Rick Reilly Points Out the Obvious...

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The Browns sure don't know how to draft, Reilly writes.

From 1997 - 2007 the Browns have the second lowest number of Pro Bowlers who came from their draft.  Including this incredible run.  I remember seeing a sign in Sports Illustrated (I think from the Dawg Pound) that said "Courtney Brown or Trade Down". And I was all for that one.  I admit, I wanted Ricky Williams in 1999...in retrospect a great pick, then a crappy pick, and now a great pick again.  Oh well.  You never know.

What slaps you harder is that the Cleveland Browns could've done the same thing, but they screwed the Chihuahua. Their run of No. 1 picks from 1999 to 2002 is the single worst stretch of drafting since the Iraqi Republican Guard. Were they using an Ouija board?

1999 -- Tim Couch, QB: first pick of the draft, 0 Pro Bowls, out of the league after five seasons. But hey, he married a Playboy Playmate. Bust marries bust.

2000 -- Courtney Brown, DE: first pick of the draft, 0 Pro Bowls, didn't marry Playmate.

2001 -- Gerard Warren, DL: third pick of the draft, 0 Pro Bowls. And they passed up LaDainian Tomlinson!

2002 -- William Green, RB: 16th pick of the draft, 0 Pro Bowls. Now your server at Applebee's.

But, as I've been thinking for months...I'm giving Holmgren the benefit of the doubt.

Funniest thing I've heard so far this time...you can't spell Sam Bradford without "Bad for Rams."

I agree with Stan Van Gundy...

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This first round schedule for the NBA sucks...

If the Cavs-Bulls go 7 games, it will be 15 days after Game 1.  And if they don't, it will mean a long layoff for the winner of the series.  Not a good thing.

Haiku of the Day

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It's domination /
Indians and Cavaliers /
Over Chicago /

Great weekend for the Tribe as they sweep the White Sox, and over a thousand (I know, not a huge number) of fans made the trip across the promenade from the Q to the Jake after the Cavs put the Bulls down in Game One.

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Good day Chicago /
Sox and Bulls come to the CLE /
Go away beaten.

Witnesses

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I think it was 3 years ago, Game One vs the Wizards, when I was handed a black t-shirt, along with the 20,000 other fans filing into the Q. At the time nobody had any idea what the stark white letters spelling "Witness" meant. The little white Nike logo did supply a clue, however. And within days a giant billboard, and soon an iconic slow-motion tv ad, showed everyone what Witness meant.

And Clevelanders felt it deeper than anyone.

Fast forward to today, as I wear the same, slightly worn black Witness shirt, I run into another, undoubtedly hopeful Clevelander, on a street corner 350 miles from The Q, wearing the same shirt.

I don't know whether this year's slogan is "Rise Up," or "One Goal," or what, but whatever it is, it's a day of hope and unprecedented anticipation in Cleveland, and among us everywhere.

Hard workin' town, hard workin' team.

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! C'mon Cavs!