The Cleveland Sporty Page

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by clyde

I am so very happy Ohio State beat those Swissconsin cheese fucl<ers.



The thing is, much like almost every team that has their foe held in check all game long.....Ohio State drops 8 into coverage to ensure the qb has all day to throw.Touchdowns are almost a guarantee....that they take about 20 seconds to happen is almost as much of a guarantee.


It happens so much that you wonder if coaching staffs are'unt congress and the sponsors are'unt big financial concerns.



Show some guts and rush 4 to 5.......God, you still have 6 or 7 to cover 5 guys!

I know Wisconsin has just set the record for most consecutive losses on hail mary passes with two, which deserves lots of awards.

[clyde]

But I think it's thanks to two team playing not to lose right at the moment you should be playing to win...only.

[clyde]

I should have known the Browns would fucl< me and lose by just enough.



I hate football!!

[horseofcourse]

The coolest part of the game for me was that 49er defensive lineman who weighs 400 or something ran better routes and had better hands than any Browns wideout.

[clyde]

It don't take much.



If only they had competence when they restarted 11 years ago.All those high draft picks for the first two years...and they would have had sense enough to take Ditka up on the trade for the no.1 guy in that first year...would have had oodles of draft choices.
















But noooOOOOOOOOO...............

[horseofcourse]

as bad as he was, he really didn't have much to work with and Tim Couch is still the best Browns qb since the team came back. that's how pathetic this franchise has been that you can say that.

[clyde]

!




But ya didn't like Otto Quinn?

What about Sonny Anderson?

Johnny Ucoyus shows..........something--I think,maybe.












Nah.

[clyde]

Sizeless is no more....dumped him to take on the rather large contract of Derek Lowe.Derek was beaten to death by NL hitters last year,but hopes are he will fair better in the AL...known as the hitter's league.





Hey, it's Shapiro&Son.

Don't look at me.

[clyde]

In more Captain Obvious Cleveland Sporty News,tailback Hardesty, drafted no.1 by the Browns despite his history of injury....is out indefinitely with a calf tear.He missed his entire first year in 2010 due a serious knee boo-boo.




Let me ask you a question...








Oh never mind.

This is beyond insane.






Oh I'll ask it.

If you draft high a .....oh,say a defensive end who is white---but you just say forget about it and feel assured he will become a Black def. end...does that make sense?

[clyde]

The Tribe has picked up the option of Exhausto Carmona.


I'll repeat.


The Tribe has picked up the option of Exhausto Carmona.








Let me ask you a question.
































No...not this time.

Not gonna duh it.

[clyde]

Anyhoo---Hillis' contract, I mean Hillis' boo boo is still not sa good.That leaves the team with one rb....and he is someone's practice squad loss.



So the Browns are holding tryouts at rb this week.

If you can answer the question ''strings or no strings?" correctly-----you should go to the tryout.

[clyde]

But the ever loyal Browns fanatics remain solidly behind the team:








http://www.cleveland.com/browns/inde...about_los.html

[clyde]

Here's a positive....the Browns received one vote in the AP Top 25 for this week.





I think a close loss to the Mexicans will put them into the 25th or maybe even 24th spot next week.

[horseofcourse]

I think picking up Carmona's option was wise. Still cheap and still pitches well at times. He pitched well in late summer then didn't in September. They didn't pick up much of Lowe's contract...the Braves just wanted to dump him. That move's simply throwing darts at a wall. I wouldn't be surprised to see Sizeless with the team next year. No one is going to throw money at his injuries. They can get him much cheaper with mostly an incentives contract. (if only they had traded for Fister instead of Obaldo we'd be fine!!)

There's not much to say about the Browns. I really didn't want them to fire Mangini as I said it's just re-arranging the Titanic deck chairs, hence my argument that the Bengals should keep Marvin Lewis. I think I was right on that one. I prefer guys like Schottenheimer and Hargrove who may not win have won championships but are very consistent in approach and good results followed. 2 years was not enough for Mangini. I'm not a big fan of the new guy, but they need to give Shurmur at least 5 years minimum to attempt to do something. changing coaches every 2 or 3 years has not worked and never will work. I mentioned the Steelers in my "marvin lewis should not be fired" thread and that is what you do. 3 coaches in 42 years. AS much as I hate them, that is the benchmark. They are without question the model NFL franchise by a large margin.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by clyde

But the ever loyal Browns fanatics remain solidly behind the team:








http://www.cleveland.com/browns/inde...about_los.html

I'll wait I guess. They really didn't play a poor 2nd half yesterday, and though not good they aren't embarrasing themselves I guess. 49ers are a 6-1 team and I thought they'd lose by 20 plus. It's a first year coach going without training camp and a qb in his first full season as a starter. I'm not thrilled with what I see with either, but their personnel may not be too good as of yet. That Haden and Ward they picked up in the draft last year look pretty good and Taylor and Sheard are both starting on the D line this year who they picked up first two rounds as is Little at WR who played no football last year as he was ineligible. Hardesty has disappointed, yes but no one goes 100 percent in the draft. Need to see Colt 9 more games this year, and then start on fixing the O line next year. The really easy schedule has helped them win some games and could win a few more with it so Luck is no option, but should still get a pretty high pick next year. I wouldn't trade down as they've done a ton recently. They've got Atlanta's number one next year too with this year's trade down!! I can wait....I've been doing it for 40 plus years...what's another 10 or 20!!

[clyde]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

I think picking up Carmona's option was wise. Still cheap and still pitches well at times. He pitched well in late summer then didn't in September. They didn't pick up much of Lowe's contract...the Braves just wanted to dump him. That move's simply throwing darts at a wall. I wouldn't be surprised to see Sizeless with the team next year. No one is going to throw money at his injuries. They can get him much cheaper with mostly an incentives contract. (if only they had traded for Fister instead of Obaldo we'd be fine!!)

There's not much to say about the Browns. I really didn't want them to fire Mangini as I said it's just re-arranging the Titanic deck chairs, hence my argument that the Bengals should keep Marvin Lewis. I think I was right on that one. I prefer guys like Schottenheimer and Hargrove who may not win have won championships but are very consistent in approach and good results followed. 2 years was not enough for Mangini. I'm not a big fan of the new guy, but they need to give Shurmur at least 5 years minimum to attempt to do something. changing coaches every 2 or 3 years has not worked and never will work. I mentioned the Steelers in my "marvin lewis should not be fired" thread and that is what you do. 3 coaches in 42 years. AS much as I hate them, that is the benchmark. They are without question the model NFL franchise by a large margin.

The only way I see that as wise is if they are looking for another team to sucker with Jimenot bait.


The Indians pay 5 mill of Lowe's 15.

That's serious money for the Tribe.




The Browns are now below rebuild.They need a completely new engine...and I will not type the p word here.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

I'll wait I guess. They really didn't play a poor 2nd half yesterday, and though not good they aren't embarrasing themselves I guess. 49ers are a 6-1 team and I thought they'd lose by 20 plus. It's a first year coach going without training camp and a qb in his first full season as a starter. I'm not thrilled with what I see with either, but their personnel may not be too good as of yet. That Haden and Ward they picked up in the draft last year look pretty good and Taylor and Sheard are both starting on the D line this year who they picked up first two rounds as is Little at WR who played no football last year as he was ineligible. Hardesty has disappointed, yes but no one goes 100 percent in the draft. Need to see Colt 9 more games this year, and then start on fixing the O line next year. The really easy schedule has helped them win some games and could win a few more with it so Luck is no option, but should still get a pretty high pick next year. I wouldn't trade down as they've done a ton recently. They've got Atlanta's number one next year too with this year's trade down!! I can wait....I've been doing it for 40 plus years...what's another 10 or 20!!

Think we will have to wait for the regular season to play out.It's pretty nuts. I picked the Browns with 9 because I thought the 49ers were the next hot team to go down.Didn't happen.


True on the draft, but I can't see taking players because you think their history will miraculously turn...like Brainless Edwards.

Little fit the mold.''Hey! He didn't play last year! We'll take him."He is starting because his experience in not playing fits in well with our offense.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by clyde

Think we will have to wait for the regular season to play out.It's pretty nuts. I picked the Browns with 9 because I thought the 49ers were the next hot team to go down.Didn't happen.


True on the draft, but I can't see taking players because you think their history will miraculously turn...like Brainless Edwards.

Little fit the mold.''Hey! He didn't play last year! We'll take him."He is starting because his experience in not playing fits in well with our offense.

It was actually smart picking the Browns....you lost it on the 3rd down facemask when they had them stopped, and then the pass to the 400 lb nose tackle on 3rd down!! It happens, but those were tough things that the Browns are good at making happen to themselves!!

[clyde]

We can't cover a 400 pound nose tackle----do you know how embarrassing that is to our tertiary!?

[clyde]

Perilous weeks ahead for Ohio States whipping post---the Vulvarenes.They are at they Iota Caulkpies place.Iota comes off a heartbreaking one point loss to that juggernaut know as the Minny-soh-tah Molten Loafers.Then the Vulvarenes travel to meet the Fighting Vagini....always tough in the muff.


One loss is in that mess.

They may get by the overrated CornFucl<ers at The Outhouse.

But then they get Ohio State for the final game.....they don't stand a chance.




Looks like no better than 9-3 for them, which won't be good enough.Too bad.1-10 is coming up......and that will mean 8 in a row.Michigan fans--if I have offended you------------good.