Cleveland has been a mess since day one when the Browns were re-born. Other than that very brief stint with Kelly Holocomb at QB, when I was probably still in middle school, I can't recall any other succesful season they have notched. The fact is, that organization doesn't know what it's doing. And it doesn't help the fact that they play in a tough division where it seems like every year the Bengals, Ravens, or Steelers have made strides and kept it interesting in the AFC play-off race.

 

Not too long ago they had some respectable talent on offense. They shipped off Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow Jr. within a few short years while Mangini was there ruining that team to the best of his abilities. And then of course they failed once again with Romeo Crennel in charge there prior to Mangini's arrival. It's ironic that the coaches they've failed with come from the Bill Belicheck coaching tree. When you look at some of the "promising" seasons Cleveland could have had it would have started right there with Bill. Maybe they're cursed for that move and what not. Who knows?.

 

I think with Bradley, it's fair to say that he's in a more reasonable situation. Khan isn't a fool. And you have to at least give your guys a two to three year timeline to show signs of hope. Pete Carroll comes to mind emediately. Starting off with 7 - 9 records with his first two years, the front office gave him his shot again in year three and it's been nothing but good times and good things for that franchise ever since. Tom Coughlin is another coach that comes to mind when it comes to the Giants. They didn't win a Superbowl until his 4th year there but there was talks of getting rid of him after his first 6 - 10 start and that 8 - 8 finish in 2006. Patience is key. But the biggest key is the QB position. It's no secret. Carroll inherits Wilson, his fortunes change for the good. Coughlin finally sees Eli Manning get a bit better at the QB position with some more pieces around him, and his fortunes change for the good.

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