Jules

Clippers lose by 2, they are in full playoff form early. I feel bad for Doc Rivers since the Clippers tied the game with 13 seconds and then Utah got a shot to go in at the buzzer. Doc looked heartbroken.

Clippers are just so damn doomed.

I have heard rumors too that Blake Griffin is interested in teams like the Celtics now.

Should be the New Orleans Jazz though.

This is horrible.

http://www.nba.com/article/2017/04/15/isaiah-thomas-sister-killed-one-car-wreck

Ugh this is depressing. Chicago shot lights out in game 1, Isaiah Thomas is a basket case and looks like he has not slept (understandable) and well......it's game 2 or else our Boston dream is likely going to end sooner then we had hoped.

Game 2 is now HUGE.

Nice moment at the end when I saw D Wade talking to Isaiah kindly and asking how he was doing.

If you did not see the Warriors, they struggled with Portland until the 4th quarter and Portland even had a lead once. Anyone who says the Warriors can't be beaten is stupid, they can be beaten......the D is still very iffy.

I am so lost on the Cavs, like completely lost. 

BTW the Colts signed some run stopping DT from the Giants that was apparently the best DT on the market. This is our major offseason splash.

Hmmm..........you mean we MIGHT stop the run next year?

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The Cavs are doomed. If someone is into spiritual nonsense, they probably believe they're 'cursed' or something after Bogut broke his leg in less than 5 minutes in his first game with them. 

Bogut pretty much died a few minutes after making his season debut with the Cavs. And he would have been a big help too. Damn..........

But, no worries. We have Kyle Korver to save the postseason.

I think he looks like a pervert.

Peanut butter traps definitely work! I've used them before, put them on the glue traps and they'll get stuck on them. I never tried a snapping mouse trap, always afraid that I would accidentally injure myself with it. 

My old cat Spot would've killed it for you.  But at the cost of a very gruesome scene that could be disgusting to clean up. 

Male cats raised around other cats rarely ever become hunter/killer types, but the females do. Hate to say it, but most male cats literally are useless for situations like that (unless it's a male cat like Spot who was raised around dogs and thought he was one of them).Female cats tend to be more effective at killing stuff for some reason. 

Kansas played like a group of dead mice tonight.

This had to be a sign.....

Ugh. UGH.

I don't use glue traps.

I use the old fashioned types that snap shut (and yes it takes practice with those since they can snap so fast) or the new kinds that they walk in and it spins shut and I think it smashes their heads that way inside and then you never see it dead but then it says "caught" on it.

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This is....shocking.

I know right.

Belichick will work his magic and Allen will be a star. He and Gronk together will make Brady look even better. I wouldn't be surprised.

He is gone but never forgotten.

His new journey in Stone-Hand-Land enters a new chapter.

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I will cheer against the lakers with my life. Basketball is better without them and the Celtics. It's time for Embiid and Simmons soon.

Thats nice.

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At this rate, I would trust LeBron James more as a GM than Magic, after reading all those tweets....and LeBron just wants a star player here and there to help him out on the Cavs. 

 

Not really sure what is going on right now but there are tons of trade rumors swirling around the Lakers.

And if you were wondering btw about that Spurs forum I used to show you, it's gone. Closed down. I remember them saying a while ago that they had to maybe close it due to a lack of money.

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And if you were wondering btw about that Spurs forum I used to show you, it's gone. Closed down. I remember them saying a while ago that they had to maybe close it due to a lack of money.

Damn, that is a shame. Outside of all the trolls, that forum had some solid posts from time to time. 

Looks like that forum is back, I was wrong.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3

I was going there all week and nothing came up but it seems it's back. I think someone else bought the site but sometimes the site goes down and you get some error page.

Lol, I didn't know you posted "Lithium" prior to my posting.  RIP Kurt the World appreciates your contributions to it....

Wait, no Weird Al "Smells Like Teen Spirit" spoof with marbles in Kurt Cobain's mouth?

I love that part because it always reminded of Tom Brokaw on NBC Nightly News since to me, both Kurt & Tom always sounded like they had marbles in the mouth during the grunge era & during TV broadcasts before CNN & news 24/7 changed journalism forever. 

Okay, my bad. You posted Weird Al RR7. Nicely done. Pearl Jam has marble vocal problems too. LOL! 

That girl is absolutely fearless...and she never even broke a sweat.  Great show

It wasn't all Ryan's fault; the play calling was bad.  All those holding penalties hurt. I mean, three in a row? C'mon Man! Besides, I kind of like the nickname "Matty Ice."

Halftime show was quite good, and I'm not even a fan of Lady Gaga.

Also, have to admit that the Patriots helped me get points in my Fanduel daily football. So there is that.

Lady Gaga isn't my cup of tea as an entertainer & her performance didn't exactly blow me away. Pop stars who can't pronounce words clearly on stage & hide behind dancers & firework displays bore me to death. She's not what I would listen to regularly. But, then again, I'm more of a Prince or ZZ Top classic rock n roll guy. 

Her "Bad Romance" performance was solid, but I like Halestorm's cover of that number, so much better. That version has teeth. 

Only way the Pats lose this game is if they Turn it over 2 or 3 times resulting in Falcons points and the Falcons play pretty flawless. It could happen that way because on any given day the better team doesn't always win. I do want the Falcons to win but I am picking with my brain not who I want. Tom is pretty much considered the GOAT anyway already by most people so if he wins this game it is what it is. I still have Peyton in my Top 5 so this game doesn't affect Peyton's legacy one way or the other regarding the Tom vs Peyton debates. I was much more into it last season because I thought Peyton getting Ring 2 catapulted him into the Top 5 no matter what, believe it or not some had him around 7-10 because he only won 1 SB. Now that he has 2 rings to go along with his 5 League MVP's only a hater would keep him out of the Top 5. In a 1 game situation I would still take Montana over Brady or Peyton but Brady has accomplished more than Montana winning wise by making 7 SB's and winning just as many = 4. If he gets #5 he sits alone at the top of the Mount Rushmore of QB's. My Mount Rushmore = Montana, Brady, Unitas, and Peyton. That wont change no matter what happens tonight in my eyes.

Brady has already surpassed Montana's playoff record. 

As much mystique is centered around Montana, if you actually break down his playoff record and compare it to Steve Young, it's really a subjective point. I said Steve Young because if you compare him to Young, you see their playoff records are mirror image. Only difference is Young stayed injured so often and did not have the durability or career lifespan as Montana, so we never really know what could've happened. 

I'd tell you Brady surpassed Montana with the 2014 Super Bowl. Montana was rarely ever in a position like that, and needing a 10 point comeback in the 4th quarter to win. 

Thank god this Super Bowl has two good quarterbacks and we don't have to deal with that crap show from last year. 

Everyone I know, even non-Saints fans are rooting for the Pats because we want to see Goodell have to hand that trophy to Brady after the made up B.S. gate controversy. 

Only a select few handful of Saints fans want to be traitors and root for the Falcons. But seriously speaking, as hated as the Pats are, Goodell is hated even more. 

Today will be a glorious day in NFL history if Goodell is forced to hand that trophy to the team he created a fake controversy over and launched a huge stupid investigation that just fired them up mentally.

Go Pats!!!! Revenge for both stupid 'gates'. I wish it could've been the Saints, but this is the second best option. Make Goodell look the fraud he is. 

I definitely think the Colts Offense was better because they did have Peyton but their Offense reminds me of that somewhat. Ryan is Very Good but I agree not Great or near a Brees or Peyton all-time. Brees like Peyton will be 1st ballot HOFamers. Mike Tomlin has won a SB so I cant bash him to much but he isn't anymore than a Good Coach at best. Regarding Jason Garrett, I don't think he is any better than Pagano. He is just Jerry's yes man and always blows it in the Playoffs.

Mike Tomlin won a Super Bowl with Bill Cowher's team....That defense in 2008 was the healthiest they ever were, but it was still the 2004-2005 defense that Cowher designed...All Tomlin did was get them some good receivers like Holmes and Sanders; but the Pittsburgh offense was still mediocre in 2008, so it wasn't like he did much. Anyone could've won that SB with that healthy defense. 

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I definitely think the Colts Offense was better because they did have Peyton but their Offense reminds me of that somewhat. Ryan is Very Good but I agree not Great or near a Brees or Peyton all-time. Brees like Peyton will be 1st ballot HOFamers.

Brees has a ring with a B-C grade receiving core. The 2009 team was led by Colston, Moore, Meachem, and Devery Henderson. Names that no one knows of except Saints fans. Colston is the only receiver in NFL history to post 1,000 yard seasons consistently and never make the pro bowl. Brees has made it work most of the time with non-big name guys. 

Ryan didn't get great until he had Julio Jones...Take away his great receivers, he's an average QB. They had Roddy White and Tony Gonzalez years ago and still couldn't ever win a playoff game. 

You know what's hilarious? This Falcons team isn't even as good as their other Super Bowl team. No one gives credit to the 1998 Vikings cause purple tears are cried over the choke fest Vikings for missing that field goal. Even though Randy Moss dropped big passes, and even in OT, they turned the ball over. Not entirely the kicker's fault. But that Falcons team from 1998 was 14-2 and had a top ranked defense and secondary....They were the team to knock Minnesota out, and they were so much better than this team. They actually had a great defense that year. 

No one gives credit to the 1998 Falcons*** Typo 

I'll break out all my Brett Favre stuff and bandwagon the Pack if they win tomorrow. 

There is actually a vocal minority of Saints fans rooting for Atlanta tomorrow just cause they're 100% convinced that in the Super Bowl New England will stomp the crap out of them. To them, seeing the Falcons get beat down in the SB will be their Christmas presents under the tree like last year when Carolina got stomped. 

I don't want the Falcons in the SB at all. I can't stand them. I'm glad Kyle Shanahan is leaving them though. He's turned Matt Ryan into a killing machine as an offensive coordinator. I'll gladly accept the future if they can regress back into the diet coke wannabe Saints. 

Jan 21st should be a holiday in Indiana. We beat the Pats in the AFC Title Game, then we fire Grigson on the same day.

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Jan 21st should be a holiday in Indiana. We beat the Pats in the AFC Title Game, then we fire Grigson on the same day.

You sound like you are glowing!

I am going to start a title game status btw.

I have no faith in the Steelers whatsoever. The Pats never struggle with them and Antonio Brown releasing that video was just enough for motivation for the Pats to want to dismantle them. 

As the years go on, I seriously am beginning to wonder if Tomlin is really a good coach or not...

Terry Bradshaw called him a cheerleader  

Very busy day for me with other stuff. My back is killing me but I'm working on some important stuff outside hobbies at the moment, but I'll be back Sunday. Probably going to rest all tomorrow since I'm worn out. 

The mini Brett Favre came in the mail. I'll have photos later when I have time to do stuff. 

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If the Texans upset the Patriots I would buy a Brock jersey and I am not kidding, that would be the biggest upset of all-time.

I doubt Houston can win in NE. But, at the same time after being so humiliated there this season early on when that third string rookie QB was playing do you think Houston will show up and play it closer then expected? I mean how much pride does Houston have and stuff here? Can they at least show up and play a tough physical game? Defensively Houston is underrated.

The only thing I do wonder now at times about NE is if they do get the Texans/Chiefs run in the AFC then in the SB they might very well be facing an explosive offense like Cowboys/Packers/Falcons and they are not battle tested enough for it? I have no idea......

NE has a top 10 ranked 10 right now, 8th actually. But, when you analyze them they really have not been playing GOOD QBs all year.

And for some reason I do have issues trusting the Steelers since they historically seem to blow lunch vs. the Pats somehow.

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I would prefer the Chiefs because I hate the Steelers but I even hate the Pats more than I hate the Steelers LOL. Steelers are our only chance to beat the Pats IMO.

People say this every year and it never happens....

Last time Pittsburgh beat NE was in 2011. The last year they really had a defense who could scare you and had the last remaining pieces from the 2008 team. Every other time they've played NE since, they've been taken to the cleaners. Pittsburgh does not have the defense, or the coaching they did in the past when they could possibly upset NE. 

Pittsburgh has to survive Kansas City too. Ben is already pretending to be hurt, so if they lose, they've got their cards on the table to blame it on. 

I'm taking the Chiefs in this game too. I've thought all along Pittsburgh was overrated...They're overrated almost every year. 

Go back to that game Sunday and they were doing everything to keep Miami alive...if not for Moore turning the ball over before the half and again on their first drive in the second half. Pittsburgh left that game wide open on the table until the end of the 3rd quarter. If the Dolphins offense had been coached better and more prepared, it probably could've been a close game. 

KC is more battle tested anyway. 

KC has beaten 3 elite quarterbacks and one of them twice (Carr, Brees and Ryan)

I think they're more than ready to go toe to toe with Ben since they have the experience and know what to expect from a pass happy offense. They did shut down the Saints, Falcons and even the Raiders twice. 

I think the winner of the Packers/Giants will be your SB team from the NFC. That should be a great game. I don't trust the Cowboys because they have a rookie QB nor do I trust Atlanta in the NFC. Steelers are my only hope in the AFC of knocking off the Pats. I just cat trust KC because of Alex Smith.

cat - cant, of course I would say CAT  

I wonder if the black cat has to go through concussion protocol??

On Christmas day. 2016 just wasn't going to stop taking people away from us....ugh, this sucks. 

This death thing is getting absolutely ridiculous for 2016.

Yes Jules, 2016 has dealt a heavy blow to several memorable singers/performers. It's alarming to see so many artists perish--Glenn Frey, Prince, Bowie, & now Micheal George.

If there is a lesson here, parents don't give your kids dual first names or become a legend under just 1 iconic name I guess. 

Dude that man is our only hope the way things are going lately.

Long live our Galactic Overload Xenu!!!!!

Given that a reality TV star who is the most hateful person in this country and has absolutely zero political experience whatsoever and really does nothing besides get on Twitter and run his mouth like a lunatic, then I have no idea why Tom Cruise can't run for president. He at least knows how to SAVE ACTUALLY LIVES as a Scientologist. 

It was like watching a human, lime green highlighter brigade on the field. Very odd. 

Either that or radioactive teletubbies right after a nuclear meltdown of hazardous waste. 

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I hope the Lions can go farther in the playoffs then people might be expecting, since the NFC does seem "open" this year. Would be cool to have the Lions and Jim Bob Cooter give us a run to watch. I don't even trust Seattle anymore or the Cowboys who can't function against the Giants. So why not the Lions?

 

Or even the Packers. I hear also Rodgers is up again for the MVP.......yes they might give it to Aaron if the Pack win out too since the league is in love with him.  People are so in love with Rodgers that when the Packers had the losing streak they came up with theories as to why baby Aaron was upset; like he has not spoken to family or McDonalds refused him a toy.

Rodgers is the golden boy like Manning used to be. It amazes me when he struggles, all the excuses GB gets, but Brees will put up far better stats, still lose, and people will say that the Saints need to trade him. 

If Rodgers get another MVP, that's just ridiculous since GB did nothing when it counted. This streak their on is probably too late, cause they have 3 teams ahead of them who can win out and make the playoffs - Giants, Washington, and Tampa Bay. 

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I think personally Stafford deserves it, since he is having a Peyton Manning "in his prime" like year with all these game winning drives and stuff. If the Lions were the Colts with Manning, Stafford would get it. And he is clearly VALUABLE to his team. How the Lions have won games this year is almost exactly how so many Colts teams with Peyton would win. Jim Caldwell is probably going nuts on this.

 

Matt Ryan might get it too (sorry) but at the same time it depends on how they finish the year and losing to the Chiefs/Seahawks might hurt his credibility.

Matt Ryan shouldn't even be in MVP conversation cause the reason his stats look so good is because he has the best receiver in the league with Julio Jones.

I want Stafford to get MVP, I really do. And he's doing it all without Calvin Johnson which no one is talking about. The Lions offense seems to be better without Johnson, cause now they're opened up more and can spread the ball around. 

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The argument against Brady though will be he missed the first 4 games and they went 3-1 without him. It all depends I think too on how good Brady does in Denver this weekend since he often has been crap there.

The best thing this year is if Denver misses the playoffs....Hate that team so much, they're so freaking dirty and LUCKY. All those lucky wins last year and this year again. I hope New England does beat them cause I'm so sick of them. 

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Of course we both know deep down that Russia is going to hack the MVP voting anyway so why bother? (sorry I had to.  )

And Putin is literally a James Bond villain that can do something like that, and something I heard yesterday, Russia rigged it YEARS in advance!!! So if Matt Ryan does get the MVP, this is something that was planned years ago 

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The best thing this year is if Denver misses the playoffs....Hate that team so much, they're so freaking dirty and LUCKY. All those lucky wins last year and this year again. I hope New England does beat them cause I'm so sick of them. 

If Denver can beat NE this weekend they may still be able to get in I think and it would hurt Brady for MVP chances big time. I favor NE to win, but not a big win. I can't recall the Pats with Brady EVER playing well in Denver, like ever. The only time was when Denver had Tebow.

It's another weak year for MVP. I hate to tell you this but they could give MVP to Ryan and offensive player of the year to Julio Jones. It's what they did with Brady/Moss in 2007.

I would give it to Stafford, and I think he can only win it if the Lions do win the NFC North. If they fall to a WC spot he won't get it IMO.

It's all about winning the division.

I bet though so hard they will try to give it to Rodgers and get them in the playoffs.  

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And Putin is literally a James Bond villain that can do something like that, and something I heard yesterday, Russia rigged it YEARS in advance!!! So if Matt Ryan does get the MVP, this is something that was planned years ago 

Something tells me that if Putin had a choice for MVP it's Tom Brady. Kinda creepy too that Putin literally did take that one Pats SB ring from Kraft. You should spread this online and see if liberals catch on and make a conspiracy out of it.  

I am worried about the Lions playing in NY this weekend.

The Giants are starting to become our Russia in our minds for the NFL.

Pacers lost to Celtics. Sorry about that lol.

Lakers looked fantastic tonight! Yeah the Pacers are a mess right now, PG didn't play tonight but they still may have lost anyway.

7-5 now.

Brees isn't the problem nor is Luck with us IMO. Both of our Defenses are just bad, cant stop anyone. Glad you guys beat the Seahawks last week, Saints haven't played all that bad this season, like the Colts they have lost a couple of real close games they should've won.

Oh god, it felt so wonderful to beat Seattle. I hate that team with a passion. And to know that Sherman ran off to blame the refs and make a big deal about it, THAT was the icing on the cake for me. Especially after everyone knows he should've been flagged for putting his hands all over Julio Jones a few weeks ago. 

No team gets away with push offs and shoves on receivers more than Seattle. That team for the past 3 years, has gotten away with playing dirty more than any other NFC team. To beat them at their own game, and listen to them whine about it, that was solid gold. 

So much irony of Seattle blaming refs, when they win at least 1 game every year at home with some very controversial stuff in it. This year it was the Atlanta game, last year it was Detroit. And no one is ever going to forget the Green Bay game with the hail mary- interception. 

Sadly Seattle won't go away, but I hope that team never wins another SB ever again. 

One last note on Seattle (and cause I gotta go to bed soon, meds are kicking in) 

They allowed the Saints to score on 6 consecutive drives. Last time that happened, was in 2011. 

Weather they are the #1 ranked defense or not, I don't see where they are bullet proof or they wouldn't have allowed the 6 consecutive scoring drives...and for them to blame the refs, they are sooooo lucky that 4 of those drives resulted in field goals. That could've been a blow out game. 

Thank the Cubs for making everyone realize something.....

LeBron IS the only hope in Cleveland.  Seriously, Cleveland fans probably wish he could play baseball too. They have LeBron and nothing else!!!

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We have 6 more days of torture for waiting on something else....

Thought you meant the Colts at first but then I realized thats on Sunday lol.

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LeBron IS the only hope in Cleveland.  Seriously, Cleveland fans probably wish he could play baseball too. They have LeBron and nothing else!!!

This is so true, he really IS all they have in Cleveland. I almost felt bad for the Indians but then I didn't care in the 9th anymore once my benadryl kicked in.

Oh and yeah Lakers beat the Hawks yesterday which is a big win.

Being a Cubs fan, (which I have been since 1984 as long as I have been a Colts fan actually) I am so happy they pulled it off. To be honest at this point I really don't even care how the Football season ends now because I pretty much know that the Colts aren't a SB contender, probably wont even make the Playoffs at 3-5. After the Cubs winning it, whatever happens in Football and Basketball I am ok with it + Peyton got his 2nd Ring last season as well. Colts have the Ring in 2006, Cubs have it now so I am good. Regarding Basketball, if LeBron wins it again more power to him as he is the best player in the league which I never have disputed. Just not sure where I would rank him all-time = he definitely is Top 10 but not so sure he is Top 5? but it's all opinion and preference when it comes to stuff like that. I know the Pacers probably wont beat the Cavs in the Playoffs so it is what it is. I am not a Warriors fan at all either, they are just a pick I made to win it all.

Black cats are the best! I miss mine also.

I don't have a picture of mine on this computer, but damn...most awesome animal in the world. 11 years of friendship, I'll forever miss the poor guy. 

For you two:

I have to get some rest too, long long day. I will be back tomorrow evening after I do some stuff around the house, and I have company coming over tomorrow, so I will be on late. 

Jules, 

That SNL skit about David S. Pumpkins just reinforces the idea that true fright is the element of surprise after a person has been distracted or lulled into a false sense of security. I could see where if a person watches that clip enough it grows on them. 

It also reaffirms the point that Halloween is too commercialized now by the mainstream & it doesn't have an underground vibe anymore at all. 

At least we have the Hammer classics for Halloween....In a sea of all the crappy horror flick remakes, at least we have the old masters of horror, and the cheesy fun of the 80's slasher movies. I've watched a couple of the old Dracula films today, it's fresh on my mind. 

I was wrong, I apologize. Tomorrow night. I'm a little too excited for the NBA to return. 

I don't even really care about the NFL this year...I didn't even really care last year. I have to admit, since Bountygate with my team, I've lost a lot of the love I had for the NFL. Pats fans with the Deflategate thing, now know how we Saints fans felt over Bountygate. I've never been more happy seeing the ratings are dropping too. it's a serious wake up call to prove that I'm far from the only person unhappy with this sport. 

I just find basketball to be more FUN...it's not as politicized (thankfully, I can't bear this with the NFL anymore), it's not as serious, and it's far more fun even when the stakes are high. For "fun games", the NBA certainly delivers. 

Win or lose in basketball, it's more forgiving. With the NFL, all you ever hear about is the disappointments in a loss. I've had to hear about that 49ers playoff game now for almost 5 years to the point I am sick to death of hearing it described like it was a funeral. 

The funny thing is that even with deflate gate the Pats might still win more titles. The Saints.......probably won't.

The ratings drop is funny since well yeah a ton of games are a bore. I hope like hell tonights game is interesting since if not it's another waste of time.

I agree with you, I think people in the NFL dwell too much on past games they lost. I still hear about 2005, 2009 and heck any year here or loss can be like you said.....a funeral.

I still pay attention and stuff and watch at times but something is "off".

Nice Ray Charles tie in at the start of this status update Jules. Clever too & 1 of my favorite rags to riches musical journeys ever told IMO. 

I feel sorry for the Browns. They can never get it right  

Cleveland's got this one. CLEVELAND!!! THIS IS FOR YOU!

Watch them have an NBA and MLB title, meanwhile the Browns go 0-16. 

Amazing coincidence - Cleveland will be playing their first game in the World Series on the NBA's opening night when the Cavs drop their championship banner. 

If I was a Cleveland sports fan, I'd say screw the Browns and never watch another NFL game. No need, when you have the best player of the past decade in basketball playing the top of his career, and managed to deliver his promise of a championship...and you also have the Indians who are great. 

Great time to be a Cleveland sports fan while forgetting about throwball. 

Oh God you play the Chiefs next? Hmmm........

But, sadly the Saints may still win the division now for all we know but maybe just let the Falcons get it?

My message was kinda short tonight but I will finish it tomorrow. Time to get some sleep. I am shocked still.

Minnie pics were the best part of tonight!

And I am glad the Saints won and Brees deserves to have a trip to the playoffs this year.

Hey Jules, 

That cat picture of yours would make a perfect mascot. I'm surprised that stadium security allowed a Super Dome fan to walk in with that. 

Drew Brees had a monster game yesterday. Wow!