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Damn. That is impressive.

They always do. Syracuse has quite the old boy network.

Actually, they're not the same thing. Presumed innocent is not the same thing as actually being innocent. If you were truly innocent, would you settle multiple lawsuits that are going to ruin your reputation and leave everyone thinking you're some sort of pervert just so you could go back to work?

The hilarious part is no one knew the difference.

Or watching. If there is something more pointless than a sideline reporter, I haven't seen it. It's all vapid bull that adds exactly nothing to a broadcast.

That's gotta be a record.

On both sides of the ball and that ain't easy to do, folks.

Guess you weren't around for the Brian Sipe or Bernie Kosar years. There's always a choice. Wait a year and give all that money to Lamar Jackson. It's not like they didn't know he'd be a free agent. No way Baltimore matches the offer because they aren't that stupid. Maybe take a run at Aaron Rodgers. There's always a choice and most times it doesn't involve trading for a sexual predator. Oh, if it was only going to be four games then I guess trading for a guy with all that baggage was the right thing to do. As I said earlier in this thread, there is a difference between being found innocent and being found not guilty. The same can be said for being "cleared legally." I don't think people have a true understanding of how much evidence is needed to take a legal case to court. If Watson were truly innocent, no lawyer with a brain would have taken the civil cases. As a rule, lawyers don't waste their time on a case that has absolutely no merit. So spare me the "women chasing money" argument. Fine. Can I assume you won't be in here complaining about how bad the Browns are three years from now? Gotta respect someone who has his priorities in order.

I'd almost get it if Watson was going to be available for the entire 2022 season, but the Browns knew he wouldn't be. There was no guarantee he'd even be allowed to play in 2022. Not to mention he hadn't set foot on a field in over a year. The 2022 team was going 8-9 at best and everyone knew it. Why not grab a stopgap QB and reassess after the season if Baker was a problem? That would have been the smarter play. (And yes, I thought that exact thing back then - look it up) Watson was a desperation move. Period. Even worse, it was a stupid move. My question to you is this; is it worth going 4-13 for ten years to have what's left of Deshaun Watson for the next couple seasons? The Browns aren't going to a Super Bowl either way.

Even if Watson were a model citizen, it's still an idiotic trade. Any QB short of Mahomes (and I'm not sure I make that deal even for him) isn't worth anywhere near what the Browns gave up for Watson. People act like the Browns were one player away from a Super Bowl when the Watson deal was made. They weren't. Not even close. No one saw this defense being what it is now when the Watson deal was made. Long story short, the smart move would have been to give Mayfield one more season then take a look at available QBs. Instead, the Browns panicked, made a deal with the devil, and trashed the future of the franchise for a good long while. If the...ahem...brain trust of the Cleveland Browns weren't such morons, this whole mess could have (and should have) been Atlanta's problem. But here we are...as usual.

Those two were not found innocent, they were found not guilty. It's an important distinction.

Cincinnati vs. Baltimore Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland Las Vegas vs. Miami Chicago vs. Detroit Tennessee vs. Jacksonville LA Chargers vs. Green Bay Arizona vs. Houston Dallas vs. Carolina NY Giants vs. Washington Tampa Bay vs. San Francisco NY Jets vs. Buffalo Seattle vs. LA Rams Minnesota vs. Denver Philadelphia vs. Kansas City

This needs to happen.

That window closes a lot faster than people think it does.

Ken Dorsey out as Bills OC. Guess he shouldn't have fumbled and thrown those interceptions last night.

Or Jameis Winston's. Makes a great play and then follows it up with three WTF plays.

I'd say it's more a season from hell than it is that they're "actually bad."

Call it whatever you want, but St. Louis lost two NFL teams in less than 30 years.

St. Louis has had two NFL teams and lost them both - in my lifetime. How many more chances do you figure the place should get?

That's like saying Atlanta is a good relocation spot for an NHL team.

We'll be there.

Whatever.

Exactly. Restoring right and justice is Ohio State's job as it always has been. We're happy to oblige.

Harbaugh is headed to the Bears.

I'm slightly closer to 60 than 50. On the radio side, the Browns have had four PBP announcers in my life. The shortest tenures were Nev Chandler (9 years) who left in 1993 because he got sick (he died shortly after that) and Casey Coleman who took over for Nev and had the job in '94 and '95. Jim Donovan has called the games on radio since the Browns reanimated in '99. He went on leave early in the season because he's dealing with Leukemia. The team has been bringing in guest PBP guys Tom Hamilton has been the Indians/Guardians PBP announcer since 1998 when he took over when Herb Score retired. Score had held the job since 1968. The Cavs have seen some turnover on radio since Joe Tait left in 2011, but Tate had been calling Cavs games from their inception.