Bill Simmons gives himself an assist picking this week's NFL games by first ranking all 32 teams. He has the Browns ranked 22nd, and their Sunday opponent the Oakland Raiders dead last at 32nd. Someone will take the lead in the Draft Derby in this game and I'm glad Simmons thinks it will be the Raiders. But last week the Browns took the cake:
Out of all the dumb things I watched last Sunday, the Browns having Chaz Frye huck one into the end zone (inside the 10, up by two, less than four minutes to play) absolutely took the cake. And I don't care if he got hit when he threw the ball. A field goal clinches the game. Just terrible. God, imagine if you wagered on the Browns money line at +220 last week? That would have been a tough one to take.(Slamming my head against the desk ... )
(Still slamming it ... )
The Sports Guy may be the only man in America who thinks there are 10 teams in this league worse than the Cleveland Browns. I guess there's hope.
You need to read Simmons every week if you're an NFL fan and/or a Fantasy Football player. Of local interest, after picking San Diego as the #1 team this week, he qualified it with this...
Of course, all of this is mitigated by two words: "Marty" and "Schottenheimer." But you know what? We don't have to worry about that for another four months. I think they're the best team right now...Posted by dan at September 30, 2006 12:29 AM