I found this article listing five moves which ostensibly led to the Browns current horrific situation. Matthew Florjancic (wkyc) was more right than wrong, but still assumes facts not in evidence, and generalizes too much:
Move one was passing on Carson Wentz. It's easy to see how awesome this guy is, so at first glance this looks like a huge "miss".
But I have to repeat myself yet again:
1: Wentz would probably have earned the starting role in Cleveland, but would not have done what he did in Philly, because Philly wasn't in the first year of a down-to-the-studs rebuild.
2: Sashi and company are still using the draft picks off that trade to draft the rest of the entire team.
3: Wentz is irrefutably already good enough to take his team on his broad shoulders, but if he gets injured, they've got problems. Paul, Sashi, and Andrew are building the supporting cast first, so that just a decent quarterback can win.
Oh good grief shut tf up with that kneejerk spazzdom THINK for a change! I said buildING. And wide receiver is just a position group, and Sashi Brown didn't break Coleman's hand.
The offensive line matters, and so does the defense.
Rodgers is out for the season in Green Bay, but that team should still contend in a tough division because the talent around Hundley will give him a chance. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
Decision 2 was signing Kenny Britt.
Obviously, we got another Dwayne Bowe, but like I said, nobody thought he'd be this bad. And Terrelle Pryor has fizzled in Washington. No for real expert saw this coming. NONE of them. So now Sashi and company need to be psychic too?
Next is letting Mitchell Schwartze go. Yes, this was idiotic. I still don't get it.
Shon Coleman is a better athlete (actually a possible left tackle now), but Mitchell was already a top-flight right tackle, still in his prime, and...well okay that was really dumb.
The "lack of veteran quarterback presence" kind of irks me.
Talent trumps experience. You've got Hue Jackson and a quarterback coach. In my humble and extremely unpopular opinion, Cody Kessler and Kevin Hogan have bright NFL futures, and a rebuilding team would be stupid to kick them to the curb in favor of yes--even Josh McCown.
I'm really happy that Josh is finally actually winning with the Jets. I'm also surprised. So are all the real experts. Could he have done that here? Maybe. Does Hue Jackson miss him? Definitely!!! Did Hue say "No I want Josh!"?
I doubt it.
Next is "not building depth", which is sheer idiocy.
Matt cites the Joe Thomas injury--talk about low-hanging fruit! Guess what: whoever replaces Big Joe won't be as good as he is! You're jacking that bar up into the stratosphere now! Get a grip!
In reality, the Browns have guys like Ibraheim Campbell, Dayes, DeValve, Burgess, Micheal Jordon, Kasen Williams (why?), Brantley, Nacua, Nassib, Meder, and Orchard in the wings!
Matt could have questioned depth at left tackle and got away with it, but even then, they took a low-round flyer on a left tackle who didn't work out, and should they have drafted a (hopeful) left tackle instead of Corey Coleman, or Njoku?
Now they're bashing Hue Jackson too. That's okay, but they are bashing him for things he does right, like taking a bad quarterback off the field! Going for it in enemy territory on fourth and short (judgement call--a 20/20 hindsight armchair critique).
It's hysterical. No, I mean hysteria. Spasms; siezures. Let's carpet-bomb the whole middle east while we're at it! Take a pill!
The front office isn't perfect, but Hue Jackson isn't the worst coach ever. Everybody is going overboard!
People are already starting to demand that Haslam fire everybody and have latched onto this "eggzzbeereeunzed foodball guy" mantra. Mary Kay said Andrew Berry wasn't experienced enough because he'd never run a team!
Look at the players on this team, and where they came from! You...aw crap I give up just have your temper tantrum I'm ignoring you. Just don't break anything.
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