by Steve Love | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
National Football League coaches like to claim that their goal is to put their teams and players in situations that provide them the best opportunity to succeed. But this isn’t always true. Take the Cleveland Browns. (Please!) They beat Cincinnati 21-16 on Sunday at...
by Steve Love | Jan 8, 2022 | Blog
Before he ascended into the heaven that is the Cleveland Browns radio broadcast booth, Doug Dieken played a hallowed position: Left tackle. It is the one spot along the offensive line where anonymity can be turned into celebrity if a man is good enough and tough...
by Steve Love | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog
As the Cleveland Browns were solidifying their claim as the worst team in the best division—AFC North—of the National Football League, quarterback Baker Mayfield’s nightmarish performance was earning him a passer rating of 0.0 in a 26-14 loss at Pittsburgh. If QB...
by Steve Love | Dec 30, 2021 | Blog
Photo by Vitolda Klein on Unsplash What it must feel like to be Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield After yet another display of his shortcomings, Baker Mayfield had to have realized the sporting commentariat would come for him hammer and tongs. Collecting a...
by Steve Love | Dec 26, 2021 | Blog
The cosmic disconnect between the games of football that two quarterbacks—Baker Mayfield and Aaron Rodgers—played could not have been more extraordinary. On Christmas Day, it became such a physical presence that it could not be ignored. And, of course, national TV...
by Steve Love | Dec 24, 2021 | Blog
Merry Christmas, Mr. President. No, not the Joes—not Biden nor Manchin (the West Virginia senator who behaves as if someone elected himpresident). As far as I’m concerned, the one person who has demonstrated the greatest leadership and most presidential qualities this...