NFL Week 11: Magic Mike

[Sees Andrew Berry’s name, Throws phone in the pool]

 

Berry and his group are looking pretty bad right now. They decided PJ Walker and DTR were viable options if something happened to Mr. Massage. ... And this entire odyssey cements my feeling that the Browns' best owner since 1964 is still Art Modell. And that explains everything.

 

They have won games with Walker this season. They certainly have a decent shot to beat the Steelers Sunday with him.

 

They beat SF because Moody missed a chippy at the buzzer and they beat the Colts with some enormous assists from the officials down the stretch. I'd say they won in spite of him more than with him. Either way, leaving Walker as your QB1 if your actual QB1 goes down is general manager malpractice. They're capable of beating Pittsburgh because in the NFL the unexpected almost happens often enough to be the expected. But I've seen this story before. And so have you.

 

Browns starting Dorian Thompson-Robinson Sunday.

 

I read that they are planning to start Dorian Thompson-Robinson, not Walker. They already tried that earlier in the season against the Ravens and it did not go well. Then again, the Ravens are very good.

I wasn't suggesting that Walker was good in that game. They did get incredibly lucky with Moody's miss and horrid officiating against the Colts, but the defense is outstanding and they will be able to run the ball. Maybe they are thinking of mixing in a heavy dose of designed runs by Thompson-Robinson Sunday.

Edit: TSP beat me to the Browns starting DTR. SMH.

 

As a season ticket holder, the Patriots at home on Christmas Eve night is miserable.

 

Pats radio color guy Scott Zolak also co-host of a midday talk show. Has been moaning about this game since training camp. Now, his fellow hosts have banned the topic entirely on the grounds it's just too cruel to poor Zo.

 

I hate when bad things happen to good people.

 

Yeah, because before they gave you a magic shot and told you to play through it.

 

RIP Browns.

 

I thought Brady smashed his phone with a hammer.