In the first chapter of our revisionist history of the Cleveland Browns (which you can read here) we determined to forge a new and glorious history of a once-proud franchise.
We began in the dark days of Tim Couch, William Green, Quincy Morgan, Andre Davis, Courtney Brown, Gerard Warren et al, five years after the franchise was re-born after Modell's move to Baltimore. It was a time of disappointment as numerous high draft picks had failed to make the grade and the franchise was continually rebuilding.
Given the splendour of the history of the Browns from their days in the AAFC, and their original reputation for offensive innovation, magisterial coaching and dynamic, dominant play, we sought to restore the franchise to its rightful place in the pantheon of football - the very top.
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