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I’m Wolf Blitzen, news reindeer, reporting that these Week 16 NFL picks were voted on by the Senate on the morning of Christmas Eve. The key point in the legislation was if you pout,  you’ll get gout from Dan Fouts. - The OBR

No matter who’s throwing the ball for the Browns next year, Charlie Frye said they’ll all benefit immensely from playing under new president Mike Holmgren. - The OBR

Charlie Frye is returning to the scene of the crime Sunday as the starting quarterback of the Oakland Raiders and as one of Mike Holmgren's biggest boosters. - The OBR

Oakland coach Tom Cable saw the tape of Josh Cribbs returning two kicks for touchdowns last week, but guess what? Cable says the Raiders will still kick the ball to Cribbs on Sunday. - The OBR

It appears that Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable will still have his team kick to Cribbs on Sunday. - The OBR

As much as quarterback Charlie Frye says he likes being with the Oakland Raiders, he'd probably switch sides Sunday in a heartbeat. - The OBR

Santa wasn’t the only 300-pounder at the mall Wednesday night. Browns defensive end Robaire Smith, taller and thinner than the man in red, was out and about. - The OBR

From his fullback spot, Lawrence Vickers has been an impact player in many ways for the Browns, including at the point of attack, where he blocks players from opposing defenses. - The OBR

Joshua Cribbs' game-worn jersey was snatched up by the Pro Football Hall of Fame this week to be put on display. At least someone finally got their hands on Cleveland's tough-to-tackle No. 16. - The OBR

Terry's talkin' sports, ya rubes. Belly up to da bar or whatever Conde Nast / Advance Internet thinks you Midwestern hicks do, ya'll, and be talkin' and gabbin' dose sports with dis guy. - The OBR

In other news, Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. - The OBR

Last week in Kansas City, Jerome Harrison and Josh Cribbs set the records. This week, Lawrence Vickers won the accolades. - The OBR

Oakland Raiders quarterback Charlie Frye has been cleared to play after sustaining a concussion against Denver last week and will start Sunday's game against his former team, the Cleveland Browns. - The OBR

For those who were unable to listen to the NFL Show with Mike Holmgren on Seattle's KJR 950 AM on Friday, No Logo Needed has a transcript after the jump. - The OBR

These Week 15 NFL picks are hot! Stolen emails reveal that three rainforests were chopped down to produce these week 15 NFL picks and our SUV-driving employees are required to hold the buttons of two coal-powered aerosol cans during all waking moments. - The OBR

Perhaps it is a tad early to call it the birth of a dynasty. After all, the prevailing mood after recent losses of 31-3 to Green Bay, 30-6 at Chicago, 16-0 to Baltimore and 16-7 at Cincinnati was two words: Fire Mangini. Perhaps, however, it is the end of the misery. - The OBR

Jerry Sherk, who still has a tape of the first Monday Night Football game in 1970 -- which was his regular-season NFL debut -- recently reflected on that moment. - The OBR

The Browns took advantage of having the extra rush lanes early, with Corey Williams and Hank Poteat getting early sacks. And the hits kept coming. - The OBR

If Browns coach Eric Mangini is one-and-done, he will find himself doomed by some of the decisions he has made since being hired Jan. 8. He alluded to that Friday, when asked what he would say to the team's yet-to-be-hired football executive about the Browns' 2-11 record. - The OBR

It was just one play Thursday night in the13-6 stunner over the Steelers, but it might have signified a change of power in a battle the Browns have lost for years. - The OBR

It was just one play Thursday night in the13-6 stunner over the Steelers, but it might have signified a change of power in a battle the Browns have lost for years. - The OBR

It was just one play Thursday night in the13-6 stunner over the Steelers, but it might have signified a change of power in a battle the Browns have lost for years. - The OBR

The quarterback, Brady Quinn, did not lose the game. That seems to be his mandate now. Don't turn it over. - The OBR

With Thursday being the greatest prime-time win over a defending Super Bowl champion since, uh, last season, you'd think Brown would exercise some perspective. Of course, nights like these make everybody a little giddy. - The OBR

Unlike many of his Browns teammates, Brady Quinn never had to be taught to dislike the Pittsburgh Steelers. - The OBR

No, no, no. How many times do we need to go through this? Be more like Conde Nast/Advance Internet/Cleveland Live. Something like: "Schudie's a-scribblin' some football lists, ya'll". (Sigh). Where's my bottle of cyanide I keep for when I have to do the newswire? Dang it t'all. - The OBR

Here is another name to add to the list of candidates for the role of football czar Browns owner Randy Lerner is trying to fill: Floyd Reese, currently a senior advisor with the New England Patriots. - The OBR

Somebody six weeks ago suggested a Gettleman-Fox tandem. I think it would be a very competent management team if the Browns decide to change coaches. - The OBR

Gawrsh, that Terry Pluto with those big words is writin' and scribblin' agin! It's a dang good dit dat day for us Ohier rubes that he's talkin' 'bout sports. He's a man of da honest folk like us'uns and not a six-figure salaried author toiling for a Manhattan-based publishing conglomerate. I'mza gonna read dat as soon as I get a dictionery too look up dem big words! - The OBR

Objectively speaking, this is a brilliant, yet concise, recap of Eric Mangin's somewhat self-serving comments on Friday, presented in a way that respects the intelligence of football fans. In other words, this "OBR" website is freakin' doomed. - The OBR