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Garcia on a calliope

Posted on Thursday 20 October 2005

Round and round she goes, where it stops, not even Marriucci knows…

The inevitable transition from Joey Harrington to Jeff Garcia began in earnest Wednesday when Garcia took half the practice reps, but it’s more a source of exasperation than excitement. Here they go again. The quarterbacking-go-round bouncing to the sound of the calliope, circling to the refrain of “This one is finally it!”
It doesn’t matter that Garcia is both physically and competitively challenged. The light of redemption will shine upon him the same as it did for Harrington four years ago and every predecessor for the last 40 years. And then it’ll disappear in an instant.

What do you think the reception will be for Garcia if he plays on Sunday? What if he plays well and kicks our ass?

Tim Russo @ 3:30 pm
Filed under: Cleveland Browns
Dilfer on Harrington

Posted on Thursday 20 October 2005

The blind lead the blind in today’s Detroit Free Press….

“I think how he handles this adversity will define his career,” Browns quarterback Trent Dilfer said. “There’s been a lot of guys that kind of cowered under the pressure and went and hid somewhere, and they weren’t successful down the road. And if you can just man up to the pressure and take responsibility for it and let your teammates see you haven’t lost confidence, that will go a long way in the future.”

Quoting Trent Dilfer on Joey Harrington’s troubles is one of the more entertaining pieces of futility I’ve seen in a while.

Tim Russo @ 3:24 pm
Filed under: Cleveland Browns
Damon Jones channelling Magic

Posted on Thursday 20 October 2005

Lookin’ forward to seein’ this

From time to time, Jones will make a high kick similar to a member of the Rockettes while dribbling up the court. Jones said he got the move from watching a video of Magic Johnson. “That’s the way Magic would keep the little guys off him,” Jones said. “That’s a big move to prevent the little point guards from trying to steal the ball but if they come in there when I make that kick, they’ll get a knee first. Plus [the high kick] is entertain ment for the fans.”

Nice. This team is gonna be fun to watch, in so many ways.

Tim Russo @ 3:04 pm
Filed under: Cleveland Cavaliers
Edwards gains weight

Posted on Thursday 20 October 2005

How do you gain weight when you’re recovering from elbow surgery? Go to Mom’s house.

Edwards’ weight actually went up - about six pounds to 217 - because of “a couple of good, home-cooked meals.”

Six pounds?!?!?! Man, that musta been one hell of a menu.

Tim Russo @ 10:35 am
Filed under: Cleveland Browns
Read this closely

Posted on Thursday 20 October 2005

This might be the most telling sentence I’ve seen yet about this year’s Cavs team.

James scored 26 points, including a momentum generating 3-pointer that tied the score and eventually led to an 88-84 Cavaliers’ victory.

No surprise LBJ scores 26. Not really a surprise that he’s hitting big 3-pointers, in the clutch, in a close game. The final score is the kicker. The Cavs gave up 84 points. This team is already looking like one of the better defensive teams the Cavs have ever fielded.

If we put those three things together consistently, night after night….LBJ scores a lot, LBJ hits 3’s, and the Cavs hold teams under 90 points….this team will win A LOT of games.

Tim Russo @ 10:28 am
Filed under: Cleveland Cavaliers