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Is the challenge of managing egos overstated for Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens? -- Bud Shaw's You Said It

Cleveland sports fans wonder about the challenges facing Freddie Kitchens and how legitimate are the Browns Super Bowl chances.

CLEVELAND —  "You Said It" is a reader participation column based on the premise that if you don't laugh about Cleveland sports you'll cry.

And that if you do laugh about Cleveland sports, you might still end up crying. But at least friends and family will like being around you more. 

YOU SAID IT

Bud: Don’t you think too much is being made of Freddie Kitchens having to “manage egos.” He’s been around this league a long time. And these are professionals. It’s not like he’s being dropped into the middle of “Mean Girls.” — Tim, C-Town.

True. Not since Todd Haley left it’s not.

The reason this is so hard to answer is that around You Said It headquarters, we call Hickenlooper "46."

Bud: After Kyle Kuzma shoved LeBron into playing defense, does LeBron now admit that his teammates have his back? -- Adam, Cincinnati.

Hard to say with the Lakers. I haven't seen such poorly played drama in L.A. since any episode of "The Californians."

Bud: Is it true Jimmy Haslam is now getting credit for smartly hiring Sashi Brown for the teardown and then recognizing exactly when it was time to hire John Dorsey for the rebuild? Was that really the plan all along? -- Kevin.

Yes. And knowing his company needed streamlining, he brought in the FBI as a consultant.

Don't be silly. The Lombardi trophy will be handed to Baker Mayfield at Disney World. The Monday after the Browns go 1-0.

Bud: With Jason Witten’s return to the playing field, will the ‘crickets’ in the Monday Night Football broadcast booth take on an expanded role? -- Jim Corrigan, Fairview Park.

Well, there's no reason to think they can't bring the same level of humor as MNF had during the Dennis Miller years.

Bud: Johnny Manziel says he believes he "can still play at any level anywhere." Yet he's gone from the NFL to the CFL and now to the worst team in the AAF. Is this finally rock bottom? -- Kevin.

That's hard to define with him. But unless next November your team loses a Turkey Bowl game to a quarterback wearing a disguise and calling himself Billy, this is probably it. 

Bud: Can we really say the game is over for the Dolans as far as signing Francisco Lindor to the kind of contract Mike Trout received ($430 million)? By my calculation, they'd only have to pass Go about 21 million times. -- Bill.

You Said It "winners" wear the top hat for once in their lives.

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