Jockeying for Position: Are the Cleveland Browns a Team on the Rise?

June 28, 2010   ·   Brian DiTullio   ·   Jump to comments

As the summer vacation season begins, it's worth looking at the Cleveland Browns from a divisional standpoint.
Where do the Browns stand in the AFC North?
Obviously, they currently sit at the bottom of the division just going by their 2009 record. But 2009 is in the history books and, my how things have changed.
Since this time last year, the Browns have gained a new team president, hired a real general manager and completely overhauled the personnel at the quarterback position.
Looking around the AFC North, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a team in transition, to put it mildly. The Steelers won't have Ben Roethlisberger for at least the first four weeks of the season, and there's no guarantee Roethlisberger will be able to step right in and pick up where he left off when he does come back.
While Roethlisberger appears to be physically healthy, he's had a rough year off-the-field, and there's no telling how his troubles will affect his mental games until he sees li...

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