Editor's note: Yahoo! Sports will examine the biggest weakness of the 2009 season for every team and explain how the franchise can address the issue. The series continues with the Browns, who finished fourth in the AFC North (5-11).

Biggest problem in 2009: An offense that scared nobody

Seneca Wallace(notes)

In 2009, the Cleveland Browns scored 245 points – 29th in the NFL. Their point differential of minus-130 ranked 27th in the league, and they stood at 1-11 before winning their final four games. Brady Quinn(notes) and Derek Anderson(notes), last year's starting quarterbacks, are gone to other teams. New team president Mike Holmgren, perhaps the most astute quarterback evaluator of his generation, had people scratching heads when he signed off on a two-year, $12.4 million contract for ex-Panthers QB Jake Delhomme(notes). The former Super Bowl passer had a horrifying 2009, starting and ending

Ladies and gentlemen, the first virtually guaranteed cold-weather Super Bowl is now a certainty. In the highlight of the NFL Spring Owners Meeting, the NFL teams voted to bring Super Bowl XLVIII to the New Meadowlands.

The bid committees began their 15-minute pitches at 2:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and each committee got a five-minute follow-up pitch. The New York/New Jersey crew got the first go on the longer pitch by random draw, followed by Tampa and South Florida. For the shorter pitches, reverse order was the rule. However, it was not the lock for Gotham that everyone expected. There was no winner on the first three ballots (75 percent majority was required), so the lowest vote-getter (South Florida) dropped out, and it was then between New York/New Jersey and Tampa. At that point, a third ballot required the same 75 percent, and the fourth and final vote just required 17 of 32 — a majority rule. The fourth vote took the day.

What you're supposed to need to host a Super Bowl, among

The Supreme Court ruling against the NFL in the American Needle vs. NFL case understandably had both sides - the league and the NFL Players' Association -- putting out their own version of "what it all means." NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith (pictured) fired the first post-decision volley, saying this in an official statement:

"Today's Supreme Court ruling is not only a win for the players past, present and future, but a win for the fans. While the NFLPA and the players of the National Football League are pleased with the ruling, we remain focused on reaching a fair and equitable collective bargaining agreement. We hope that today also marks a renewed effort by the NFL to bargain in good faith and avoid a lockout."

Veteran center Kevin Mawae(notes), the President of the Players' Association, had this to say: "This decision validates the wins of former players like Bill Radovich, Reggie White, Freeman McNeil and other former NFL Players who had successfully sued the NFL for

On the surface, it seems like an innocuous lawsuit with a professional sports league and an equipment manufacturer at odds. But when the Supreme Court overturned an earlier District Court decision in the American Needle vs. NFL case, ruling that the NFL must be seen as 32 separate teams and not a single entity for antitrust purposes, it is not an exaggeration to say that in the current labor landscape, it was a major win for the Players Association.

In a nutshell, the American Needle equipment and apparel company sued the NFL in 2004, claiming that the NFL used monopoly status to deprive the company of the opportunity to sell team logo caps and hats. The league won the first ruling, but actually endorsed American Needle's appeal to the Supreme Court. Of course, the NFL's concept was not to lose a battle they had already won — it was to take a major step forward in a battle the league has been fighting for decades. If the Supreme Court ruled that the NFL could act as a single entity,

Editor's note: Yahoo! Sports will examine the biggest weakness for every team during the 2009 season and explain how the franchise can help address the issue. The series continues with the Seahawks, who finished third in the NFC West (5-11).

Biggest problem in 2009: A subpar pass rush

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll patrols the minicamp in April.
(Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)

The Seattle Seahawks have transformed from a perennial playoff contender to one of the league's worst teams over the past three seasons. While there are several reasons for this recent malaise, one of the primary issues has been a declining pass rush. The Seahawks haven't had a 10-sack defender since 2007 (Patrick Kerney(notes), 14½), and the defense's overall sack totals have dropped severely. According to Football Outsiders' Adjusted Sack Rate statistic – which gives sacks plus intentional grounding penalties per pass attempt

POSTGAME UPDATE: I'm not 100 percent sure what constitutes a totally successful broadcasting debut, but it's safe to say that Warner did very well. Not only did he get his old Iowa Barnstormers jersey number retired at halftime, he proved to be an engaging presence in the booth - he talked intelligently about coverages, what the quarterbacks were seeing, and specific AFL rules and terms. (You'll need that kind of help if you're watching your first AFL game and you hear about a "jack linebacker" getting penalized for "shading" ... and that whole 5 x 5 box thing on defense is just weird.) At times, Warner would talk over the action; then he'd reverse field and seem to be too conscious of that timing to answer a question. But those types of things will be hammered out over time. I think Warner's deserving of the NFL broadcasting chance he wants, and I hope he gets it sooner than later.

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If you've got some time Friday night at around 8 p.m. ET, and a way to watch the NFL Network,

Editor's note: Yahoo! Sports will examine the biggest weakness for every team during the 2009 season and explain how each franchise can help address the issue. The series continues with the Raiders, who finished third in the AFC West (5-11).

Biggest problem in 2009: A cadre of invisible receivers

QB Jason Campbell(notes) passes during minicamp in April.
(AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Former Redskins and current Oakland Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell has gone through more offensive systems and coaches than perhaps any signal-caller in the game today, but there's one thing he's learned: When in doubt, throw to your tight ends.

From his first starting season in the NFL (2006), Campbell found Chris Cooley(notes) to be his most reliable target as the Washington front office flanked him with average receivers. Last season, Campbell threw 14 red-zone passes to tight end Fred Davis(notes) – only No. 1

While we're no closer to knowing whether Brett Favre(notes) will come back to the Minnesota Vikings — gratuitous baseball bets aside — we now know that two more Vikings are one important step closer to a full 2010 season. Friday morning, Hennepin County Judge Gary Larson ruled to put on hold the four-game suspensions of defensive tackles Pat Williams(notes) and Kevin Williams(notes) as they take their case to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

The two players, who have been fighting the results of positive drug tests since 2008, are contesting that the NFL failed its ethical obligation to tell players that Bumetanide, a banned substance, was present in StarCaps (over-the-counter) supplements, which were frequently used as a diuretic. It is also contended that the NFL violated state labor laws by failing to tell the players of their positive tests within a three-day period. Larson previously ruled that while the NFL appeared to be playing fast and loose with its policies, the players did