Grading the 2011 Cleveland Browns: Offense

How many ways can you describe something as being bad? How many synonyms for “awful” exist for the purposes of reviewing the 2011 version of the Cleveland Browns offense? Without a doubt, the Browns’ experienced one of their worst offensive units of the expansion era this past season, accumulating only 218 total points (the fewest since the 2000 season and only one more point than the 1999 team). It was another season full of injuries to offensive playmakers, off-field issues, and questions at the quarterback position. Here’s how this familiar story unfolded in 2011: The Good There wasn’t much about this offense to be excited about, though quarterback Colt McCoy showed signs of development at times. It’s still uncertain whether he can lead this team to the next level, but he deserves a real shot at it. Another season of draft picks and incoming free agents should provide just that. And despite the storm of controversy that followed him throughout ...