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The Media Can’t Wait to Tell You About Odell Beckham

They make everything difficult. The wins seem like losses. The losses feel like organizational failures. The Cleveland Browns are tough to watch and hard to root for. Players fight with the media, coaches, and the medical staff. The pressure to win this season was too much, and no one in the building proved capable ofContinue reading “The Media Can’t Wait to Tell You About Odell Beckham”

Cavs Problems, Beilein Solutions

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the weeds. They’ve lost six in a row and 12 of 13. After a respectable start, they now rank 29th and 27th in offensive and defensive ratings. The sniping has started, according to the Athletic, and questions about the makeup of the roster are growing louder. Who is talking? DoContinue reading “Cavs Problems, Beilein Solutions”

Blame the Haslams

Everyone expected too much of the 2019 Cleveland Browns. It’s easy to look back, after another upsetting loss in Pittsburgh, and diagnose the problems. But what are the solutions? What will get this organization over the misery and dysfunction? A change of ownership is the clear answer, yet the Haslams are the only untouchables inContinue reading “Blame the Haslams”

How important to the Cleveland Cavaliers present, and future, is Larry Nance Jr.?

As the losses for the Cleveland Cavaliers mount, it’s imperative to pull back. View the franchise from afar, with an eye toward the future. What players deserve to be there? When the Cavs are a playoff contender, who from this squad makes an impact? Are there difference makers already in place, guys who do thingsContinue reading “How important to the Cleveland Cavaliers present, and future, is Larry Nance Jr.?”

Give Thanks for Browns-Steelers

Each passing week is a test for the Cleveland Browns. Is their play on the field improving? Are they disciplined? Is the young team and its rookie coach maturing? Considering all that has occurred during the 2019 season, this organization must prove it is ready to grow up. Are they a playoff contender? The DolphinsContinue reading “Give Thanks for Browns-Steelers”

Cleveland Cavaliers and Black Ice

A tough week for the Cleveland Cavaliers ended on Saturday night with a fun win over a toiling Portland team. Whipped in New York, Miami, and Dallas, the team needed a victory for their psyche. The schedule is brutal for a struggling team. The games keep coming and the losses can mount. Self doubt isContinue reading “Cleveland Cavaliers and Black Ice”

Cleveland Browns: What Next?

The Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night. The record against their rival since returning to the league is 7-34-1. For the first time, Cleveland has beaten Pittsburgh and Baltimore in the same season. The sheer insanity of that statement is mind-boggling. A talented team that stumbled through the first half of theContinue reading “Cleveland Browns: What Next?”

Are the Cleveland Cavaliers falling off a Cliff?

A lousy week for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the first of the season, is cause for concern. Will this team descend to the depths most everyone predicted for them, or can John Beilein, the coaching staff, and the veterans rid the team of the bad habits of the past three games? The first real challenge ofContinue reading “Are the Cleveland Cavaliers falling off a Cliff?”

On Myles Garrett

By all accounts, Myles Garrett is a great guy. Smart, articulate, and mindful. A fan sucker punched him a month ago, yet Garrett did not attack him, only called the police to report the crime. Yet on Thursday night, Garrett’s emotions overcame him, leading to one of the most gruesome player on player melees inContinue reading “On Myles Garrett”

Browns-Steelers: Renewed Rivalry?

The Cleveland Browns, an enigma wrapped in drama and dysfunction, won for the first time since September on Sunday, earning a reprieve, for a few days anyway, from the pressure and tension of a disappointing season. So goes life in the NFL. Win and you’re heroic. Lose and you’re a bum. Was the victory aContinue reading “Browns-Steelers: Renewed Rivalry?”