It was meant to be.
The stars had aligned over Cleveland Browns Stadium, and this was going to be the year the Browns brought joy back to the lives of football fans.
It started last season when the Browns went 10-6. That was incredible, considering they were supposed to go 3-13 according to preseason ESPN predictions.
Charlie Fry started as quarterback, stunk, and was sent packing. The first time in NFL history a starting quarterback started the first game of the season and was traded before week two.
Derek Anderson. I know what your saying, Derek who? Right, right, that kid from that college. Yes, Derek Anderson came in and threw touchdowns. He threw lots and lots of touchdowns. And more importantly, he won games.
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Braylon Edwards could catch anything. This guy looked amazing. Anything that was thrown within 20 feet of him he somehow pulled in and usually ran for a good distance after the catch.
Joshua Cribbs returned punt after punt to the end zone. Good work Special Teams.
Now to the summer of 2008.
There is this thing; some of you may have heard of it, it is called the World Cup. It is the worldwide championship for soccer or ‘futbol’ as it is called everywhere else.
Spain won. The last time they did that was 1964.
Not ringing any bells?
1964 was the last time Cleveland won a football championship—that was before the Super Bowl.
Sports writers and analysts were counting us IN. Not just as a nice little team, but as playoff and possibly a Super Bowl contending team. Even that guy from Dallas, yes Dallas, said that Cleveland was going to the Super Bowl this year.
It was meant to be.
Oh the difference a year makes.
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about 1 month ago
It they hadn't have come out full of themselves and had any sort of team concept or direction who know what could have been this year. They have no one to blame but themselves.
about 1 month ago
True, everyone thought them contenders. My opinion is that they were ove to some extent and, obviously, underachievers. Those two things, coupled with Crennel, have led to the disappointment we're experiencing. We have to look at who they beat last year to attain that 10-6. That loss to Cinci, that would have put them in the post-season, was a telling game. I don't have the stats at hand but, if I'm not mistaken, they only beat one winning team. They were blessed with an easy schedule, and cursed with the opposite this year. There's going to be major changes at the end of the year. Who becomes the coach, who they shed, who they get and Quinn's development will decide how much fun we have next year. One thing for sure, it'll be a much easier schedule.
about 1 month ago
"ove " is the missing word.
about 1 month ago
why won't o v e r r a t e d show up?!!!!
from about 1 month ago
There are a lot of things that can make next season a fun one. A new coach, a new QB (I'm considering Quinn a new QB), lots of things.
There is always hope for "next season" in Cleveland.
about 1 month ago
scott, a little late getting to this, for obvious reasons. hope you had a good thanksgiving. look on the bright side, the cavs have lebron for another year. heh...
cleveland is easily one of the most maligned sports cities anywhere in the world.
you said it best, "what a difference a year makes." you went from having what was considered a wealth of riches at a position to nothing. anderson AND quinn in the off season to anderson sucking and quinn out for the year.
romeo's on the hot seat and so is savage. another restart for cleveland i guess. kind of a shame...
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