By Chris "Raiden" Grewe
Published: June 4, 2005 PrintEmail
A New Day has Dawned
By RaidenDAWG9, PSH Admin
Volume 2, Issue 2
Before I get into the column, a little bit of a teary eyed note of reflection first.
Today marks three months from the merger of this and my former site, and I'd just like to take a second to say thank you to all of my friends here at PSH who have helped me make this site my home. Not once have I regretted that decision, and something tells me this past quarter of a year is just the beginning some somethin' special. Thanks guys.
Column time.
Alright, when I last wrote (well over a month ago if you can believe that), the Browns had just selected TNBF (Charlie Frye, a.k.a. The Next Brett Favre, last reminder my friends ), Ross Verba was claiming to be the third best tackle in the league, and Kellen Winslow's ACL didn't require surgery.
Ok, so only the last one has changed.
Yesterday marked a good day in Cleveland sports history, THE BROWNS SIGNED A DECENT LEFT TACKLE TO FORCE VERBA TO PUT UP OR SHUTUP, more commonly refered to as TBSADLTTFVTPUOS (there'll be a quiz at the end, believe you me).
Alright, so the signing of L.J. Shelton isn't exactly ground shaking (unless, of course, you count the fact that the ground shakes whereever the 6'6, 330+ pounder walks, in which case, it most definitely was a ground shaking day), but this does mean at least one thing has changed in the front office: someone up there has a brain.
Alright, think back a year, and pull a What Would Butch Have Done (I swear, if WWBHD ends up on a bracelet somewhere...)? Well, that's simple. Butch would have paid Verba to shutup and not even have thought about signing Shelton because he's not "versatile" (meaning: he can't play every line position).
Instead, Phil Savage (a.k.a. The New God of Cleveland Sports Lore, or for short, TNGoCSL) did an incredibly smart (imagine that) thing and went out and signed one of the better tackles to hit the open market in recent memory (unless you count franchisees Walter Jones and Orlando Pace).
All kidding aside, it's great to have a front office person in the Browns organization who is capable of walking and chewing gum at the same time, not to mention not a half bad talent evaluator either (Ed Reed and Ray Lewis anyone?).
'Tis good to be back
Raiden's Non-Football Thought of the Week
Finals are all sorts of bad, ditto classes ending. Ah well, the Dawg Days of summer are almost here.
Outside the Dawg Pound
T.O. apparently doesn't have enough cash. Maybe Allen Iverson will teach him how to feed his family on a paltry $3 million.
Tom Brady got his new $60 million deal finally. Not bad for a skinny kid from That State Up North who supposedly didn't have the arm strength to make it in the NFL.
Final note before I get into the Kellnievel rant, to the NFLPA and owners, quit squabbling about money, get a deal done, and don't become the next NHL, for all our sanity.
Kellnievel aside, it's been a great off season for those of us who follow the orange and brown religiously (wait, you mean going to Cleveland Browns Stadium every Sunday DOESN'T count as church? Who knew?). As for me professionally, I couldn't have asked for a better opportunity here at PSH. This place has been extraordinary to me, and I'd like to say thanks again to everyone who's made it an amazing first three months.
On another column related note, I'd just like to mention that I'll be releasing The Woof archives in editions of one per week all summer. Keep your eyes peeled for those, they're classics.
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