Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com . Letters are lightly edited for clarity.
On sports photography
To Brian : It's easy to read the sports columns and stories and forget about the photos which enhance them. Action, skills, memories. Many, if not most, by your staff, present and past. Their work may speak loudly or quietly, holding our gaze. Without photos, The Dispatch would compare to a bland-looking Wall Street Journal. At its simplest and best, the art of picture-taking will itself tell a story, capturing an expression without words. And if color is missing, there might be something "suitable for framing" online, as with The Mailbox.
Like those who compose music, creative photographers are too often overlooked - never quite identified with their photos. Their craft is indispensable.
Larry Cheek, Dublin
To Larry : Thanks for saying this. I believe the photo staff at The Dispatch is right up there with the best in the country. Day after day their artistry and versatility show, and our readers are treated to tremendous photography. Oh, and they're great teammates, too.
To Brian : For a short time last season, it seemed that the Earth’s axis had shifted and the Browns had actually become a competitive NFL team. False alarm! Three weeks into the new season, the team has once again assumed its role as a pathetic doormat. Back is the porous offensive line of the kind that for decades caused the team to go through quarterbacks like a roll of paper towels. And opposing coaches are learning how to counter the swarming aggressive defense. Just insert a mobile quarterback who releases the ball quickly and let ‘em swarm. Meanwhile, our $230 million dollar man continues to remind us of management’s most colossal personnel blunder in a long line. True, there has been a spate of injuries, but perhaps it’s just the natural order of the universe.
Kevin F. Duffy, Columbus
On Quinn Ewers
Dear Mr. White : I'm embarrassed to say I just glanced at a 2025 NFL mock draft that showed the Carolina Panthers selecting Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers with the first overall pick. But, not so fast?
We in Columbus are all too aware of how Team Ewers can game the system, and around Christmas, you can expect a crisp, preemptive salvo aimed at Carolina owner David Tepper: "Dave, don't even think about it." And if Team Ewers needs any pointers on how to manipulate the process, they need only look to the next Longhorn locker where Arch and Team Manning reside. The Manning family's prowess at draft dodging made certain that, 20 years ago, Uncle Eli would never suit up for the San Diego Chargers. The New York Giants are on the clock?
Jon Armstrong, Columbus
On home runs
To Brian : A century ago, Ty Cobb warned that Babe Ruth and all his home runs would ruin baseball. It is said that Ruth saved the game after the Black Sox scandal, but as time has passed and players obsess with hitting home runs, we now have a game with fewer balls put in play while more balls are pitched over a longer period of time with less actual action. Driving by an old ball field always empty next to rows of soccer fields full of kids says it all. At this writing, only two National League players are barely batting over .300, but plenty are under .200, while we watch pitchers and catchers play catch endlessly over 200 times a game. It may have taken a while, but maybe on this one issue anyway, Cobb was right after all.
Dennis Singleton, Dayton
On NFL kickoffs
To the editor : I think the new NFL kickoff rule is a good thing for player safety. Fans may not like it, but fans didn't like the advent of helmets, either. My dad taught me years ago that the human body is a terrible thing to waste and injure. My dad was a great Columbus physician and the team physician for South High School and Mohawk back in the day. I attended Friday football high school games under the lights and I got to see the stingers and concussions that resulted from kick returns. My dad said the human body was not built for such violent collisions, especially when momentum and speed were involved. My dad was a wise man, great father and correct. And he would be for the new kickoff rules.
Michael Oser, Columbus
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