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I can think of three CBS announcing crews that I like better than Fox's "A-team." Maybe I'll drink some tequila the next time I listen to Buck & Aikman - can't hurt, right?

I played organized football in grade school and junior high. Pretty simple schemes, so it didn't help me understand football at the NFL level. It does, however, help me to appreciate a good open-field tackler, as that was one of my weaknesses.

I've been around the world I've seen a million girls. Ain't one of them got What my lady she's got.

The wind is low the birds will sing That you're a part of everything. Dear Prudence Won't you open up your eyes? Look around round Look around round round Look around

If that's not already a heavy metal band name, it should be.

My wife's name is Lisa. When the whole "Karen" thing started, Lisa asked me, "What's the deal with insulting people by calling them Karen?" I told her it's just another way on disparaging Baby Boomers, since Karen was a popular name in the 50s and 60s. Then I thought about all the Lisas I knew in school and added, "It could have just as easily been Lisa."

My friend Karen wants an apology for the mistreatment of her name.

Take my hand, don't be afraid I'm gonna prove every word I say I'm advertising love for free So you can place your ad with me

Get it done, Mr. Beane...

We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you

Nah, he thinks he's Johnny Cash. "I've been to: Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo, Tocapillo, Baranquilla, and Perdilla, I'm a killer. I've been everywhere, man. I've been everywhere, man. Crossed the desert's bare, man. I've breathed the mountain air, man. Of travel I've had my share, man. I've been everywhere."

John Fogerty was genuinely thrilled that Ike and Tina covered his song. Both versions are great.

I have three siblings who've never lived outside of WNY. My career took me to the Midwest when I was 25. I've been here ever since.

Ralph Wilson Stadium was nicknamed "The Ralph." Lincoln Field was nicknamed "The Linc." I'm not sure I like the corresponding nickname for Asymptote Stadium.

Training camp hero - looks good in shorts, but how will he perform when the pads go on?

Maybe if she did, you'd remember her name.

How I wish, how I wish you were here We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl Year after year Running over the same old ground, What have we found? The same old fears, Wish you were here

Given that the guitars were counterfeit, this seems appropriate:

My nephew works at ESPN. He's a Browns' fan. He posted this on FB today: "RIP Marty. When he came to work at ESPN on NFL Live in 1999 I worked with a lady that used to be his personal assistant in KC. She arranged a meeting. It was a great conversation about his time with the Browns, Arthur B (that how he referred to him), Lindy, Bernie, a certain QB that wore number 7 for another team and ended with both of us near tears. Thanks for all the great memories. It is those years as a 10-13 year old boy that really solidified my love for football and the Cleveland Browns."

Or not...

False dichotomy. Acknowledging that the SB winners would have beaten us isn't the same as saying we suck.

Up in the sky It's a bird, It's a plane. Yeah, it's a plane. I'm not afraid to fly, I'm not afraid. Yeah, I guess I'm afraid.