Why the Broncos’ Success Should Give Cleveland Browns Fans Hope

As a native to northeast Ohio, Cleveland has been my city to defend and believe in. Given the current state of our national sports teams and struggling economy, upholding the optimism has proven to be a bit difficult. Relocating to an outlying suburb of Denver, Colorado didn’t ease the burden, either. All my life, I’ve never been a football fan. The rules change, overlap and just down right don’t make sense to a newcomer. But my man friend is enthralled by the game. So being the nice and caring lady friend that I am, I allowed him to attempt to teach me the sport. He failed, somewhat miserably, albeit garnering success in sparking my interest to continue to learn. What does a student do when he/she needs information? Turn to Wikipedia, of course. I spent the better portion of a workweek reading wiki article after NFL stat sheet, hoping to at least walk away with the minimum amount of understanding. The real test came that weekend, when the Broncos (reminder: I’m out in Colorado) pla...