The games of the XXIX Summer Olympics have come and gone. I watched them on TV as I have always done. I've always enjoyed them--always enjoyed the ceremonies and all the nations coming together and I enjoy the competition. I am a big sports fan. I watched these Olympics on NBC (who I think have televised them since 2000, if I'm not mistaken). I give their coverage of this year's Games a B, or, if a medal was to be awarded to the network, I think they would get the bronze medal. I enjoyed the coverage of the swimming, diving, gymnastics. I thought Michael Phelps was just awesome--winning gold in all eight of his events in less than a week! He is truly a great champion and seems a nice, down-to-earth, humble young man, too (kind of cute also :) ). Glad I got to see LeBron James of the Cavaliers and team USA get basketball gold and the Argentine men take soccer gold (broadcast on Telemundo). But I think NBC put too much emphasis on volleyball (both the beach and indoor kind). I think they should have put more emphasis on soccer and basketball. I do not think that volleyball is more internationally popular than soccer and basketball. Basketball is obviously growing and gaining fans globally. This could be seen in the Opening Ceremony of these 2008 Olympics--where 5 of the flagbearers in the Parade of Nations were NBA players. I think I may have liked to have seen more of the equestrian events, too. I also did not like how at times, NBC would start covering an event then they would cut away to another then back again. I think they should start and finish an event; showing it in its entireity before going to another. And show more of the medal ceremonies after the events. So NBC's Olympic coverage of these Olympic Games for me earns a bronze medal. I do think they need to step up and show more of basketball and soccer. ABC is not afraid to show soccer. I think NBC overdid the volleyball coverage.
I am glad however that these were a fairly peaceful Olympics; that the athletes are returning home safe and sound. In a year and half; in 18 months (2010), it all happens again, with the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. I look forward to watching again.

I waited for today's game to be over to write this.  I have to say, not much happened to change my mind.  The Browns are in trouble.  In what was known as the old black and blue division, may leave the Browns just that, black and blue.

I know you are going to say, it is only preseason.  I know these games don't mean anything.  I know many of our players were out hurt.  I know we made some big acquisitions in the off season.

I am sorry, but I am not sipping the Romeo kool-aid.

The offense needs to be more aggressive.  The players need to get healthy and practice together.  Brady Quinn showed today with a first team offensive line against a first team defense, that he in not ready to lead this team.  We better hope Anderson can recover and stay upright like he did last season. 

The defense has no secondary and if we do not blitz on every play and put pressure on the quaterback, look for the secondary to change their names to toast and toasted.

The bottom line since Romeo has been the coach, no Cleveland Browns team has ever come into a season looking prepared.  This was the first training camp where we should have known what we had.  The team looks less prepared this year then they did last year with that stupid coin flip.  I hope you still have that coin Romeo, you can give it to Savage later in the season when he is deciding if you should be fired at the end of the year.

Dallas must be licking their chops right now!