While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your daily viewing pleasure. Have something else you think we should see for tomorrow’s post? Send it to our fancy tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com.
Seattle keeps on pouring over to Cleveland with that organization expected to hire Pete Carroll as the face of their franchise. Keep an eye out over the weekend to see if is Lewis or Heckert as the new GM: “Browns president Mike Holmgren interviewed Seattle director of pro personnel Will Lewis for the Browns general manager job Friday and said through Browns spokesman Neal Gulkis ‘it went very well.’” [Mary Kay Cabot/Cleveland Plain Dealer]
How much would you pay Josh Cribbs? This post questions what is worth the price: “With the recent contract of Devin Hester getting top dollar, is not paying Josh Cribbs top dollar smart? I believe so, I think Cribbs needs to get paid more money then what he is currently. Cribbs is a Return man but also did help the offense this year move the football the last part of the season.” [Randy Ward/Browns Gab]
Not going to steal any of the awesome work done over by Vince Grzegorek, but I definitely should put the link here for this Q&A with Cavaliers assistant Chris Jent. A must-read for sure. ['64 and Counting]
Another national article on Jamison with Cleveland and this one has been getting a lot of publicity already: “Antawn Jamison on the Cavs? Antawn Jamison, shipped from the Wizards to the Cavaliers? Why wouldn’t that work? What are the percentages? Why can’t we make that happen? It would work. It would truly fit. Both sides have a need, so why shouldn’t this thing go down?” [Kelly Dwyer/Ball Don't Lie]
Buckeyes finished the year #5 this season leaving hopes for an uplifting 2010 campaign: “For the fourth time in the past five years, the Buckeyes have finished in the AP top five (behind Alabama, Texas, Florida and Boise State). To end here after the events of Purdue Harbor is nothing short of amazing and a testament to the staff and the growth of the team. Congratulations, gents.” [Jason/Eleven Warriors]
Some more solid off-season articles about the Tribe, picking up with the superstars of the past decade: “There’s not a lot of argument as to who the Cleveland Indians’ superstar position players of the last decade were: Grady Sizemore and Victor Martinez. The first half of the decade was dominated by the last gasps of the 1990s, the final exhale coming with Jim Thome’s explosive and, as near as I can tell, rarely mentioned 2002 season.” [Let's Go Tribe]
Keeping it local, nice to see another nationally recognized award going to a Zip: “University of Akron sophomore forward Teal Bunbury concluded his collegiate men’s soccer career by winning the sport’s most prestigious award Friday night in St. Louis. Bunbury won the Hermann Trophy, a crystal soccer ball that is college soccer’s version of football’s Heisman Trophy, at the Missouri Athletic Club.” [Michael Beaven/Akron Beacon Journal]
To conclude this morning, just a note to check out Mark Titus’ awesome blog at Club Trillion. His post from yesterday is being dubbed by us here at WFNY as one of his best ever so go give it a shot: ["Talkin' the Talk"]
(Photo above via Joshua Gunter/Cleveland Plain Dealer)
