If Brady Quinn is in Cleveland next year, we strongly suggest that commitment should be accompanied with a safety blanket – Charlie Weiss to run the offense. Weiss will soon be out of a job and the Browns will soon have a new team Czar who will demand to bring in his own GM & Head Coach. So it makes sense, if you finally commit to a quarterback, you make it as comfortable for him as possible. Of course, this makes too much sense to happen.

It was good to hear the Browns and the Bills are both looking at former Super Bowl winners to roam the sidelines or call the shots from above. It won’t guarantee success, but it’s the right call.

Which begs the question - what took so long? Sorry. I remain amazed and contemptuous of how billion $ organizations can be so dysfunctional for so long. But I’m sure their executives are impeccably dressed, get weekly trims and carry $500briefcases.

Nice performance by the Browns’ passing game against the lowly Lions. Compared to where they were as an offense, last week looked like a record-setter. However, we caution patience. There are six more games to be played and everyone is in on the audition. I’ll be more impressed with Quinn and the offense if they can establish some consistency the rest of the way. Three or four touchdowns in Cincy this Sunday would be a good start.

I was very disappointed in Eric Mangini’s decision to call time-out - allowing the Lions’ quarterback to get back on the field for the game’s final play last week.

But I was much more concerned that he spent the majority of the timeout complaining to the officials instead of getting his defense ready to get a stop. Finally, he came up with a hat trick by spending part of his Monday morning press conference whining about the interference call in the end zone and claiming the Lions were faking injuries to slow down the Browns’ hurry up offense.

Bottom line – the guy did everything wrong. Yes, you can excuse him for the timeout – that’s a judgment call, but the rest of it speaks volumes of him as a leader of men.

Let me get this right – Mangini’s football team, 1-8 going in, blows a 24-3 lead to a team that has won two games in the past 2+ seasons, and the head coach, who is supposed to set an example for his team, whines and complain for two days instead of taking responsibility for blowing a game that should have been won.

By the way, did anyone ever tell C. Stuckey it would be a good idea to stay in bounds after catching a huge third down completion when you are trying to run out the clock?

Then you wonder why coaches want players with high football/basketball/baseball IQs. The same can be said for Kamerion Wimbley several weeks ago when he decided to bat down a fourth down pass from the 1-yard line instead of making the interception -thus giving his offense possession on the 20 yard line after the touchback instead of the 1.

Perhaps that is a window into why Wimbley has never reached his full potential. He had a terrific rookie year, and when the NFL adjusted in year two, Wimbley has been incapable of adjusting to the adjustments.

There are thousands upon thousands of superior athletes who never reach their full potential. Game intelligence is important - otherwise the guys with the best bodies and fastest feet would always be the best players.

The Atlanta’s Hawks’ Josh Smith can play for me anytime – size, athleticism, quickness and a mean streak are qualities I like in a basketball player.

I know some of you don’t like what you are about to read, but if I were Danny Ferry, I would have a talk with AI about coming off the bench and giving the Cavaliers 25 minutes a night of instant offense.

If AI truly wants a ring – and he’s spent the last 10 years telling is just that - this is might be a good fit. If Iverson agrees and can tamp his ego, the question then becomes can Mike Brown handle LJ, Shaq and AI on the same team?

Where are all those football experts who were ripping Jim Tressel and his beleaguered quarterback several weeks ago. One local moron talk show host even suggested T. Pryor be moved to wide receiver. Nice.

Look, Pryor is not ready for the NFL – not even close. But give him credit. He dealt with the scrutiny and criticism of being the quarterback at OSU and has played better in recent weeks. Good for him. Our view hasn’t changed since we saw him first play in 2009 – he was overhyped coming into Columbus in 2009 and he wasn’t as bad as many proclaimed when the 2010 season was in peril back in October. He's an amazing athlete still learning to play quarterback. Period.

As for Tressel – he is what he is – an outstanding, yet boring, college football coach. The offense is the same it was when Pryor was missing wide open receivers and throwing multiple picks in the first half of the season. The difference – Pryor and company are making more plays. Some times, the answer is simple, but many make it more complicated than it is.

I am currently watching Colt McCoy throw touchdown passes all over the field and run for 150+ yards against Texas A&M. I’m sure Mel Kipper will have this kid as the #1 pick overall in 2010 after this one. And of course, if he throws three picks in the National Championship game, Kipper and company will drop him out of the top 15. Right.

Actually, McCoy looks pretty good to me, but so does the kid on the other team (Johnson). He (McCoy) probably sealed the Heisman votes with this effort. If he did, good for him, he seems like a decent kid.

Speaking of the draft - where are all those geniuses that had J. Russell as the #1 overall pick? I bring this up because the 2010 draft is fast approaching and we will soon begin hearing the endless daily spin. After years of simple personal observation, I truly believe you have to be a moron to consistently blow day 1 picks (#1 & #2 rounds). Yet I see teams do it every year.

Over-analysis is deadly. I truly believe if the draft took place two weeks after the Super Bowl, fewer mistakes would be made. Think about it - the more time you spend looking at a multiple choice question on a test, the more likely you are to go against your first instincts and get it wrong.

I hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving and I look forward to seeing some of you at dinner on December 22. If necessary, the table will be under Robert Jampo of course.

Next time – Health Care. I promise.