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18 and 1 Big Choke! posted on 02/03/2008
Who was celebrating more... the NY Giants and their fans or the 1972 Dolphin squad when the clock finally hit 0's in Suoer Bowl 42? And the other question that springs to mind is... did the New England Patriots totally choke and blow their dynamite season or do we need to tip our caps/helmets to the "G Men." While watching the stations' coverage over the past weeks, one of them brought up a very good point. They said this game had all the makings of the Super Bowl matchup between the St Louis Rams and the Pats. The Rams came in with their high octane offense and 16-2 recors and played a scrappy Pats team with a great defense. We all remember the end result. Kurt Warner was hit to the ground often, threw passes off his back foot, rushed throws and and a last second field goal gave the

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Indianapolis' Biggest Fan: The Cleveland Browns posted on 12/27/2007

When it comes to the playoff crunch, the end of the season, the stretch run, the last lap, all a team wants is to "control their own destiny."  Simply put, win and your in.  The Cleveland Browns marched into Cincinnati to take on the Bengals, or should I say 5-9 bungals.  Not only did they have a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a win, they had a chance to put the pressure on the Pittsburgh Steelers for who claims the division crown.  On the opening kickoff the Bengals' kick returner Glenn Holt almost gift wrapped it for the Browns with a fumble in his own territory.  However, he was able to recover his own fumble, thus setting the tone of bad breaks for the Browns.  The Browns didn't play horrible on offense, their obvious strength of the team.  Jamal Lewis seemed to be running faster than ever, Derek Anderson was hitting his underneath receivers and the offense was moving the ball through a fierce wind.  The second bad break or bad bounce for the Browns was when Dave Zastudil couldn't handle the snap on a very makeable field goal that would have put the Browns up in the first quarter.  After Kenny Watson shredded the defense for runs of 7 and 9 yards back-to-back, Carson Palmer was picked off by Leigh Bodden and returned 22 yards.  The Browns found themselves with a fourth-and-one deep in Cincinnati's side of the field.  This time on a clean snap, Jamal Lewis was stuffed straight up the gut and gave the ball right back to the Bengals in a scoreless game.  Fast forward to only 1:13 left in the first half and the Browns found themselves only down 6-0 with the ball.  Well although that doesn't sound like a bad scenario it was.  Derek Anderson's next two passes were picked off and returned into the redzone which set up to touchdowns (one missed two-point conversion) and a 19-0 halftime score.  The second half was dominated by the Browns on both sides of the ball.  Behind two Braylon Edwards TD receptions (setting a new franchise record with 15) the Browns crept back to a 19-14 deficit.  However a last second chuck to the end zone from the Cincy 29 yard line to Kellen Winslow was incomplete and so was the Browns' playoff berth.  With one game left the Browns completely lost control of "their own destiny" when the Tennessee Titans knocked off the New York Jets.  The Browns now find themselves rooting for the Indianapolis Colts who will play host to the Titans this Sunday.  The problem for those rooting for the Browns: the Colts have absolutely nothing to play for.  Aside from contributing an extra digit in the W column, there is nothing else.  They already hold the number 2 seed in the AFC playoffs and speculation right now is that Peyton Manning should see no more than the first 15 minutes - if that during the game.  The Browns basically could forfeit (not that they ever would or should) because a win or a loss means nothing as well.  The Titans now control both "their" and the Browns' "destiny."  Win and

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The Cleveland Browns are done selling posted on 12/18/2007
Back in the early weeks of the 2007 NFL season, teams like the Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns were the surprise feel-good stories of the early season.  Well Oakland still plays a pretty good defense and has found a spark in Justin Fargas, but they were the first to fall off.  Detroit was 6-2 half way through the season and Jon Kitna looked like a genius after predicting the blue and silver would win 10 games this season.  11 interceptions and 6 straight loses later leaves Kitna and the lions out of the playoffs.  Then there is the Cleveland Browns who managed to shut out the Buffalo Bills this past weekend 8-0 in the snow covered gridiron.  There is no more selling.  There should be no more Braylon Edwards leaping catches, Jamal Lewis pounding runs or Derek Ander

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