Max, its a shame about the Browns. Having been born/growing up in Cleveland (later moving to Bmore in late 60s), I grew up watching Jim Brown - arguably the best running back of all time.
I still have memories - distant as they are - of Brown running through, over around and past entire team's Ds. The Browns had a great organization and have been suffering for a long time.
Maybe this new FO guy from KC will turn their fate around and help improve the Browns and AFC North. Even though my allegiance was and has always been withe the Colts/Ravens, it does pain me to watch the Browns suffer over thew years. All kidding aside, Cleveland is a good sports town and like Baltimore just wants a winning team they can get behind.
Perhaps it's the time of the season pulling on my heart strings, that feeling of love and empathy for your fellow man.
Perhaps it's old age setting in and I'm geezing. Yet I too, can't help but to feel sorry for that sad lot in Cleveland.
They've had a raw deal for way too long and it was not of their making. It was that Mayor, city council and Carman CAP Cheat Policy who duped them and sent them out into the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And suffer much, they have.

I couldn't help but to notice the "AllI want for Christmas is a Browns win" signs.
So with heart felt magnaminty, coupled with the power of the cravn curse, I wish this for all those Brownie fans this Christmas; That they swap places with the Steelers for the next 2 decades.
Everybody wins.
We still have them to hate. They have us to hate and we can all laugh at the Steelers and their bandwagon fan base.

"For 17 years, we could point to No. 52 and tell the other players: 'Follow his lead. Practice like Ray practices. Prepare like Ray prepares. Be a great teammate like him,'" Ravens general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome said in a release from the team. "It was our privilege to have him as a Raven. We are all better for having him here. His play on gamedays speaks for itself.
"Even in that small group who have the honor of being a Hall of Famer, Ray stands out. When you talk about the great players of all time, no matter position, he is among the greatest of the great."