The Bright Side For Jason Pinkston and Browns Fans

When it comes to the NFL and health issues, you just have to look at the bright side sometimes.  Guys get hurt in the NFL. We all know this.  Yesterday on the radio Andy Baskin was talking about how he doesn’t buy into the Madden curse with Peyton Hillis.  I couldn’t agree with him more.  NFL players – especially running backs – get hurt.  Even if Peyton Hillis gets hurt this year it doesn’t prove out some magic dust theories.  I digress. This is about Jason Pinkston taking over for Eric Steinbach.  As was discussed yesterday, Pinkston will get the first (and every) opportunity to fill the massive hole left by Steinbach’s back surgery.  The Browns certainly didn’t want to thrust their fifth round rookie draft choice into a starting role this year any more than they wanted to thrust their third rounder, Shawn Lauvao into action a year ago.  Big difference being that Lauvao had to play on the inside of noted turnstile John St. Clair.  If the B...