cmstophe, what do you want to see exactly (seriously)?
It sounds to me like you would rather see us suck it up for several years, load up the high picks and hope one day we blow up and beat the Indys, NEs, and Eagles' of the NFL... That, to me, doesn't sound like anything that resembles a winning strategy or thought process...
Beating crappy teams has validity issues (as it should, I admit), but how is it a bad thing that: 1) we have a RB that has crapped on those two teams (bad teams or not, his performances have been excellent); 2) our line has played well; 3) our penalties continue to be scarce; and 4) our players seem to care more and more.
These things are all signs of a team that is growing. We all knew this process was going to be long and the beginning of the season showed how far behind we actually were, but now we're showing signs of life. The Browns have finally begun to show the will and ability to win from week to week. It isn't exactly like we've snuck by these teams either. We still have several holes and as much as I like Eric Berry, we can use anybody in the top 10 picks of the draft. Any way you spin these wins, the consistent theme has been tremendous effort from players who want to win.
If you actually listen to post-game interviews and not what the skeptical media serves you then you will understand that the players care about: 1) winning; 2) the city and its fans; and most of all 3) each other.
I know you agree to disagree with these posts, but I haven't gotten a chance to respond so I can't let you off yet. You really don't want to see the team win so you can have ammo to shoot the team down with at the end of the season? Are you just that ready to dismiss any signs of life from the team (the exact mentality that holds a team back from realizing it's talent)? I don't mean to sound like an ass, but really what kind of a Browns fan are you?