Oh, what a few weeks can do for an ailing football team. The Cleveland Browns might know this better than any other team in the league. From the start of the season, the Browns have transformed from an 0-16 mess and the laughing stock of the league, to a promising young squad playing meaningful games in December.
A lot of factors have contributed to this turnaround in northeast Ohio, from rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield’s resurgence, to a much more talented defense. But most of all, the offense has been revived by the wide receivers. Namely, the rate at which those receivers drop passes has gone down dramatically.