It’s the start of Week 12 in the NFL, and the Cleveland Browns are officially eliminated from playoff contention—as if we needed the mathematical certainty. The NFL’s lone winless team, Cleveland is having a rough go in 2016, to say the least. While a big zero in the win column will bring out a lot of negativity around the franchise, and rightfully so, not all is bad at Browns headquarter.
Much of the blame for the season has been placed on the front-office decision-makers, including Executive VP Sashi Brown and Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta. While those two are the main decision-makers on how the roster looks, gutting a team that went 3-13 and rebuilding through the draft is why the Browns are winless thus far—but not the reason to waiver in faith in the plan the front office has set in motion.