E-Boland & Gang Green

By Tom Rock

Chad Pennington walked into the interview room with a bandage on his right hand, but it actually took reporters a few minutes to ask him about it. Cimini brought it up, but only after the TV gang had rattled off their pre-scripted commentaries in the form of questions. I was willing to see how long it would take before anyone asked. I’m guessing Cimini was playing a similar game of chicken.

Anyway, Chad said the wrap was due to a turf burn he took on his hand when he ran for a first down in the game on Sunday. I hope he’s not fined for discussing his injury. An hour later when the players were on the field for practice, Pennington seemed to be throwing fine and had lost the bandage. No doubt he’ll still be on the injury report that comes out later this afternoon.

I heard it snowed in Cleveland this week, and there’s a chance of snow for Sunday. Plus, there’s daylight savings this weekend. Anytime I get to spend an extra hour in Cleveland is just a bonus. I may do the tour they give at the childhood home of Erik Boland.

Browns QB Charlie Frye was on the conference call today. He’s a better quarterback than a quote. Though he was understandably downtrodden after Maurice Carthon resigned or was fired or whatever they decide happened to him. He was talking about the fans at one point and someone asked if he had heard from Drew Carey. The blank look was evident even through the speakerphone.

I saw one line where the Jets are a 1.5 point underdog this weekend. Has anyone seen the Browns play this season? They have a little bit of talent in the front defensive seven, but the secondary can be exploited and the offense is terrible. Expect big things from Chad and the WR boys, even if the QB has to play with a wrap on his throwing hand.