Eight-time Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas said Monday the Browns must be ready to take a step backward if owner Jimmy Haslam blows up the organization after this season.
Thomas ought to know. He has become an expert on the effects of coaching and front-office changes.
A lack of continuity has crippled the Browns throughout the nine-year career of Thomas, the team’s longest-tenured player. He has played under two owners, five general managers, five head coaches and seven offensive coordinators since being drafted third overall in 2007. He has also blocked for 16 of the 24 quarterbacks who have started for the team since 1999.