They started a grassroots movement to get the Cleveland Browns name back to get a franchise back in Cleveland when Cleveland, you know when when they up and left, went to Baltimore, who'd lost their franchise to the Colts?

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Not you know that long before then, but the point is those football fans have been through thick and thin and usually thin, or whatever the bad one is on.

They keep showing up and they keep supporting the Browns.

And they even got a Browns team back when it was taken away from them, and they've had almost no reason to ever be optimistic.

But they finally do now.

They got the number one overall pick in the draft who looked for a little while.

Is that a bust or no?

Oh, okay.

It was just too many head coaches too soon.

No stability.

He got a good one in, Stefanski settled down, and Baker looks like he's on his way.

He's at least a solid starting quarterback, and they haven't identity run the ball.

Stop the run and they have receivers Baker could get the ball to.

And the Browns have really optimism that they can beat the Steelers.

And in fact, I picked them until this news came out to score the upset.

And I'm not sure that I'm moving off of that just because of this, because they have even more to play for and to bring them together as a team, which they're going to need.

It would be such a monumental things, psychologically and emotionally for the Steelers to realize it's not just the Ravens that we have to deal with in this division.

There's another 11 win team.

If the Browns can upset the Steelers, the way we even think about that division in the NFL completely changes.

I think they have everything to play for, and I'm not.

I'm not gonna count them out because they got a bit of bad news.

But this is bad news.

It makes it more difficult for them to win this game.

Yeah, listen, I think when you look at this, this this is gonna be insurmountable.

And when you're talking about so fancy not being there, the distractions throughout the week.

We don't even know the players yet.

And then you know what?

What?

What's gonna happen with the contact tracing for other players?

I mean, we've seen teams play without a quarterback.

We saw the grounds a few weeks ago.

Play without receivers.

I mean, it is, This is This is as bad as it gets a Sfar as trying to prepare for a playoff game.

But I'll take it any deeper.

You know, Stefanski first year, you know, missing his first opportunity, Thio coach, a playoff game and as a play caller for Baker.

Mayfield helping him finding rhythm, finding different ways, toe to manufacture offense.

Which, by the way, they will have to do if they have any chance against the Steelers because they cannot leave their defense on the field.

I mean, look as bad as as the Steelers offensive line has played, running the ball and really even in pass rush win efficiency.

I know I've had all kind of Steelers fans say, Oh, they're not giving up sex.

It's because Roethlisberger gets the ball out of his hand in a minute.

I'm in a second and a half, so like you know, they played one really good quarter of football the Steelers against against the Colts a few weeks ago.

And that shows you how how proficient they could be strikes down the field, which, which we know Cleveland is vulnerable to.

So I think when you look at this, this is just gonna be one of those things they can't overcome.

Uh, you know all this hitting them this late in the season are Are this early in the week of the playoffs?

It's just You hate it, man, because listen, when you get to this point, I don't care what anybody says.

Like the regular season is what it is.

But it is.

It is when you get to this level of football and you make the playoffs and you have a shot for this kind of thing.

Thio tip the scales.

I just feel awful for them for their fans, man.

It just It's a bummer, man.

You know, it just sucks.

It is happening.