Browns fans were nearly unanimous this off-season in their expression of guarded optimism mixed with a healthy dose of reality. The general manager, strategist, and head coach all approached the rebuild of the Browns with the same perspective; this was a team lacking NFL talent that needed to be rebuilt “from the studs up.” That kind of dramatic basketball-style rebuild doesn’t happen often in the NFL, and predictively created a 1-16 team that rarely was even challenging the opposing team in 2016 Flashes were few and far between as the Browns threw “stuff” at the wall, and waited to see what stuck.
Week 3 Angst: 13 troubling sights
