...until it wasn't.
Imagine a Browns team with a healthy offensive line (missing 3 starters: Conklin, Wills, Forbes), a healthy Nick Chubb, a healthy former top 5 young QB prospect, a serviceable backup qb (Brissett, Doubs), and a tight end who can catch the ball. I get it... all teams have injuries... and miss signings...
Blew the game against the Steelers after Chubb went down with the Watson fumble TD with 7 mins to go, lost by 4.
Blew the game against the Seahawks with a 3rd string qb due to a pick at midfield with 2 minutes left, up 3, give up a TD in 1 minute.
Blew the Ravens game by starting DTR against a good D his first game on short notice (would've happened either way).
...and the Browns are still 7-3. Easily could be 9-1 without the collapses and healthy. We could seriously be considering Browns vs. Chiefs in the AFC Championship and Browns vs Lions in the Superbowl (not a serious ambition anymore).
But the Browns is the Browns.
With the season presumably lost with the Brown's losses and the remnants vying to keep the dream alive, we can imagine what a Browns run to the Superbowl would have looked like; having Jim Schwartz come in first year leading the best Defense in the league with Myles and Ward causing havoc, best complimentary offense with the best running back Chubby and Watson coming into his own in the 2nd half of the season, and a fucking really big dick kicker (our only hope). Now we can never do more than imagine a glorious 2nd round exit.
It was the Brown's year... until it wasn't. Until next year!
-Browns fans
It ain't 2018 no mo!