Browns have nothing to be ashamed of

Although they just barely missed the Cleveland Browns should definitely be proud of their 2007 NFL season.

They had Derek Anderson prove that he can be a top ten quarterback. Something great to know when you have first round pick Brady Quinn waiting in the wings. His breakout coincided with the play of Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow. While the latter was already a known commodity, Braylon really needed to show that he deserved the status that comes with being the number three overall draft pick a few years back.

Speaking of draft picks, Joe Thomas, the first-year stud offensive lineman showed that the Browns’ front office certainly knows what they are doing when it comes to college scouting.

I could keep going. I mean, there are tons of obvious reasons to be happy with the 10-6 season that Cleveland just put out, but for me it really comes down to one thing: This emerging team proved just about EVERYONE wrong. During the preseason, I could not find a SINGLE list that had the Browns any higher than the 32^nd best team in the 32 team league we call the NFL. So many ESPN, Sports Illustrated and other “experts” were wondering what Cleveland was doing. Well apparently they knew more than everyone thought.

Now, instead of the Dallas Cowboys celebrating, (Dallas holds Clevelands first round draft choice) they are standing with the rest of the world in a collective state of shock as the Browns put together an impressive season that no one expected. At least no one outside of Cleveland expected it.