July 19th, 2006

By: CRS Staff

By now we have all realized the obvious - the young Indians are just not as good as we hoped after a promising 2005 campaign.  Falling 47 games behind the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox (or something like that), the Tribe is looking more like the Kansas City Royals than the AL's elite.  Perhaps there were signs in Spring Training that we all simply missed? 

In another part of town, after a busy offseason there is finally hope in Berea that our beloved Browns may be ready to turn the corner.  Will they follow in the Tribe's footsteps of disappointment?  With training camp just days away in a city always waiting for the other shoe to drop, below are the Top 10 signs we should be on the lookout for early in this Browns season.

10. Players-only motorycle parking lot constructed outside Berea practice field.

9. Butch Davis brought back as a 'personnel consultant' to tutor long snappers.

8. Starting QB Charlie Frye shows up for training camp in stretch limousine with new 'fan posse', a la Willie Mays Hayes in Major League II.

7. Kellen Winslow II is seen practicing with the onside kick team.

6. New Browns linebackers cite Ravens, Bengals units as 'role models', get arrested or shot outside Cleveland-area nightclubs.

5. Vinny Testaverde takes a snap under center in the regular season less than 24 hours after finishing a beer and putting out a cigarette in an armchair ashtray.

4. Reuben Droughns is arrested beating up William Green's wife, who retaliates by stabbing Reuben in the back, putting him on IR for the season.

3. Entire offensive line is traded to Denver after the second preseason game. 

2. Young safeties Brodney Pool & Sean Jones lose sight of their battle for a starting spot, instead focus on lobbying for all pro votes in the media.

1. A stoned Bernie Kosar shows up on the sidelines randomly during games, asking players if he can borrow $5.

UPDATE: 1A. Street & Smith's Pro Football Guide adds 'Knee Specialist' under the header "2007 Team Needs - Cleveland Browns".