Author: Tim Russo (Page 46 of 89)

The shortest leash of all time

…had better be on Trent Dilfer.

Browns quarterback Trent Dilfer will start Sunday’s game against winless Houston after getting the “benefit of the doubt” from Cleveland coach Romeo Crennel.

The first interception certainly qualifies for a yanking. First two series without a 1st down? How about 6 incompletions in a row? No TD’s at the half?

ESPN Cavs preview

Incredibly thorough Cavs breakdown. Most ESPN analysts have the Cavs finishing 3rd in the division, 5th in the conference. John Hollinger’s got the Cavs finishing 1st in the division, 2nd in the conference, saying…

Take a team that won 42 games with zero long-range shooting. Add two of the league’s top bombers and, for good measure, replace Ira Newble with Larry Hughes. Jackpot.

I’m gonna predict the Cavs get that 4th playoff seed, at least. There’s a voting feature, and it looks like the voters think the Cavs are gonna beat the over/under (49.5) on wins this season.

Ronnie Duncan, Chief Wahoo…same thing.

Sometimes, I wonder if Roger Brown is just drunk.

Cleveland sports fans are notorious for being slow to accept change. That’s why many fans still refuse being pried, finger by reluctant finger, from their death-grip embrace of the Indians’ Chief Wahoo logo – an emblem that hasn’t become any less insulting or racially offensive since it debuted some 60 years ago. But, even given that, the current hysterical fan reaction to Ronnie Duncan, the Cavs’ new high-energy PA announcer, defies belief.

That might be one of the most idiotic pieces of writing I have ever read in my entire life.

Not many people drinking the Browns’ koolaid

Roger Brown points out that the “official” moniker doesn’t always get a fan’s attention.

The team’s Monday night “players’ show” on Channel 19 recently finished sixth in its rating period – even trailing dusty sitcom reruns on other stations.

I stopped paying attention to these “official” Browns broadcasts so long ago, the last one I saw might have been one with Webster Slaughter on it. I guess the team has to do this stuff, but it just rings so pathetically hollow. And when the team is losing, no one wants to hear it.

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