All in all, it's a very mealy-mouthed piece where he plays his cards very close to his chest. But occasionally his real agenda comes out in such comments as this, where he blames Dez Bryant's personality on the following:

Jessica Williams on the Daily Show is pretty fracking awesome and it looks like she went through a lot of the prerequisites to making it to SNL (she was on the Upright Citizens Brigade). I'd really like to know if she ever tried out...cause if she did they sure missed out on a great talent. She's one of my favorite…

A belated thank you for this. Finest Kind. I never knew about Louis being given a hard time. My guess, and it's purely a guess, is that it went against his nature to be outspoken and confrontational. He would rather work quietly, seeking no recognition for the good he did. And likely not believing he was deserving of…

"Eric Lindros can't take a hit, meets strangers" were Brett's two takeaways from the recent family reunion.

Thanks, I guess it doesn't help I typically don't see threads until after they've been up for a while. Then most of the ones here on Deadspin I have anything worthwhile to add come on the occasional soccer posts.