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Cleveland Browns: Will ‘the cleanse’ really help?

By Randy Gurzi

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 02: Head coach Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns answers questions from the media on Day 2 of the NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on March 2, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 02: Head coach Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns answers questions from the media on Day 2 of the NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on March 2, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson made good on his promise to jump into Lake Erie. Now he hopes it can signify a “cleanse” towards a better future

You have to give Hue Jackson credit. He didn’t exactly go jumping into Lake Erie when the waters were freezing, but he did at least hold up his end of the bargain where he said he would jump into the lake if the Cleveland Browns kept losing.

After going 1-15 in 2016, the Browns coach said his first season with the team wouldn’t be the norm. Then they went out and bested that with am 01-6 campaign, which led to many asking if Hue would honor what he said.

On Friday, he did just that. Jackson went into the Lake along with more than 100 members of the organization. They all wore shirts that read “The Cleanse,” and Jackson hopes that message sticks and helps them turn from their losing ways.

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Hue then went on talking about how the team is just going to work hard and be better. Pretty much all the stuff he said last year, but there were no promises made this time.

The real question is whether or not this “cleanse” will really help. Jackson deserves some credit for turning the lake jump into a big thing and he also earned some money for charity. But then again, he’s always been a salesman.

Jackson convinced many that he’s a capable head coach, even though he has a putrid record of 9-39. His best performance as the head boss was going 8-8 with the Raiders and somehow that’s been played up to be better than mediocre.

He then sold himself on new general manager John Dorsey. Somehow he convinced him that the team needed to clear out the quarterback room, spend money on better receivers and running backs and even get a new offensive coordinator.

The coach though? Nah, he’s good. Keep the offensive-minded guy in headset and just replace everyone around him. And Dorsey was fine with that, because somehow Jackson sold that.

Once again following the jump, it feels like Jackson is selling it. He’s saying the right things, he has people’s attention and now “The Cleanse” means he’s a man of his word.

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Still, none of it really matters until the Browns actually start winning. You know, like Jackson keeps saying they will.

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