CLEVELAND, Ohio (TheOBR.com) – Good morning, Cleveland Browns fans!
THE DAILY BLOVIATION
The amazing thing about circuses is that they’re portable. All that stuff – from elephants to massive tents – moves from town to town, entertaining someone other than me. The Cleveland Browns, now a bit of a circus with Shedeur Sanders as the ringmaster, are moving to Las Vegas this weekend, and the curiosity about what it will bring is off the charts.
Everywhere you look, there is a new article on the web about Sanders, with the other 52 members of the team, even Myles Garrett, remaining secondary. I counted eight different stories with Sanders’ name in the title just on one prominent outlet yesterday. For sites that want their articles clicked (like the Daily Bloviation), it’s required fare.
My lack of anything approaching pride when it comes to writing this Massive Morning Missive aside, the OBR remains a solitary island covering a team rather than a quarterback, with a film review and updates when he spoke from camp representing most of our Shedeur content this week. Clearly, whoever is running this outlet doesn’t get how football media works and should be promptly canned.
But, to correct our lack of opportunism, I’m here to highlight what the heck is being said about Sanders out there in the Browns’ mediasphere.
The esteemed New York Times/Athletic colossus took a moment away from portending doom for the franchise and now is calling Sanders the “underdog” (paywalled), who is being portrayed by many as a “long shot who was given a raw deal.” That’s indeed how he could be referenced in the media, with dozens of somewhat uninformed analysts coming forward to blast the Browns about not having the actual starter share first-term reps with him for the past months. So, among people who buy that, I guess Sanders could appear to be an underdog, as long as one forgets about his entire life before the 2025 NFL Draft.
Bleacher Reports offers up a winding story of “best and worst cases” for Sanders’ first start with the Browns, which I couldn’t really discern after browsing through it. The author thinks that Sanders is a “limited quarterback on a bad football team”, which ties to what I saw last Sunday. Those expecting a miracle after one week of practice with the first unit are likely to be disappointed.
There are many articles all over the web about what Shadeur’s famous father, Deion Sanders, said on a Colorado-focused show, which was commonsense advice about not pressing too much and letting the game come to him. Deion talked about “understanding the defense,” which his son didn’t seem to do effectively last week.
There’s even an article about Brian Hoyer talking about the Browns, yes, circus at quarterback, something he knows about after overhearing calls for Johnny Manziel to step in for him about a decade ago.
Of course, there are clickbait articles out there about what other people are saying in advance of the game: Maxx Crosby, Geno Smith, Rob Gronkowski and others are weighing in on Sanders with varying viewpoints, and all of those deserve an article with Sanders’ name prominently displayed in the title.
All this stuff goes on and on, and it’s a billion words for a guy whose best interests probably lie in being under the radar while he develops. I can’t keep up with it all, and have no real desire to.
Browns fans should probably expect slightly improved play with an offense more catered to Sanders’ talents than what they saw last week. (If Maxx Crosby’s knee injury keeps him out of the game, all the better). The Raiders aren’t a great team and are vulnerable to mid-range passes in the middle of the field. All these things are hopefully going to lead to a somewhat better result from an underdeveloped quarterback about whom Browns fans should have minimal expectations.
Afterwards, we’ll get a billion more articles about how Sanders did with thoughts from all over the spectrum, most of which will try to tell you what you saw with your own eyes. Beware click-hungry writers seeking fresh angles on a straightforward story: Shedeur Sanders is an over-hyped and under-developed quarterback who will be given a game plan that tries to make the best out of the situation.
To me, the most valuable Shedeur articles this week were film breakdowns like Sam’s and a video from Chase Daniel, as well as Luke McCown’s post about the realities of being a backup quarterback. Maybe it’s because I don’t have the time to keep up with all the Sanders-related blather, but I think you can read those before the game on Sunday and have 95% of what you need to know about Sanders and the various rationales for why he struggled last Sunday.
Another Sunday is coming, and the circus (and the show) must go on.
Have a good one! GO BROWNS!
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THE LIFT
Positive news from the world of sports and beyond…
The brilliance of boredom – (bigthink.com)
I’m very rarely bored these days. Or at least, I shouldn’t be, because I have so much stuff I need to do. If I can get through that “stuff”, then I can do other stuff that I really want to do, like write more or spend more time on the forums. There’s no end of stuff.
There’s no time to just be bored, which is a problem, because Big Think is telling me that boredom is probably a good thing, allowing the mind to wander to new ideas and insights that are unavailable during the hustle and bustle of everyday to-do lists and tasks. I agree with this, and know I need to push away from the computer and other “to do”s and reflect from time to time. I thought the article was useful and a good reminder if you’re in a similar boat.
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When not looking for something to be bored about, Barry McBride is the Publisher and Founder of the OBR and bloviates this nonsense every morning. You can follow him on Twitter @barrymcbride or write him at barry@theobr.com if you are so compelled.
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