The Browns have won two games without Kellen Winslow, so there's been a lot of talk about dumping him. It's pretty much a given that he's gone after this year, because of his actions last week and his obvious desire of a new contract.

But let's see what tidbits the Browns leak to the press. Currently, it's Winslow's lack of blocking. I'm not sure anyone thought he was a great blocker, but we didn't hear much about it the last two years when he set a team record for catches by a tight end and last year when he was All-Pro. A year in which Jamal Lewis went wild running the ball, BTW, with Winslow on the field a lot.

But what I've heard lately is that the Browns are of the mind that Winslow doesn't run the correct routes. Not that he's a bad route runner, mind you. No, they are trying to say he runs the incorrect pass pattern that is called. All I can figure with this type of smear is that they are setting us up to not get what the fans perceive as fair value for him.

If Jeremy Shockey gets a second and a fifth-round draft pick in return, Winslow deserves at least that much in return. They are very similar. Mouthy, oft-injured, non-blocking tight ends whose teams perceived they could win without their services. But to paint Winslow as a non-blocking, inept player that the league knows can't run a route, is setting us up for a bad trade. Let's see what happens.

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Sarah Palin thinks Barack Obama is a socialist. Is it really a bad word? And let's not forget about the check that every Alaskan gets each year before we answer.

BTW, Palin had a policy speech on science late last week and said some strange things. Hitch chimes in. His last paragraph is one that reminds me why I like his writing so much:

"This is what the Republican Party has done to us this year: It has placed within reach of the Oval Office a woman who is a religious fanatic and a proud, boastful ignoramus. Those who despise science and learning are not anti-elitist. They are morally and intellectually slothful people who are secretly envious of the educated and the cultured. And those who prate of spiritual warfare and demons are not just "people of faith" but theocratic bullies. On Nov. 4, anyone who cares for the Constitution has a clear duty to repudiate this wickedness and stupidity."

Craig Ferguson hosts Punk Week on his show this week. X, The Dolls and the Damned show up.

All about "Night of the Living Dead". There's a ton here, all week.

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Mike Singletary, he of those crazy eyes when he played for the Bears, has a memorable first post-game news conference as coach of the 49ers. As a fan, it's great theater. how it works with players is anyone's guess.

Coach Singletary Goes Off



This ranks up there with all of the previous favorites:

"Playoffs? Don't talk about playoffs. Are you kidding me? Playoffs? I'm just hoping we can win a game."
"You play to win the game!"
"They are who we thought they were...and we let 'em off the hook!"

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