A pet peeve of mine, regarding the Browns, is the interminable "Reading of the Schedule". In this exercise, fans look at the schedule and determine the Browns record. This season, the Browns have what is perceived as a soft schedule. Therefore, some were predicting lofty heights of 9 and 10-win seasons. I stuck with 4, hoping for 6. After today's loss to the Bengals, do you really think the Browns can get to those higher totals. Keep in mind, it's a rookie head coach with a slow defense.

Where do you begin with today's mess?

Penalties. At one point, in the first quarter, the Browns had as many penalties as plays. Time to start running laps again.

Colt McCoy had only 5.3 yards/attempt. Welcome to the West Coast Offense. That included a 56 and a 34-yarder, BTW. The other 38 attempts netted 123 yards. I've said this a million times. This offense looks great when you move the chains. If not, it's boring as hell. Rating was 70.3.

The defense, slow as it is, held the Bengals run game in check for a time. Until the Bengals actually got some field position with Bruce Gradkowski at the helm for his third series. From that point forward, the Bengals ran the ball 14 times.

Killer instinct? The Browns did virtually nothing to extend their lead in the second half.

If fan favorite, Evan Moore, is that great, where is he when the game is on the line?

Punt game was terrible.

Didn't get much from Peyton Hillis today.

Browns did not get much blocking help from the fullback, Owen Marecic, and the right tackle, Hicks.

Next week, it's off to Indy to face the Peyton Manningless Colts. They got crushed today. But you are never as bad as you may have looked in a game like that.

Browns lose today in a mostly boring game with a godawful result. Bengals win, 27-17.

Meal of Links

First responders are not invited to main 9/11 cermony. Plus, there are still the healthcare issues.

Updates on the 9/11 ceremonies. In NYC, Presidents Bush and Obama appeared together.

An underreported 9/11 hero. The female pilot who had orders to bring down Flight 93. Kamikaze-style.

Exercise Yard

There was another heavyweight title bout yesterday. Once again, a Klitschko was involved. Once again, it sucked. This time, it was Vitali over Tomas Adamek. A yawner.

Visitor

None, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.