Ramblings

BQ v. DA
Anderson really has been dreadful. His receivers aren't making it any easier on him though. I have no problems with Crennel having Anderson on a short leash for this week considering all. The part I hate is the fact that he told everyone that he's on a short leash. Look it's Week 4 and no one can afford to go 0-4 in this league, so I get that he's starting to panic a bit. Let's really put this in perspective. DA, while his play is inexcusable, has had 3 brutal matchups in Dallas, Pitt and Baltimore. There are a lot more problems in Cleveland than just DA. Braylon can't catch. Jurevicious is on PUP. They're big FA acquisition hasn't stepped on the field. Their O-Line is banged up. How come there's no talk of benching Braylon? I guess that's just the nature of the business in being an NFL QB. Always the hero. Always the goat. So now he finally gets the cushiest matchup yet against the Bengals and the coach publicly says (essentially) that he has zero faith in him. The Browns have a bye in week 5. Why not give one more week of "He's our guy. We're behind him" (whether you mean it or not) and see what he can do? Then you have the bye week to get BQ ready if he lays up another egg. To say that you're already giving Quinn more snaps to prepare him to play Sunday is sealing DA's fate. I heard an interview with DA the other day and he just sounds so defeated already. I don't know how you can be mentally prepared for a game if you're him. Maybe it's tough love. Maybe it's motivation. To me though, Romeo Crennel has already set Derek Anderson up to fail this Sunday.

Ocho Cinco

Gotta defend my boy a little bit here. This is out of nowhere, KD. The Dispatch is referring to him as his legal name? *GASP* How ridiculous is that?! Alright, I rolled my eyes when I heard about the name change, but since it's happened he hasn't said a word about it. He gets questioned about it after each game and he won't talk about it. "I'm not talking about that. We lost. It doesn't matter what the back of my jersey says." He is focused on football. He's still coming back from a torn labrum from just a month ago. The guy is playing through pain week in and week out because he knows his team needs him now more than ever. He's finally ridding himself of the harness this week. I'll put a Scotty I statement down: Ocho Cinco will have a good game -- 7 rec, 85 (of course) yds, 1 TD. Write it down. Send a picture. Carve it in stone...whatever the hell else you say...While it is ridiculous that he changed his name to "eight-five" in spanish (not eighty-five which would be ochenta y cinco)...I do smirk when I hear over the PA at Paul Brown Stadium "Carson Palmer passes complete to Chad Ocho Cinco for 7 yd gain". It's just hilarious. Say what you want about him, but he makes this game fun. If the Bengals were winning, no one would give him shit. When they're winning, he's fun. When they're losing, he's a distraction. If you can't have a little fun with what you do for a living, then what's the point? Meh enough of that...

I'll be at PBS Sunday to see which Ohio team sucks least. I'm hoping for another shootout, because neither team can stop anybody. We shall see. Our offense is coming around and almost knocked off the SB Champs in one of the most well-played game for two teams in almost every aspect. Giants are just a much more talented team. Anyway. Till then...and remember...if it's Brown, flush it down...