekly "You Are An Idiot" portion of "First and 10" failed to appear? Much like the Browns, I guess your unfulfilled promise was nothing but hype.
2) This really isn't a question, per se, just a notable mention of another major Northeast Ohio exit to occur soon after the Akron Beacon Journal's imminent demise: Did any local sportswriter out there happen to note that Dan Gilbert is out of the Forbes 400? He is no longer on the list of the wealthiest guys and gals in America. Gone. Now I'm not saying he is ever going to be standing in the next line for free government cheese, but I am saying that if LeBron leaves, the Cavaliers are going to follow soon thereafter. Guaranteed.
First Pat, then LeBron, then the Beacon Journal, then the Cavaliers. In that order. Vamoose. It will be almost as painful as seeing Bruce Drennan in high-definition.
I hope Pat will churn out some kind of a column mentioning this before he's rehired by the Browns, assuming he didn't burn his bridges like General Sherman torched Atlanta. Or maybe he'll make a call and get hired by the Dolphins to create newsy pages like this:
http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/cheerleaders/cheerleaders.asp
Isn't it true that the Indians were also the last team to win and playoff game (and also the series) at the old Yankee Stadium?? Pretty cool, eh?
Isn't it also true that the Indians will be the last team to win a playoff game (and series) at the old Yankee Stadium?? Pretty cool, eh?
Fans boo at fake pickoff throws because it deprives them of the thrill of seeing the real thing.
Hey, am I missing something? I bought the Beacon Journal a few times over the course of the past week, and I didn't see one mention of layoffs. Did I miss the issue announcing the layoffs? Is there some kind of Nixonian cover-up going on? Now that Jay Mariotti has quit the Chicago Sun-Times, is that hack replacing Pat? Oh, the many mysteries.
ok pat, it's after the raven's mauling of the browns. since you are on the chopping block it is time to stop defending this team and it's coach. if november is it for you at the abj go out with a bang and hammer this team and the management because they deserve it. go out on top pat. because the browns sure won't.
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