Cleveland Browns starting receiver Braylon Edwards attempted to “back off” on his statement about teammate Brian Russell’s hit on Chad Johnson when addressing the media. He said Russell was a teammate and they have to go to battle together. In my opinion, Edwards needs to shut his mouth and produce on the field.

Braylon stated that receivers are “hung out there” a lot in this league. This may be a sign of HIS toughness or lack of. The skilled positions in the NFL are paid very well to perform on the field and take hard shots during a game. If Edwards isn’t prepared to do this, he should practice punting during the off-season.

The Browns and Coach Romeo Crennell have a ton of work to do before they’re successful in this league. The last thing Romeo needs to worry about is the mouth of an unproven superstar.

The Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team continues to make headlines with their fast start. Last night, they crushed Youngstown State 91-57 to raise their record to 6-0. The Buckeyes continue to win big, even with superstar Greg Oden on the bench with his wrist injury.

The freshman duo of Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook continue to lead the team, waiting for the dominant Oden to return. Ohio State’s first true test will come on the road this Wednesday at 2nd ranked North Carolina in the ACC/BIG TEN Challenge. The Tar Heels and Buckeyes battled for the best recruiting classes in the nation last year.

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to struggle with trying to get road wins. Last night, LeBron James and the Cavs held a double digit lead through most of the first half. The halftime score was a comfortable 56-44 lead. The third quarter was a complete disaster as Indiana outscored Cleveland 25-9.

LeBron James lead the Cavs with 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Drew Gooden chipped in 17 points and 12 boards. Gooden and James combined for over 50% of the offense. This team will not be successful with this type of distribution. The bench and roll players will need to contribute if this team wants to compete with the powers of the East. Coach Mike Brown needs to find a rotation that works, especially on the road.

The NBA season is in full swing and so far the Cleveland Cavaliers look like the only team from the Eastern Conference with momentum. The West is leading the way with the Jazz, Spurs and Dallas. Cleveland is off to a decent start, while the rest of the East teams are struggling to find an identity.

The Cavaliers have an opportunity to get a good jump on some talented teams that are off to a slow start. They’re playing well and getting the respect around the league. This is the first time in LeBron’s career that Cleveland had the lead early. In my opinion, the Cavs need to win their division to be a successful season. They need to be aggressive and go after the wins against the “soft” teams. James needs to keep his competitive nature and even turn it up a notch.

The Ohio State Buckeyes continue to finish their season by Thanksgiving Day. During the Jim Tressel era, the Bucks are making a habit of playing in BCS bowls games. This gives Ohio State almost two full months of practice in between games. The media and fans continue to think of this as a negative. Tressel, being the successful head coach that he is, uses this time to develop his young players.

Coach Tressel and his staff feel that this time last year allowed them to develop the young secondary that is playing on this undefeated squad. The Buckeye starters are still recovering from the hard fought victory over the “the team up north”, while the young players will continue to develop.

The other positive is that if you give Coach Tressel 50 days to prepare for any game, it usually spells trouble for the opponent.

As I read the article on Braylon Edwards, I couldn’t help but give every reader a chance to enjoy the great list of “turkeys” that SI put together for this year. This list really shows us the mentally or lack of by some professionals and fans of the sports.

The Cleveland Browns are struggling to win games these days. The offense can’t score, the defense struggles, and most of the time, it’s the coaching. The last thing Romeo Crennel needs right now is a selfish player sounding off in the paper. Braylon Edwards decided that he would be the turkey this weekend.

Edwards questioned the play calling in the red zone. This is coming from a player that DOESN’T always make the catch, RARELY makes the block, and is just starting to progress in this league. I’m amazed how it’s never a “team” sport when a team starts to struggle. I believe the Browns are struggling and need to make drastic changes, but through the media is the worst way to communicate.

WAIT. I’m not done. Braylon Edwards decided to question the sportsmanship of a teammate. He believes the Brian Russell doesn’t need to deliver some of the hits during the course of a football game. Is this guy for real? Russell is out there hustling and trying to make plays on a team that is sinking fast and Edwards questions his actions. The opponents compliment Russell for his effort and Edwards questions it.

It’s time for Crennel to shut the mouths of these players or one of the two has to go.

Damon Jones, the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard, has improved this year both on and off the court. On the court, Jones is starting to hit the 3-pointers and direct the team during critical parts of the game. He’s becoming a leader, besides LeBron James, the Cavs can depend on in clutch situations.

Jones, who recently received two technical fouls in a game, called a press conference before the Washington Wizard contest. He publicly apologized for the unprofessional manner in which he acted in the previous contest.

This action shows me that Jones, who sometimes can come across as arrogant on the court, is a class act and respects the game of basketball. The amount of money being paid to professionals these days, it’s good to see someone step up and show some humility.

LeBron James fell two assists shy of a triple-double but still couldn’t lead the Cavs past the Toronto Raptors as they lost 95-87. The Raptors improve to just 3-8 on the season and the Cavs fall to 0-3 on the second night of back to backs. They looked sluggish early and the Raptors shot the lights out in the first quarter. The Cavs battled back and led going into the fourth quarter before falling apart in the final period. Chris Bosh was a menace for the Raptors scoring 25 points and adding 14 rebounds.

For the second night in a row the team has not looked very sharp. Lately they have had trouble putting together a full 48 minutes and have often looked out of sync at times.

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday night 97-94 after leading most the of the game by at least 20. As I watched the game, it became very evident the Cavaliers don’t have that “put them away” instinct.

Cleveland will never be a championship team if they can’t put a team away when they’re down. If the Cavaliers would have blown this game, a black cloud would be above them early in the season. Terry Pluto writes and interesting article on the Cavs inability to finish a game.

My opinion is that LeBron James, not just Mike Brown, must lead this charge. The NBA is a game of momentum and James needs to learn to take advantage of it. If Michael Jordon was leading by 20 at home, you could go grab a beer and listen to the “fat lady sing”. The Cavaliers and James are slowing changing the face of Cleveland basketball, now they need to show everyone they have what it takes to be a champion.