The Cleveland Browns are 6-6 going into their bye week. At a base level, that is all that matters. Outside of that is the fact that the team had high expectations going into the season. Building off a playoff appearance, and a win, with a great offseason seemed to set up for bigger and brighter things.
Instead, the team is 6-6. The expectations don’t change the record nor does the, seemingly, quality offseason the team put together.
Bye weeks are good times for evaluating different aspects of a team in the NFL. Unfortunately for the Browns, their bye week comes very late in the season. While the team is squarely in the playoff hunt in the standings, their very difficult closing schedule and inconsistent play have their playoff odds very low.
Despite all of that, we want to spend a little time looking at the team’s offseason additions and their performances so far. We start with free agency: