A Memorial Day weekend look at how far the Cleveland Browns have come

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PITTSBURGH, PA – JANUARY 01: Robert Griffin III #10 of the Cleveland Browns tries to avoid the oncoming rush of Dan McCullers-Sanders #93 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the overtime period during the game at Heinz Field on January 1, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) /

2016: 1-15

After the firing of Mike Pettine who made it two seasons, owner Jimmy Haslam brought in an offensive guru, Hue Jackson. After seeing the success Jackson had in Cincinnati for so many years, I was excited about the hire.

Not only did the Browns bring in Jackson, they signed Robert Griffin III, who was coming off a serious injury, but had shown he could be a great player in the league.

Boy was this year a complete waste. The Browns went through five starting quarterbacks, were hardly in any of the games they played, and ended the season with one lousy win.

Their lone win came in Week 16 vs. the San Diego Chargers (at the time), and you want to talk about a battle. It took a last-second field goal to get it done, and it was an ugly of a win as I remember.

The next week the Browns faced the Pittsburgh Steelers entire backup team, and still managed to lose in overtime.

While this season was a huge disappointment, I will admit, I was still on the Jackson train. This team had very little talent on the roster and had five different quarterbacks, none of who deserved to be long-term starters in this league.

With the No. 1 pick and a year under his belt, it felt like things could only get better moving forward.

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