Rob Ryan, an idiot scholar

Speaking to the media during his weekly press conference, Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan managed to look stupid and smart in a span of about five minutes.

He proved himself a moron by suggesting Shayne Graham's winning kick on Sunday was actually wide right.

"You can watch the tape," Ryan said. "I'm not saying anything, but man, maybe the posts were crooked. Look at it.

So Ryan is saying he had a better angle than from the sideline or on his couch than the two guys standing directly beneath the uprights who are paid to show us their pit stains if the kick is good, or scissor our hopes away if the kick is missed.

"I don't want to get fined," Ryan said. "I pay enough money already on the house I don't even live in in California. I don't want to make this a big story, but I was disappointed. I thought it missed. Of course, I'm not an expert. That's why I'm saying maybe somebody else should look at it."

Well, Ryan is from California. Everyone has a different take on life out there but I don't think that gives him a pass to challenge probably the easiest game-winning call a referee can make. And really, a tie feels just as shitty as a loss. Take it from people who know.

So after that little gem Ryan went on to say this about Trent Edwards and Carson Palmer:

"I don't think that's [Bengals quarterback] Carson Palmer back there by any stretch," Ryan said.

He was then asked if he believes Edwards isn't as good as Palmer.

"Absolutely. He's not. Not too many quarterbacks are," he said. "The guy can run and do some things, but we've played Brett Favre, we've played Carson Palmer. Those are two pretty good quarterbacks right there. This guy [Edwards] always seems to have a lot to say, so I'm going to say the same thing."

Brilliant. Carson Palmer is better than Trent Edwards. I knew there was a reason we drafted him with the first overall pick. All the same I do appreciate that Ryan referred to Carson in the same sentence as Brett Favre.

Also, maybe I've been working too much lately, but I didn't know Trent Edwards was a big talker. I thought one of his teammates was the leader of that department. Whatever Edwards has been saying must have fallen on deaf ears unless your the other Ryan brother with the long hair. But really has their ever been more useless shit talking ever? Browns: 0-4. Bills: 1-3. This is like two geriatrics talking shit about who is going to win the Hoveround race to the john. No matter the winner, the end result is shit.

So I'd like to thank Rob Ryan for spouting off some moronic babble but then recapturing my heart with some Carson ass kissing music.