The Fray
The Fray released their long-awaited second album last week (self titled). Their first album How to Save a Life was phenomenal, and arrived on the scene in '05. It was a very strong debut album to say the least. Well, this album is great too peeps. Its awesome. I have been listening to it non-stop on my way to and from work. It's the best part of my day. Hard to top, let alone match the stuff on their first disc, but this album offers consistently good stuff 1-10. I am a pretty easy target though. I fancy myself as the singer/songwriter/guitar player in a past life or the next. I like their lyrics and what they sing about. I like guys like Jack Johnson and even to some degree John Mayer, who write about trying to get girls, and love, and finding love, and getting crushed by girls and then picking themselves up to try to finding another one. Their lyrics speak to me in a charm that they may not to speak to others with. The piano game is high level and relaxing, and I like the guys in the band and their style. Anyway, long story short, if you take a girl to a Fray concert this summer, you're gonna get laid, plain and simple, so plan on it.
The Cavs
Joe Smith cleared waivers late Sunday night, and the Cavs were able to mid-level exception him for what looks to be a championship stretch run. The Cavs continue to be lights out, rarely mailing in games and seemingly totally locking up teams defensively (I think so, but can't really tell). And rightly so, right? I mean, teams don't win at Quicken Loans Arena. Home court is historically one of the major, major correlators with winning the NBA title. They have to stay healthy and focused down the stretch. I think Boston will be hard pressed to keep pace with them in this last couple weeks. I think they think they are good enough and tough enough to beat Cleveland without home court this season. Make no mistake, they desperately want it, but are more concerned about KG's knee, Ray Allen's ankle and PP's back. (I like Mikki Moore. I think that was a sneaky good pickup. He gets up for games, is intense, is long, and has played well in the playoffs before). The real question is are we gonna get home court over the Lake Show, or are they gonna keep pace and/or win more games than the Cavs.
Joe Smith is fine. He'll fill his role well and do his job just fine. I was a proponent of trying to go with the Drew Gooden play instead. And I think Danny Ferry was thinking about pulling that trigger too, from the little I have read. It was a chemistry move. It was the move LeBron wanted done. So it was done, plain and simple. But for some people I know to completely denounce Drew Gooden, and be so set on Joe Smith is silly. Really? You want the worse player? You want the lifelong underachieving tweener who shoots baseline 15 footers? You wanna passive guy on the back end of his career, WHO WAS DEAD SET ON PLAYING IN BOSTON THIS YEAR, ONLY THEY THOUGHT MIKKI MOORE WAS THE BETTER OPTION? I dunno about that. Don't get me wrong. Drew Gooden stinks too. He's just better than Joe Smith. He's bigger, stronger, more active, and a better rebounder on both ends. He is averaging 11 and 8 this year on 48% shooting from the field and 86% from the stripe. His PER has easily been higher than Joe Smith's the last couple years according to Hollinger. He takes over Ben Wallace's role and adds more value to the team, Joe Smith only augments Ben's role and they split minutes. The only problem with Drew is that he likes to shoot way too much. He subscribes to the "Hey, I got a put back layup, 3 rebounds and block, and I have had good energy, but I haven't touched the ball the last 5 possessions, so if I get it I'm gonna shoot jumpers 2 outta the next 3 possesions" mentality. I'm sure most Cavs fans only remember Drew for taking those ugly looking foul line and short corner jumpers that led to expletives coming from all 3 couches in the house. They don't remember the many 14 and 14 nights with 8 offensive rebounds. They don't remember the adequate defense on a defensive minded team that made it to the finals 3 years ago. They don't remember the 11 and 8 on 50% shooting in the NBA Finals. Look, Joe Smith is great, and he's gonna do the job that he needs to do. The Cavs are in GREAT FREEKING SHAPE whether they did that deal or not. But let's be objective with our analysis. It's all Gooden.
The Browns
The Mangenius is cleaning house. Him and George Kokinis are putting their stamp on this organization. That's fine with me. It's a step in the right direction. I'm curious about a couple things. And I have a couple names.
I would love to know if we were active in trying to get Matt Cassell. I hope the answer is a resounding yes. I doubt it was, but I would have traded that pick we got from Tampa, along with another piece to try to get him. The Browns have big issues at quarterback. I don't think that's any secret. It's a question that Mangini has been very mum on, and looks like he will continue to be mum on. I hope it's because he's trying feverishly to try to get someone in here that he likes.
Poor Brady Quinn. You kinda gotta feel for the guy. He might end up getting his shot. And for intents and purposes, that might not be a bad idea. But in no way shape or form would I be betting on him to have a big year. He's just not the guy to me. He's terribly inaccurate and always has been. He can't that deep out. He can't throw that deep seam route. He has really only shown that he can hit the check guy, or hit a 5 yard pass on 3rd and 7. Even in the couple of games he played last year, he was under 50% and made no big time throws. Put another way, I have never heard anybody that knows say anything positive about him. I have never heard Jaws say anything about him. I have never heard Collinsworth say anything about him. Michael Lombardi ripped him today in his blog post. Mangenius backhanded him last year in one way or the other on a couple occasions. In closing, if he's the guy, why hasn't Mangini come out and say he is yet? Why haven't they cut DA, when he has a $5mm roster bonus coming in 10 days? You just can't be uncertain about the quarterback position in the NFL. It's the only position in the league that matters. THE COACH AND THE QUARTERBACK ARE THE ONLY IMPORTANT THINGS IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Plain and simple. The Vikings have had the #1 rush offense and a top 3 rush defense the last two seasons, and in 07 they watched the playoffs on TV, and in 08 they snuck in and got housed by Philly.
We know those for certain that those two shmucks don't handle pressure very well. And a controversy throughout training camp, where someone wins the job is gonna suck and be ugly. It's good for the Plain Dealer. It's bad for the Browns.
Back to Cassell. I am pretty sold on that guy as a franchise quarterback. He just seems like he has that it quality. I mean, the biggest guy in the game, Tom Brady, gets hurt in the first quarter for the best team in the league. And Cassell steps in, wins that veteran locker room over, plays very well, and leads them to an 11-5 record. If that's not it, I don't know what is. We're gonna see very soon if that comes to fruition. I could be wrong. But the guys that know (Jaws, Collinsworth, Lombardi, Hodge) have watched him with a microscope, and they love him. They think he's great. The guys that don't know, the guys that are gonna read this post and be mad are the guys that are saying "Gee wiz, thats the Hoody and McDaniel doing all that, it's not Cassell." They have a point too. There is case and points all over this Earth that prove that out (see: Romeo, Charlie Weiss, Mangenius to a degree, possibly McDaniel but I'll be working for him soon so I'm hoping he bucks that trend). There has gotta be something to this guy if McDaniel is trying to trade for him when he's got the sexiest QB in the league Jay Cutler on his team. Everyone wanted him. I hope the Browns did too.
Couple suggestions for the Browns:
-Trade Brady Quinn
-Cut Brady Quinn
-Play Quinn every game unless he gets hurt
-Cut DA
-Sign a veteran, knows his role backup (Damon Huard)
-Trade Derek Anderson
-Cut Derek Anderson before March 15th
-Play DA the whole way
-Trade or cut Brady Quinn
-Trade for Tyler Thigpen (Jaws has liked him, Lombardi likes him, throws the ball all over the yard, young guy, showed big flashes)
-Trade Quinn
-Trade or cut DA
-Sign a veteran backup
-Sign WR Lance Moore (I'll let you look him up, sneaky good player)
-Trade down on that 5th pick
The Fray released their long-awaited second album last week (self titled). Their first album How to Save a Life was phenomenal, and arrived on the scene in '05. It was a very strong debut album to say the least. Well, this album is great too peeps. Its awesome. I have been listening to it non-stop on my way to and from work. It's the best part of my day. Hard to top, let alone match the stuff on their first disc, but this album offers consistently good stuff 1-10. I am a pretty easy target though. I fancy myself as the singer/songwriter/guitar player in a past life or the next. I like their lyrics and what they sing about. I like guys like Jack Johnson and even to some degree John Mayer, who write about trying to get girls, and love, and finding love, and getting crushed by girls and then picking themselves up to try to finding another one. Their lyrics speak to me in a charm that they may not to speak to others with. The piano game is high level and relaxing, and I like the guys in the band and their style. Anyway, long story short, if you take a girl to a Fray concert this summer, you're gonna get laid, plain and simple, so plan on it.
The Cavs
Joe Smith cleared waivers late Sunday night, and the Cavs were able to mid-level exception him for what looks to be a championship stretch run. The Cavs continue to be lights out, rarely mailing in games and seemingly totally locking up teams defensively (I think so, but can't really tell). And rightly so, right? I mean, teams don't win at Quicken Loans Arena. Home court is historically one of the major, major correlators with winning the NBA title. They have to stay healthy and focused down the stretch. I think Boston will be hard pressed to keep pace with them in this last couple weeks. I think they think they are good enough and tough enough to beat Cleveland without home court this season. Make no mistake, they desperately want it, but are more concerned about KG's knee, Ray Allen's ankle and PP's back. (I like Mikki Moore. I think that was a sneaky good pickup. He gets up for games, is intense, is long, and has played well in the playoffs before). The real question is are we gonna get home court over the Lake Show, or are they gonna keep pace and/or win more games than the Cavs.
Joe Smith is fine. He'll fill his role well and do his job just fine. I was a proponent of trying to go with the Drew Gooden play instead. And I think Danny Ferry was thinking about pulling that trigger too, from the little I have read. It was a chemistry move. It was the move LeBron wanted done. So it was done, plain and simple. But for some people I know to completely denounce Drew Gooden, and be so set on Joe Smith is silly. Really? You want the worse player? You want the lifelong underachieving tweener who shoots baseline 15 footers? You wanna passive guy on the back end of his career, WHO WAS DEAD SET ON PLAYING IN BOSTON THIS YEAR, ONLY THEY THOUGHT MIKKI MOORE WAS THE BETTER OPTION? I dunno about that. Don't get me wrong. Drew Gooden stinks too. He's just better than Joe Smith. He's bigger, stronger, more active, and a better rebounder on both ends. He is averaging 11 and 8 this year on 48% shooting from the field and 86% from the stripe. His PER has easily been higher than Joe Smith's the last couple years according to Hollinger. He takes over Ben Wallace's role and adds more value to the team, Joe Smith only augments Ben's role and they split minutes. The only problem with Drew is that he likes to shoot way too much. He subscribes to the "Hey, I got a put back layup, 3 rebounds and block, and I have had good energy, but I haven't touched the ball the last 5 possessions, so if I get it I'm gonna shoot jumpers 2 outta the next 3 possesions" mentality. I'm sure most Cavs fans only remember Drew for taking those ugly looking foul line and short corner jumpers that led to expletives coming from all 3 couches in the house. They don't remember the many 14 and 14 nights with 8 offensive rebounds. They don't remember the adequate defense on a defensive minded team that made it to the finals 3 years ago. They don't remember the 11 and 8 on 50% shooting in the NBA Finals. Look, Joe Smith is great, and he's gonna do the job that he needs to do. The Cavs are in GREAT FREEKING SHAPE whether they did that deal or not. But let's be objective with our analysis. It's all Gooden.
The Browns
The Mangenius is cleaning house. Him and George Kokinis are putting their stamp on this organization. That's fine with me. It's a step in the right direction. I'm curious about a couple things. And I have a couple names.
I would love to know if we were active in trying to get Matt Cassell. I hope the answer is a resounding yes. I doubt it was, but I would have traded that pick we got from Tampa, along with another piece to try to get him. The Browns have big issues at quarterback. I don't think that's any secret. It's a question that Mangini has been very mum on, and looks like he will continue to be mum on. I hope it's because he's trying feverishly to try to get someone in here that he likes.
Poor Brady Quinn. You kinda gotta feel for the guy. He might end up getting his shot. And for intents and purposes, that might not be a bad idea. But in no way shape or form would I be betting on him to have a big year. He's just not the guy to me. He's terribly inaccurate and always has been. He can't that deep out. He can't throw that deep seam route. He has really only shown that he can hit the check guy, or hit a 5 yard pass on 3rd and 7. Even in the couple of games he played last year, he was under 50% and made no big time throws. Put another way, I have never heard anybody that knows say anything positive about him. I have never heard Jaws say anything about him. I have never heard Collinsworth say anything about him. Michael Lombardi ripped him today in his blog post. Mangenius backhanded him last year in one way or the other on a couple occasions. In closing, if he's the guy, why hasn't Mangini come out and say he is yet? Why haven't they cut DA, when he has a $5mm roster bonus coming in 10 days? You just can't be uncertain about the quarterback position in the NFL. It's the only position in the league that matters. THE COACH AND THE QUARTERBACK ARE THE ONLY IMPORTANT THINGS IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Plain and simple. The Vikings have had the #1 rush offense and a top 3 rush defense the last two seasons, and in 07 they watched the playoffs on TV, and in 08 they snuck in and got housed by Philly.
We know those for certain that those two shmucks don't handle pressure very well. And a controversy throughout training camp, where someone wins the job is gonna suck and be ugly. It's good for the Plain Dealer. It's bad for the Browns.
Back to Cassell. I am pretty sold on that guy as a franchise quarterback. He just seems like he has that it quality. I mean, the biggest guy in the game, Tom Brady, gets hurt in the first quarter for the best team in the league. And Cassell steps in, wins that veteran locker room over, plays very well, and leads them to an 11-5 record. If that's not it, I don't know what is. We're gonna see very soon if that comes to fruition. I could be wrong. But the guys that know (Jaws, Collinsworth, Lombardi, Hodge) have watched him with a microscope, and they love him. They think he's great. The guys that don't know, the guys that are gonna read this post and be mad are the guys that are saying "Gee wiz, thats the Hoody and McDaniel doing all that, it's not Cassell." They have a point too. There is case and points all over this Earth that prove that out (see: Romeo, Charlie Weiss, Mangenius to a degree, possibly McDaniel but I'll be working for him soon so I'm hoping he bucks that trend). There has gotta be something to this guy if McDaniel is trying to trade for him when he's got the sexiest QB in the league Jay Cutler on his team. Everyone wanted him. I hope the Browns did too.
Couple suggestions for the Browns:
-Trade Brady Quinn
-Cut Brady Quinn
-Play Quinn every game unless he gets hurt
-Cut DA
-Sign a veteran, knows his role backup (Damon Huard)
-Trade Derek Anderson
-Cut Derek Anderson before March 15th
-Play DA the whole way
-Trade or cut Brady Quinn
-Trade for Tyler Thigpen (Jaws has liked him, Lombardi likes him, throws the ball all over the yard, young guy, showed big flashes)
-Trade Quinn
-Trade or cut DA
-Sign a veteran backup
-Sign WR Lance Moore (I'll let you look him up, sneaky good player)
-Trade down on that 5th pick
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