November 28, 2010

The Root of the Week XII

"Yes, it has come to this."

"Cleveland?!"

"Or rather, picking against the poor Carolina kitty kats."

"Browns. What the F am I doing?"

Not exactly what I would call ringing endorsements, but the simple fact of the matter is this: the vast majority of Suicide Pool participants are staking their lives on the arm of Jake Delhomme and a football franchise whose last meaningful win came when LBJ was in office. If you had told me Cleveland would be a hot pick at any point this season, I'd have had you committed.

Still, here we are, and while a handful of participants opted out in favor of Jets, Texans, Broncos, or Giants, the group as a collective will be taking the Browns to the Super Bowl this week.

As it were, of course.

That is all.