Browns Looking Into Terrelle Pryor

Ahhhhhh!!!!!! Just when you thought you had enough of Terrelle Pryor for what he did to the OSU Buckeyes, it has been reported that the Cleveland Browns are looking into the infamous former QB. As Mary Kay Cabot wrote in today's Plain Dealer, the Browns are doing their "due diligence" on Pryor for the upcoming supplemental draft.

The shocking thing is that I have seen a decent amount of Cleveland support for the addition of Pryor. Am I the only one who thinks getting Pryor is a terrible idea?

What Do You Want The Cavs To Do This Draft?

Okay, today we found out that the Cavs are committed to Kyrie Irving with the first overall pick of this upcoming draft. Not that the news was any surprise, but there were some talks that they may go a different way. Now that all of those are done, the question is what to do with the 4th pick. Trade rumors are still swirling out there with the second pick from Minnesota. If teh Cavs do not have to give up too much, I think that would be the best move to get Kyrie and Williams. But it seems as though that trade may be too hard to pull off.

Anyways, there are still many options with the 4th pick. Enes Kanter seems like a good option. The big man from Turkey sat the last year on Kentucky's bench, but has proved that he can be a solid big guy. Jan Vesely is also a big guy option who may be like Dirk; or may be a bust. He seems to be more of a risk in the top five.

So Cleveland fans, (or the few people who read my blog), what do you want to see the Cavs do with this draft. If you disagree with Kyrie let me know. If you want a certain player or a trade let me know. Please voice your opinions as I am interested to see where Cleveland stands on this huge draft for the Cavs.

Is Rory The New Tiger?

Is Rory McIlroy the next Tiger Woods? If you haven’t flipped it over to ESPN this morning, that just about all they are talking about over there. If you missed it, McIlroy absolutely pooped on the rest of the field in the US Open. Though very impressive, I still don’t put it above Tiger’s performance in the 2000 US Open where he won by 15 strokes and was the only one under par.

The most impressive part of Rory’s performance had to be how he bounced back from his choke job on the final round of the Masters. For a 22 year old to come back from that like it was nothing was amazing. 

With another major without Tiger, ESPN had to grab their hands on something. Rory is the perfect fit as a replacement. The 22-year-old sensation has been in contention in the past 5 majors. If he didn’t choke down the stretch of the Masters, he would have comfortably won the past two majors. All of these traits can only compare to Tiger.

There is no question that without Tiger, the PGA and ESPN have been hurting. Tiger’s brief revival in the Masters showed to be one of the greatest recent days of golf. However, people on ESPN are already trying to replace Tiger and have a new “king”. Is it too early to crown Rory as the next?

He has the skill set but does he have the moxy? He showed a lot with the ability to come back from the Masters but is still light years away from Tiger’s stats. PGA and ESPN need someone to step in as soon as possible. The best possible situation for gold is that Tiger can come back at an elite level, and be placed against Rory. Think of a Sunday twosome with Tiger and Rory. Who do you have on that one?

Indians Needed That Sweep More Than Anything

There aren’t too many weekend series where you go into saying we need to win all of these games. That’s what the Indians needed this past weekend against the Pirates. Not just a 2-1 win of the series; but a clean 3-game sweep. And surprisingly enough they delivered. The Pirates came into the series above .500 for the first time this late in a season since 1999 (wow). They have been playing good ball of late and could have been pesky. Nonetheless, they are still the Pirates. We needed to win all of those games the way the Tribe has been playing. With Detroit all caught up, a winning streak was needed to get back on the right track.

Many put this team down and already gave up on this year since the losing streak started. People need to realize that it’s a long season. There will be ups and downs. Whether this sweep was easier than others doesn’t matter at all. This can get the Tribe back on the feeling of winning that they need badly.
Another plus from the weekend was the attendance. Solid attendance of over 30,000 each game for Father’s Day weekend proves that with better weather and winning, these fans want to be there. If we can stay in the thick of things at the All-Star break, the second half of the season will be very interesting and I can bet there will be some sell outs. This may be there first trading deadline in a few years where we wont ship out a stud.

Well see where the Indians are at the break and what they can do to take the Central and get to the playoff for the first time since 2007. Don’t give up on this young team yet. The Pirates may have just been our break to get things rolling again.

Indians Draft SS Lindor With Top Pick

With the 8th pick in this years MLB Amateur draft, the Cleveland Indians went with 17 year old SS Francisco Lindor. The youngster out of Montverde Academy in Florida, will eventually add a fine switch hitting bat in the middle infield. Although many experts had predicted a pitcher as the Indians' first selection, the thought of Lindor in the future was too much to pass up.

The Tribe currently has Asdrubal Cabrera at SS, but his fielding is below average and would be a better fit at second. Lindor brings great fielding along with great speed and could end up stealing between 15 and 20 bases a year. However, moving Cabrera back to second impedes the progress of minor league star Jason Kipnis. But, this is an issue that wont be faced till about four years from now. I wouldn't mind that problem if all three are producing well in four years.

Our farm system is already packed with pitching depth and Lindor adds a bat to the mix. With many of our other bats projected to be called up later this year or next, Lindor could be the cornerstone of our farm system. Some experts had him pegged as a top-5 pick. I look forward to watch his progress along the minor league system and hopefully becomes a stud down the line.

ESPN Questions Colt McCoy's Arm Strength for the 10,985,346th Time

I'm sure many of you follow ESPN.com's AFC North blogger, James Walker. I can't speak for the majority of Rockers (I'm coining that shit now for the 10-12 people that read our blog), but whenever I read Walker I feel like I'm reading a 13 year old analyzing football. There are hypothetical who-would-win-in-a-boxing-match posts, Dancing with the Stars updates, and ridiculous posts like did Mike Brown spill the beans by implying Andy Dalton would start for Cincy (news flash James: Andy Dalton was a second round pick, and they are usually brought in to make an impact).

Regardless, it has been a very slow offseason for football because of the lockout, and I understand Walker has to blog about something so I try to give him the benefit of the doubt. However, Walker wrote up a lengthy piece about Colt McCoy and cold weather that I tend to take issue with. I, for one, am sick and tired of Tony Grossi and the media bashing McCoy for his play in the cold weather. All you ever

hear about McCoy is lack of arm strength, yada yada yada. Listen, I'm not saying the kid is the second-coming of Bernie "Jesus Christ" Kosar. But the kid has played in 3 cold weather games in his career! Against Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Cincy! Do you ever stop and think, hmmm maybe these three awesome defensive coordinators finally got a look of McCoy, a rookie quarterback, on tape. It's natural for a rookie to experience a slump after defenses and opposing coaches get some tape on them.

I for one, was pleasantly surprised at how McCoy played in 2010. I didn't get to see much of the Baltimore game at the end of the year, at least I don't remember seeing too much of it, but that's what happens when we Cleveland fans try to drink ourselves out of depression. But that's neither here nor there.

The point is, give the kid a chance. He was incredibly successful in college, grows a fine mustache, and is taking a leadership role we haven't seen since the Brownies came back into town in '99. Oh yeah, one more note. Don't give me this bullshit about never playing in cold weather before. A couple of names never did so in thier college years either: Bernie Kosar, Brian Sipe, Vinny Testaverde. Just kidding, fuck Vinny Testaverde.