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Can the Browns Bounce Back? Inside Cleveland’s Bold Rebuild After the Deshaun Watson Era
It’s no secret that the Cleveland Browns have been navigating through stormy waters, and the offseason buzz confirms it — this team is hitting the reset button again, but maybe, just maybe, with a little more clarity than before. The saga with Deshaun Watson unraveling into what might be one of the most regrettable deals in NFL lore set the tone for a hard look in the mirror. It’s been a long road of denials, defensive posturing, and missed opportunities that left fans scratching their heads and questioning the future. Now, with a fresh draft strategy and a chaotic yet hopeful quarterback carousel, the Browns are trying to piece together a puzzle that’s been maddeningly elusive. There’s a palpable mixture of skepticism and cautious optimism swirling around Cleveland — can this reboot produce some needed spark, or is this just another chapter in a long, frustrating narrative? Whichever way it goes, it’s definitely gonna be one hell of a ride to watch. LEARN MOREOther NFL team previews: 32. Titans | 31. SaintsAdvertisementAdvertisementFrom Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
From Yahoo’s Ben Fawkes: “The Browns are one of three teams favored in only one game this season and have the NFL’s lowest win total of just 4.5 at BetMGM, the team’s lowest win total since 2017 (when the Browns didn’t win a game). This season will likely be measured by the success of how Cleveland’s QB situation plays out, rather than by wins. Hopefully, the Browns can at least improve on their 4-13 record against the spread last season.”
The big part of the rebuild will be figuring out quarterback, and the Browns are taking a shotgun approach to it this year. They have four relatively low-cost quarterbacks and are praying one is the answer. Joe Flacco is the 40-year-old stopgap, Kenny Pickett is the reclamation project, Dillon Gabriel was the rookie the Browns drafted proactively in the third round, and Shedeur Sanders is the fifth-round pick everyone wants to talk about. If Sanders climbs up from fourth on the depth chart and starts any games this season, the Browns suddenly will become one of the most watched teams in the league.
Given where the Browns find themselves, they had a solid offseason. They didn’t make many big moves in free agency. Defensive tackle Maliek Collins (two years, million) was the only player to get more than .76 million per year. Instead the Browns focused on depth pieces like outside linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas and guard Teven Jenkins. The Browns’ draft was good, though they could end up being remembered as the team that traded the Travis Hunter pick. Moving down produced a haul of extra draft capital. Defensive tackle Mason Graham was a good pick at No. 5, second-round linebacker Carson Schwesinger is an exciting replacement for injured Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (he’s out for the season with a neck injury), running backs Quinshon Judkins and Dylan Sampson could be a fun 1-2 punch (though that means Nick Chubb is likely moving on) and the quarterback duo of Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders will seem smart if one of them works out. (Jason Miller via Getty Images)
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