Cleveland bloggers discuss Art Modell as he turned 85 this week, Eric Mangini's reputation nationally, Mo Williams' future and whether the Cavaliers' front office got it right going all-in for a title.
View full sizeBernie Kosar shakes hands with Art Modell after Kosar signed a contract with the Browns in 1985.Browns
Cleveland Frowns: "So says another Modell enabler in the Baltimore press who pushes the line without going an inch to explain how Modell was betrayed, or why it was that he had no choice but take a half-a-billion-plus and move the Browns out of Cleveland. Because as unfair as it might seem to [Baltimore Sun columnist Kevin] Cowherd, it really couldn't be simpler. Just as Modell technically had 'a right' to rip the heart and soul of tens of millions of people and an entire region by moving the Browns, he has no right to enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. Keeping him out is the only way Browns fans can have any justice for what happened, and it's an especially powerful way we can ensure that something like it never happens again." » Read more
Cleveland Reboot: "To say that Mangini was the ill-informed national media's whipping boy was an understatement along the lines of claiming Brandon McDonald as the worst tackling defensive back in the history of the league. But then again, hyperbole is quite the selling point. Anyway, a year removed from Mangini's tumultuous first season, one in which he essentially ran the franchise, things appear to be a bit smoother." » Read more
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Cavs: the blog: "Basically, all I really want to say in the weeks before this does or doesn't actually happen is that it's nobody's fault. The front office had two good chances to win a championship, and it went for them. In this league, there's no excuse for not going all-out when the opportunity to win a title is there. All the cap space and patience in the world wouldn't have gotten them a Bosh/Rose/Noah combination, because they didn't have the draft picks. The options available to the front office were to go for the good chance the Cavs could win a championship with a team thrown together around LeBron or go for the slim chance of building an NBA 2K team around LeBron. The choice they made likely won't pan out, but that doesn't mean it was the wrong one." » Read more
Cavs HQ: "I'm glad Mo Williams wants to stay in Cleveland. But you cannot convince me that the Cavs couldn't have gotten the exact same production out of Daniel Gibson that they got from Mo in the Playoffs. If the Cavs can improve other areas of need - defense, size, leadership - then they have to consider a trade of Williams." » Read more