Most Browns fans grew up in northern Ohio working class towns. Values like hard work, common sense, sacrifice and honesty form the core of an Ohioan, and football is one of the favorite ways by which we express those beliefs.
Years ago, I was in a bar in New York City and had a sport conversation with a gent who believed that the only reason Joe Namath was successful in the NFL was that he often took a 7 or more step drop when going back to pass. It was with complete certitude that this old man explained how Namath's success in the NFL was soley due to the fact that the dumbass defensive linemen of that era, when pass rushing, would count to 5 steps and stop. This rather intoxicated New York bore strongly resembled the 70's sitcom character Archie Bunker and I still laugh as I recall that conversation.
In the NFL you score points with playmakers. With the exception of Josh Cribbs, today's Browns are completely lacking in playmakers and one has to wonder if players like Kellen Winslow that have been traded away, were dismissed with the same twisted logic that the great Archie Bunker might have come up with, over a beer or two.
I would like to give the benefit of the doubt to the right kind gentleman from Brooklyn who owns our Cleveland Browns though it is unthinkable to forgive his boss, the "Coach" from Connecticut who in fact runs our team. We are still with you Mr. Lerner but this January when you start the searching for the next coach and general manager of the Browns, please search for a person who brings a little bit of Ohio common sense to the table. Study the thought process of our next leader and avoid going for the all show no substance types that so commonly litter the East Coast of our great nation. It might make sense to go have a beer with each candidate because it's amazing what we reveal about ourselves once we've pounded a brew or two.
