This is the time of year when Cleveland Browns fans feel a kinship with Joel Goodsen, the character played by Tom Cruise in the 1985 movie Risky Business.
The film opens with Cruise stating, “the dream is always the same” to a group of his friends, which for Browns fans equates to the annual belief that the combination of the draft, free agency, coaching hires, and maturity of the roster will finally equate to success on the field.
That dream has turned into an annual nightmare for a club that has only made the playoffs three times in the past 33 years.