Washington Post has a Sports Department

There's an article, perhaps you've seen it. It's one of those articles that got me mad just reading it. Not that the artcile is wrong, just that it is written from the perspective of a Ravens fan. Sickening, I know.

Some selected quotes:

"Newsome, in effect, was telling the Browns and other clubs: Don't try to swindle us, because we will be patient." Ugh, ok? Yes Ozzie was being a crafty GM by not paying more than he wants to. Guess what -- the Browns were being similarly wise to ask for a an asking price which is fair, particularly if trading with the Ravens. I guess a "fair deal" is considered swindling in Baltimore? I thought it was swindling the considered fair in Baltimore.

Curtis Conway, Bill Schroeder, Oronde Gadsden, James McKnight and Antonio Freeman. These are the currently available free agent WRs. The article acknowledges this is a very weak crop. It goes on to state that getting an impact receiver in the second round (the Ravens 1st pick) would be a long shot. So, tell me again why the Browns are asking too much? If Northcutt is deemed a better bet than whatever receiver the Ravens can get in the 2nd round, isn't that a fair deal? Or at least a plausible place to start negotiations? Does Baltimore expect the Browns to just give them Northcutt the same why they got our football team in 1995?

"They shouldn't ignore a trade offer from the Ravens just because it's coming from the Ravens. That, essentially, is what Northcutt's agent, Jerome Stanley, said recently in a telephone interview." Oh c'mon. Was that _essentially_ what Jerome Stanley was saying? Or was he saying, "I f**ked up and I'm a jacka** but the Browns should just let it slide and be happy they are getting anything"??? I could have sworn that's the message Stanley was conveying.