Rapp...
Explain the Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers. Those are all teams that within the last few years went from garbage to an immediate turn-around.
Tell me what's stopped the Browns from being able to do what each of those teams has done.
Redskins: Got a potential hall of fame coach and won the RG3 sweepstakes. They didn't tear down, or need to tear down, what was already there.
Colts: Andrew Luck. I'm not sure how you can blame the Browns for not getting him. You get a stud QB, you're set. Most important position in sports.
Seahawks: Personally, I put this on getting lucky. Something clicked there with Russell Wilson and thats pretty much it. Don't know why the Browns can't make this happen, all things being equal. Maybe some Adderall.
Falcons: They haven't been all up, but getting Matt Ryan at, I think, four and signing Turner was huge there. They were a team that got screwed by having Vick taken away,.but they only had one real season of turmoil there. That's more of a re-fresh than a re-build.
49ers: I think they were fortunate to get a coach who was already living there and wanted to be the 49ers coach. That one has coaching written all over it. Make no mistake, though, they had a solid team there percolating. Justin Smith, Patrick Willis, Navarro Bowman, Joe Staley and Vernon Davis were already there and then they drafted Aldon Smith. Tell me there isn't some fortunate rolls of the dice there and I'm not sure what to tell you.
I'm not excusing the Browns' play, for the record. I'm pissed and it is shitty to have to deal with this year in and year out. I just have the ability to understand that it generally takes a shot in the arm for a team to make the jump. It usually doesn't just happen out of the blue, a year after a new owner bought the team and hired new personnel.
Also, the Browns are 0-1.