Without fail, negative preseason press continues to roll in for the Browns. In ESPN's power rankings, the Browns are 28th out of 32 teams. They list the Chiefs, Raiders, Rams and Lions below the Browns.
Pete Prisco of CBS Sport wasn't so kind. He ranks Cleveland as the 31st best team in the league. Fortunately for Browns fans the Lions exist. They are the only team Prisco has lower.
Of the Browns Prisco says: "Their biggest issue is picking a quarterback. I would pick Brady Quinn, but Eric Mangini said it's an open competition. The Browns will be feisty this season, but they won't win more than four games."
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If a football team had any reason to rally for a cause, putting team ahead of the individual, putting salary behind effort, having the guts to put it all on the line on the field, and win for a city and fan base that desperately needs a winner is the Cleveland Browns. These soothsayers really have NO clue and this is journalistic sensationalism so an idiotic consumer can buy this stuff and get upset! Let us all wait untile the season begins and then we will see!
28th? that's much more respect than they deserve.
I was thinking about 40th. You have to put U of Florida, USC, LSU, Alabama, OKlahoma, Georgia, OSU, Penn St, Texas, St. Nancy's School for Girls, Alcorn State and St Ignatias ahead of the clowns.
JB
This just in…David Veikune has agreed to terms…
The national lack of respect is rather justified, wouldn't ya say? I agree, the #28 ranking is too high. The Chiefs with Matt Cassell are better than us, the Raiders would give us a run for the money, and even Detroit will be better with Matt Millen gone and the high draft QB. Potentially, we're 32 of 32.
It remains to be seen if Mangini and his system will lift this team's fortunes at all. I'm most interested in seeing Brady Quinn, but beyond that, this group of perpetual losers will have to win back my support on Sundays. Life's too short.