Or two. Let's see...since the last time I blogged it up, LeBron James took his talents to South Beach, the Indians finished up a 90+ loss season, and the Browns have played like the Browns over the first two months of the season. In other words...Typical Cleveland sports shit.
Well, I refuse to blog about that bastard LeBron, and there's nothing left to talk about with regards to the Indians, so let's get on with the show. The Cleveland Football Browns.
2-5. Have played well enough to be 5-2. Just beat the living daylights out of the defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints IN Nawlins. Colt McCoy has played well enough to have Browns fans actually feeling like we might have finally found a QB for the long haul. Peyton Hillis is the baddest white running back in the history of white running backs (sorry John Riggins). The defense has been playing decent (for the most part).
Dare I say things are looking.................up for the Cleveland Browns?
Last season, we were lucky to score a few points and not get blown out by halftime. This year, we've held a lead in all 7 games, and have had a 4th quarter lead in 5 of them. If that's not improvement, I don't know what is. The defense has been playing with a lot more swagger thanks to rookie DB's Joe Haden and TJ Ward. Add in how well Colt McCoy has played thus far (in minimal appearances, albeit), and once again it looks like The Sammich Man Mike Holmgren had a phenominal draft.
The schedule is brutal, so you can't expect much more than probably 5-6 wins this year (as usual), but the team is vastly improved over previous years. And even though the end record might not look much different, the team appears headed in the right direction. Add in another solid draft next year (and hopefully drafting a stud WR), and we could be contending in a few years. Yes, that seems far fetched, but the team is showing signs of life.
On a final note, the Cleveland Cavaliers open the season on Wednesday (or Thursday...don't really know/care) against the Boston Retirement Center. If we lose by less than 20 that would be a victory. Hopefully Dan Gilbert realizes we need to rebuild this team as quickly as possible, trades away any older talent we have (Antawn Jamison/Mo Williams/Anthony Parker/Jamario Moon/etc.) and really goes into rebuild mode. Playing for the 8th seed in the East and the 15th pick in the draft isn't gonna get this team where everyone wants it to be. As crazy as it might sound, the quicker we start to rebuild, the quicker we can all finally get over the dagger that punk LePrince inserted into our collective hearts.
Here's hoping for a 16-66 season.
Keep the faith, Cleveland.
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