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The Browns are denying Mike Florio's report on Pro Football Talk that they're already putting the wheels in motion for another reboot.

Florio's story and his subsequent reporting Sunday night on NBC were pretty vague.,womens Corey Linsley Jersey,And to be fair

but changes to the football operations seem to be coming.",The first sentence of his story: "It's not known precisely when the Browns will be making changes to the football operations

The PFT story closes by saying, "It's unclear whether changes would be made during the season, or whether it would be an addition or an addition and one or more subtractions."

and if it does,Basically, Jimmy Haslam is frustrated and thinking about making a change, which may or may not happen, it may or may not happen during the season. And we're not totally sure how extensive those changes would be.

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we wrote that change seems inevitable,Last Monday, because the Browns have shown little or no signs of progress in Year 2 of the Sashi Brown/Paul DePodesta/Hue Jackson era. Sunday's blowout loss at Houston only adds to that, and the progression of two quarterbacks — Carson Wentz and DeShaun Watson — who were drafted in spots the Browns traded out of makes this 22-game debacle worse (if that's even possible).womens Davante Adams Jersey,T

the Browns' offense has regressed from a unit that was as awful as you might expect during a 1-15 season.Authentic Kentrell Brice Jersey,,Through six games

are worse on the ground (96.7 yards per game; 107 in '16),Authentic Dean Lowry Jersey,The winless Browns are scoring fewer points per game than they did in 2016 (15.7, compared with 16.5 in 2016), are gaining slightly fewer yards (308.3 this year; 311 in '16), worse on third down (down from a 36.3% conversion rate to 29.6%) and already have thrown as many interceptions (14) in six games as they did all of last season.

The defense's numbers are significantly better in several major categories,<Authentic Lane Taylor Jersey, but the Browns are 27th in points allowed per contest (26.2) and still stink on third down (41.6% conversion rate, which ranks 23rd).

they aren't all that competitive.womens Blake Martinez Jersey,And just as they were in 2016

and really,hree of the Browns' six losses have been by at least 14 points, only two games were close,womens Nick Perry Jersey,' since the Colts had a 31-14 lead midway through the fourth quarter in Week 3.

Jackson's 1-21 club has suffered 13 double-digit losses — 11 of which were by at least 14 points.,In two yearsAuthentic Davante Adams Jersey,

Meanwhile, the front office has made 24 draft picks, including four in the first round and 10 in the first three rounds.

Of that group, you're probably very high on Myles Garrett, the No. 1 overall selection last spring.

though,Aside from Garrett, can you see any of the other 23 draft picks being a multiple-time Pro Bowl selection, or even making one Pro Bowl?womens Dean Lowry Jersey,,
Emmanuel Ogbah? David Njoku? Jabrill Peppers (assuming he starts lining up within two first downs of the line of scrimmage)?

the Browns have $62.6 million in salary-cap space,Meanwhile, according to Over The Cap, thanks in large part to being able to carry over the $49.5 million in cap space they didn't need in 2016.womens Lane Taylor Jersey,

part of the reason for the bloated cap space is the Browns have hit on so few draft picks that their players almost never get to a lucrative second contract. But there's also little doubt that the front office put a priority on stockpiling as many compensatory picks as possible in 2016 — a sound strategy if you're not letting valuable,Yes, productive,womens Kentrell Brice Jersey,in-their-prime players leave for reasonable contracts elsewhere (think Mitchell Schwartz).

The decision-makers have been awful at evaluating quarterbacks, the Kenny Britt signing couldn't look any worse,Authentic Blake Martinez Jersey, and Jackson has presided over an offense that has reached the 20-point mark three times in its last 14 games.

This is a top-down failure.Authentic Jake Ryan Jersey,

" as the Browns insisted Sunday night.,Maybe Florio's story is "erroneouswomens Jake Ryan Jersey,

with a remaining schedule in which the two best chances for a victory might be because of a quarterback being hurt (likely no Aaron Rodgers for the Packers in Week 14) and a team that might not have anything to play for (the Steelers in Week 17).Authentic Nick Perry Jersey,But it's difficult to see Haslam being patient by the time this season ends

who had an even worse record than the 1999 Browns.,The 2017 Cleveland Browns: a lot like the 2016 Browns

Forget "Draft Day."Authentic Corey Linsley Jersey,

How about a Cleveland football version of "Groundhog Day?"