What the Hell

So now Holcomb AND C. Brown are under the knife. I'm no doctor, but doesn't it seem incredible that Holcomb is facing a 4-6 month recovery from a surgery done in February when, it would seem, he could have had that surgery over a month ago?

And C Brown, man will the injuries ever end? I wonder what kind of position this sort of thing puts the Browns when trying to renegotiate -- can they really guarantee Courtney enough money that he'd be willing to resign without overcommitting themselves to a guy who, at this rate, won't be able to play for many more years? I hope I'm blowing this out of proportion though. Forgive me if I wonder if what Butch calls "a little cleanup" might actually be knee-replacement surgery...

Finally, I'd have to think Holcomb's surgery is making Couch take a somewhat more aggressive stance on renegotiating. It might not be easy for this deal to happen. Heck, the Browns could very well be looking at starting the season with a free agent quarterback, Hybl or another free agent as second-string, and a recovering Holcomb in third-string while he also tries to assimilate a new offense. Yikes. The Browns, perhaps expectedly considering this front office, see it otherwise though -- they are saying Holcomb should be able to _better_compete come training camp cause his shoulder will be feeling SO good. Well, I guess you have to think positive.