New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.

“I’m ready to go to the NFL and to [commissioner Paul] Tagliabue and say, ‘Give us the Cleveland plan,’” Nagin added, referring to the league awarding Cleveland an expansion team almost immediately after the Browns moved to Baltimore after the 1995 season. “Whatever the Saints want to do, you let them leave, but they can’t take our logo, they can’t take our name, and you give us a promise to give us a franchise when this city’s back.”

How classless are the Saints owners? I thought Art Modell was the epitome of evil, but these guys are reaching a new low.

This kid is just too good to be true.

“Sometimes you feel lazy on a flight and you don’t want to put [dress] clothes on,” James said. “But this is a job and we want to have fun, but it’s a job and we should look like we’re going to work.”

Remember…he’s 20.

Can you name the last good Detroit Lions QB? I can’t. Whenever you start to fret about the Browns’ QB situation, just take a look at this litany of crapola.

It’s not like we don’t know how vicious this town can get toward its quarterbacks. Scott Mitchell knows it. Rodney Peete knows it. Andre Ware knows it. Charlie Batch knows it….For a while, Joey was the answer. Now Jeff Garcia is somehow the answer. Garcia, who has never played a down that counted for this franchise. Garcia, who is 35 years old. Garcia, who relies on mobility, yet is coming off a broken leg. Garcia, not even cleared to play this week, is somehow, already the answer.

The above-linked story has a great interview with Harrington, giving a unique view into the world of a kid who’s been a golden boy his whole life, and who is now in a real no win situation. I’d feel sorry for him, especially if he just had a dress code forced on him this week like Allen Iverson….but I just can’t bring a tear to my eye.

ESPN has a good story on Lebron swattin’ rumors away.

Before being taken away for numerous photo shoots, James said the never-ending guessing game about where he’ll play has become annoying. “It bothers me, of course,” he said. “I never gave any indication of leaving Cleveland. I’ve been in Akron my whole life. My family loves to come see me play 41 games. It bothers me a little bit, but I’m here. I’m wearing a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey and I’m having fun…”

The kid has class.