Under normal circumstances, the best way to judge a team is by its record.
The old cliche, “you are what your record says you are” usually rings true.
However, if someone were to judge the 2016 Cleveland Browns by wins and losses, there’s a distinct possibility that there would literally be nothing to go off other than defeat.
Rather than make this another installment of bashing the Browns, which never gets old or stale after 17 years of ineptitude, let’s first introduce our three words to live by for this season: “Temper your expectations.”
Most of the fan base is aware of this reality, but until the team finds itself in the midst of a six-game losing-streak, we don’t exactly know what level of panic the Dawg Pound will reach.