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Cleveland Browns: 5 long-term steps to AFC North contention

By Jonathan Goehring

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Corey Coleman (Baylor) is selected by the Cleveland Browns as the number fifteen overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Corey Coleman (Baylor) is selected by the Cleveland Browns as the number fifteen overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Corey Coleman (Baylor) is selected by the Cleveland Browns as the number fifteen overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Corey Coleman (Baylor) is selected by the Cleveland Browns as the number fifteen overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /

As a miserable 2016 regular season begins to wind down, the Cleveland Browns can only rely on looking forward to a multi-step process in order to contend.

It is beyond evident at this point that the Cleveland Browns have not found all of the answers quite yet. As the old adage goes, “you are what your record says you are.” The Browns are 0-10, and nothing else.

Fortunately, unlike circumstances in past seasons, the Browns do not need to start all over. The roster is currently in a position where merely modifying schematically would go a long ways. Then, improving the roster must become a top priority. But it is no longer the case that Cleveland’s best bet is to just start over.

With that said, the current team is still in jeopardy of completing an entire NFL season winless. There is certainly a long way to go before they can contend, seemingly an eternity to some.

The Browns still have to trust the process though. It may be a lengthy process, and a discouraging one at times, but it is their best opportunity to become relevant again. The following is an outline of the large steps Cleveland ought to take in the coming two seasons in order to win the AFC North in 2019.

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