Is there ‘Hope for the downtrodden’ in Cleveland?
The Cleveland Browns have gone through 25 years of turmoil since returning to the NFL in 1999. Despite brief playoff appearances in 2002 and 2020, the Browns have been a beacon of failure around the league. But USA Today’s Nate Davis thinks 2023 could be their time to emerge:
“Far more will be expected in Watson’s second season, and recently acquired DE Za’Darius Smith and WR Elijah Moore will need to pay dividends. But if Watson can settle in for what should be his first full season in three years, while superstars Myles Garrett and Nick Chubb live up to expectations – with one of the league’s best offensive lines paving the way – the ‘Factory of Sadness’ could finally go into shutdown mode.”
It is now or never for the Browns, and the chips are firmly in the middle of the table. Still looking for their first AFC North crown since returning to the league in 1999 and a return to the playoffs for the first time in three seasons, could 2023 be their season?
