I Hate Good Byes

So the Browns had a week off...thats just great. Derek Anderson and Joe Thomas took an old school road trip to Wisconsin - a flipping road trip; I love it. Other players headed 'home' to see their families across the countries (coach Crennel went to see his new grandson). And the smartest player on the entire team was quoted as saying, "I am going to stay here and enjoy Cleveland." Who said that? I'll give you a minute to think. I bet you didn't guess Braylon Edwards - yeah, it was him. You know, he was probably lying through his teeth, but I am impressed with his maturity to even recognize that's what the fans wanted to hear. Maybe he did actually stay here, that would be awesome. While the players and coaches were resting and healing from weeks of getting banged around we [the fans] had to keep ourselves occupied. Well, despite the fact that the Browns had the week off I still had to go to work...and school.

There was just something missing. I usually spent my lunch hour on NFL.com and ClevelandBrowns.com watching press conference, interviews, previews, predictions, and analysis - there was nothing. The Plain Dealer was sporting a thin Browns section. Any small piece of news I was given about the Browns I analyzed and scrutinized in any way I could - I was desperate.

Thank the Lord for the Indians. If the Indians were not fighting for a trip to the World Series I don't know what I would have done with myself. Perhaps I would have tackled some of those things I have been meaning to get to: clean out the third room in the basement, fix the ceiling fan in my room, fight a losing battle with Time Warner billing department, paint the basement staircase, well...you get the idea. So, like I said, thank the Lord for the Indians - they got me through the first portion of the bye week.

This past week felt more like normal - plenty of press conferences and articles...no one in Cleveland wanted to talk about, hear about, analyze, or otherwise have any mention of the World Series. I must admit the bye week was a lot easier to swallow with both the Ravens and the Steelers losing (it made the Indians' lose hurt less). I hope we have an early bye again next year and the Indians are in the hunt again. One fact brings this all together and puts a smile on my face - I won't have to live through another bye week until next year.