Cleveland Browns: 5 bold predictions for the 2016 season

Looking at five bold predictions for the Cleveland Browns as the team prepares for the opening of the 2016 NFL season.

It is always an optimistic time when the Cleveland Browns have yet to lose a game. Hopefully the feeling can last another week.

The Browns open up the season this Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, beginning another emotional journey known as being a Browns fan. A new coach and quarterback will once again grace the field, and fans once again have hope that this group will be the group to turn it all around and make sitting next to a freezing lake in the middle of December a rewarding experience.

The last few days before the beginning of the season is a perfect time to offer up some final predictions. Some may even be considered bold.

Claiming predictions about the Browns to be bold is easy given the team’s lack of success since a Clinton was in office. Saying the Browns will finish with eight wins may cause some to claim you are crazy, while predicting any upset wins may appear as a cry for help; a plea for the Browns to be great again.

With the idea of being bold, there are certain predictions that are actually attainable for the Browns in 2016, at least that’s how it seems right now.

So before the season begins and our emotions for the week are determined by three hours on Sunday afternoon, let’s take a look at five bold predictions for the upcoming Browns season.

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