Found January 17, 2013 on Waiting For Next Year: Yardbarker Blogger Network
I honestly can’t remember much of what TD and I discussed, but we did it for an hour. We must have talked about something. I think it was related to the Browns. I decided to skim through it so I could give you a good summary, so here’s what we talked about… Watching big games… alone or with a big party? Penultimate vs. Ultimate (hint: penultimate is the second to last…) Accidentally yelling at my kid during a Steelers game and having him tell on me to my wife Brad Seely and why hasn’t he gotten a head coaching opportunity The Core Four Quinton Spears and TD’s deep knowledge of the Browns’ roster Sniping in the Miami locker room The acidic nature of the Indians locker room last year Manny Acta and how nice a dude he was (TD is an apologist) Colin Kaepernick, Russell Wilson and the changing of the QB guard Art Modell, the hall of fame and Cleveland’s reaction to it Dan Gilbert and his public persona as an NBA owner Cable news and the ability to not watch The Bengals and the fact that...
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