Thought #1 (while reading ESPN news headlines in the middle of the week):
Eric Mangini's career is strangely similar to George W Bush's presidency. They both debuted in the middle of disastrous circumstances, had a brief moment where it appeared that they were holding their shit together and then proceeded to crash around so violently in the throes of their incompetence that they ruined everything around them. In the case of Bush's presidency that "everything" was, you know, the world. In Mangini's case it was the Jets and currently, the Browns. You can't blame this shitty ass season on the talent. First of all, the talent's really not that bad. Second of all, shitty talent doesn't make you run all the wrong plays at all the wrong times. And lastly, they just SUCK. If you replaced Mangini with even the second worst coach in the NFL (say, Brad Childress) I gotta believe the browns are at least 5-11 maybe 6-10. The point is this: Mangini makes Romeo Crennel look like a flipping genius. Personally, I suspect that Mangini has quit on the season. With the way his assistant coaches are just having diarrehea of the mouth around any media microphone that happens to show up... I mean just read this shit:
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[from their D-coordinator regarding reports of an impending fan protest of the Browns shittiness] :
"That [ticks] me off. This is Cleveland. They're going to show up and back this damn team," outspoken defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said. "This is a town that's tough and that loves football. Nobody's happy. I hate me, too. So they hate me. Great. Doesn't mean you turn your back.
AND:
"I've got a kid who flunked a class one time and it [ticked] me off. I don't turn my back on him. I go get a tutor and help him."
AND [with regard to Aaron Rodgers commenting on how the Packers' scout team ran a blitz in practice better than the Browns did in the game]:
"I respect the guys that talk before the game," said Ryan. "The guys who tell you how much they're going to kick your butts, and then they do it or you can shut them up. He can say whatever he wants. I don't care about him. I've got no time for a guy like that."
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Now, you see, that's just insane. The fact that the discreet and classy Rob Ryan is allowed anywhere near the press at this point proves to me that Mangini has quit. That and the fact that I can't remember the last time the Browns scored a touchdown. And let the record show that this may be the first time that a coach has ever quit on his team (as opposed to a team quitting on its coach - like the Jaguars are doing).
Thought #2 (Had while watching this whole season and the 5 or 6 before it):
Enough with the throw back uniforms. ENOUGH. This shit has gone on long enough. At first it was cool, because the Cowboys were the first team to do it and honestly their old uniforms looked cooler than their current ones. But it has gone on year after year, and it just keeps getting worse.
I want to know what's inspiring this marketing idea. Because I'm assuming that it goes something like this: The NFL assumes that there are these aging fans out there who are just about to turn their backs on the game because it's just not the same. And just in the nick of time, they may catch a glimpse of the Jets wearing uniforms that make it look like the whole team has been wallowing around in medical waste before the game. And then maybe they'll think to themselves, "why don't I get another a decade of season tickets before I make up my mind?"
Is this the rationale? I want to know. Because I can't think up any other reason.
Thought #3 (Had while watching NFL highlights tonight):
Dear Mr. Miles Austin,
You are having a damn good season. Really great work. But you should really make sure you can even dunk a basketball before you try to imitate T.O.'s sweet take-off-from-the middle-of-the-endzone-and-dunk-the-ball-over-the-crossbar. There's an athleticism gap there. I honestly, physically cringed while watching that shit. It was embarrassing.
P.S. I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of the league catches up to your one single good move in a hurry. But seriously, really good work so far.
Thought #4 (Had tonight after the Packers - Vikings game):
That sucked.
Thought #5 (Had while doing homework and watching NFL highlights with the sound off and closed captioning on):
The closed captioning tried to spell Percy Harvin and ended up spelling it Pursy Harvin. And boom, now I have a new nickname for that fucking douche. EVEN THE TV KNOWS YOU'RE A PUSSY...., HARVIN!!!!
My Truth,
JV
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