by Steve Love | Dec 21, 2021 | Blog
QB3 Nick Mullens wobbled early but stayed on his feet as the 32nd starting quarterback since the Cleveland Browns were rechristened in 1999. He might have been elevated to sainthood—St. Nick does have a ring to it—had he not failed to notice the black cloud. That’s an...
by Steve Love | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
UPDATE: After this post went up, the NFL postponed the Cleveland-Las Vegas game to Monday at 5 p.m. and two others, Washington-Philadelphia and Seattle-LA Rams to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The opinion in this post remains unchanged: the National Football League took the wrong...
by Steve Love | Dec 14, 2021 | Blog
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield survived another week to be abused and doubted a while longer. The team’s 24-22 victory over Baltimore kept it in theoretical contention for an unheard of second straight NFL-playoff invitation but the triumph was not his....
by Steve Love | Dec 9, 2021 | Blog
Since someone is always slapping Baker Mayfield in the face with the Browns’ five-game, season-ending gauntlet that he faces, how the quarterback has historically reacted to such slights seems more than pertinent now. An inference can be drawn from the road ahead...
by Steve Love | Dec 6, 2021 | Blog
When it comes to dream jobs, patience and quiet persistence may be required. These do not grow on trees, especially in a plains-and-prairie state such as Oklahoma, where trees can be scarce. Striving for the dream job can feel like a long-haul nightmare. The perfect...
by Steve Love | Dec 2, 2021 | Blog
Photo from Missy Buck Gillman Defensive lineman Dempsey Gillman has hung up his Super Hero Cleats Though not yet concluded, this football season, from preps to pros, but especially with regard to the college I follow most closely, has proved the most unsettling...
