Well, technically, they are the same Browns who cycled through three head coaches in three years, but the team's approach and hire of Hue Jackson as the organization's 16th full-time head coach feels completely different than the previous Jimmy Haslam-led searches.
Many expected the most recent coaching search to blow up in the team's proverbial face. There's no denying it.
After all, Cleveland's owner preaches patience yet hasn't shown any since taking over the team in 2012. The team is coming off a 3-13 campaign, with its supposed franchise quarterback more interested in playing dress-up at a Las Vegas casino than his actual football career and the team's most electrifying playmaker serving a year-long suspension due to another violation of the league's substance abuse policy.