Thought #1 - I feel like to be as awful as they are, the Browns are in the news a lot. I just watched Sports Center spend about 5 minutes, talking with real football analysis about the possibility of Lebron James playing football for the Browns. If you missed it, Lebron did come out and mention that he feels he could make it in the NFL. This of course prompted Eric Mangini to say he would be more than welcome to have the King try out. And why wouldn't he be, Brady Quinn can just as easy throw an incomplete pass to Lebron as he can anyone right?

 How bad is it that this is the most positive story to come out of the Browns camp this entire year? It's like me saying the only thing that keeps me getting out of bed every morning is the hope that I might find a leprechaun who will lead me to a magic box of all marshmallow Lucky Charms. When the best thing you have going for you is the pipe dream that the best player in the NBA would freely choose to come spend time on your team and have Brady Quinn sail balls over his head, you're in pretty pitiful shape. Sorry Browns, don't think you're going to get to be a "witness" just like I'm never going to get a box of Lucky Charms without all those little cat food looking pieces in it.

Thought #2- Yes more Browns news! Brady Quinn got fined for his low blow to the Raven's Terrel Suggs' knee, which could sideline Suggs for a while. For Brady's part, he said he was simply trying to tackle Chris Carr, who had just picked him off. That makes sense. Football players usually try to tackle other players by diving at a player's legs that doesn't have the ball. Ok, let's add lying to the list of things Quinn is not good at. Put it right under completing passes and having the ability to walk around and not look like the hanger is still in his shirt.

Thought #3- Does anyone else find it somewhat hard to keep up with College basketball because of the high turnover rate of players? I mean every year I swear I try but it's darn near Christmas before I even feel close to having a decent grasp on who is who. Then by June, 90% of them are gone. I will say that so far, it seems the usual suspects remain good this year, Kansas is going to be nasty as long as they don't get to lazy, Duke looks motivated, and John Wall will be a household name all year. Also keep an eye on Radford's Parahouski. Dude is 6' 11'', was last year's Big South POY, and will really be tested by Duke this weekend.

Thought #4 - Letting Rex Ryan borrow that copy of Steel Magnolias on Sunday night was an innocent mistake and I take full responsibility for it. I had no idea the emotion would carry over into Monday's meeting and I apologize. Seriously though, I highly doubt this will be the last time someone wearing Jets colors will cry this season, in fact probably not even this week. We all know the saddest movies are the ones where you really think the main character is going to have success, where you really buy into the hope of a happy ending, and then you realize that dog is actually not going to make it and you're crushed. Welcome to the Jets last month of life.

Thought #5- Brandon Jennings is sick. After spending last season playing ball in Europe because he feared he didn't have the grades to get into college in the states and was to young for the draft, he is now shredding the league, averaging over 25 points and 5 dimes per game. Amazing how when a guy goes over seas and gets paid to play ball at 18 he gets housed for it by people, but if an 18 year old decided to "study abroad" for a year, ie run around in Europe drinking wine and smoking pot, its somehow "enlightening. Jennings obviously learned a lot over there, so I dare say it was a pretty decent career move.