Archives for November 10, 2019

‘It was his final game with the Browns, but Poyer, twisting in the grass, didn’t know that yet. He didn’t know he’d suffered a lacerated kidney, or that he was minutes from leaving the stadium in an ambulance, or that he’d spend two days in a Nashville hospital before being driven 500 miles back to Cleveland.’

‘Browns 20, Bills 17.’

‘If they beat the Browns to improve to 7-2 overall, 5-1 in the AFC and 4-0 on the road, they are for real. Does that mean they are a Super Bowl contender? I wouldn’t go that far.’

‘”I’ve got to tell you, I’m really impressed by Tre’Davious White, the defensive back,” he said. “Not only his athletic ability, but his thought process of wanting to get better from a mental standpoint and picking the brain of those that passed through the same doors as he’s walking through right now to get that competitive advantage. He said, ‘Give me something, give me some nuggets, give me some tips on how I can become one of the greatest that ever did it.”

‘”I used to watch the old NFL, then along came this league of ‘inferiors,’ the AFL,” he says. “But we used to love to watch those games. And the Bills had some really good teams, man. And it’d be snowing, just like our game with Indy a couple of years ago. People love that stuff. That’s why I hate domed stadiums.”‘

‘”I shook hands with Sam and talked with him. He asked me a few questions and then said, ‘Nice to meet you,’ and he walked away. The guy then said, ‘You know who that was?’ I said, ‘No, I have no idea.’ He said, ‘Sam Walton.’ You know what my next question was? ‘Who’s Sam Walton?'”‘