Incredibly, the extremely poor job performed by Sashi Brown and Hue Jackson over the last couple seasons have set the Browns up for long term, continued success. While it has now been over a calendar year since the last Cleveland win, The Browns roster is now flush (Edit: well, not flush. Relatively flush, you know, for Cleveland) with young talented pieces. An extremely talented offensive line led by All-World left tackle Joe Thomas, and a collection of high-profile pass catchers including Josh Gordon, Corey Coleman, and David Njoku, form an electric, statistically metta offensive core that will put the Browns eventual franchise quarterback in a position to succeed. Sashi and Hue's mutual incompetence also landed the franchise a generational pass rusher in Myles Garrett. Garrett is paired with PFF darling Christian Kirksey and 2017 comeback player of the year Jason McCourty to form a solid foundation for the Browns future.

Sashi Brown has already been fired as head of the Cleveland front office. While he did a fine job acquiring talent and assets, he did so at the expense of selecting a Franchise QB and that simply cannot be allowed. Hue Jackson cannot and will not be allowed to coach in Cleveland anymore. His team has a little fight in them, but following the worst 2 year stretch in NFL history, a move needs to be made to promote a winning culture.

So the next regime will have to deal with the tumultuous losing culture in Cleveland along with an unfair timeline that has been stamped on Browns' staff for the last decade. However, this next regime has potential to be the best one. They will inherit a roster full of young players who may or may not be talented. Following a regime that has won 1 of their last 32 games, this next regime will surely be an improvement in the W/L. The Browns have some of the most Cap space in the NFL. While Cleveland may not be a prime destination, they have the ability to throw more money at talented players than other franchises will be able or willing to. Most importantly, Cleveland is stocked with draft picks over the next couple of years including the #1 overall pick in this QB-heavy draft.

Staff Search:

Gm- Scott Pioli
Head Coach - Mike Vrabel
Offensive Coordinator - Greg Olsen
Defensive Coordinator - John Butler

I took some liberties on some opinions that I take to be fact when considering selecting front office and coaching staff. Yes, the obvious way to fix the Browns is to hire Nick Caserio or Trent Kirchner at GM, and Josh McDaniels as head coach. Let me be very clear... none of those things will happen.

Scott Pioli has shown that he can be successful in the NFL. While current Browns GM John Dorsey received a lot of Credit in KC, Pioli manufactured the foundation that the Chiefs are built upon and has been responsible for the talent influx in Atlanta.

Mike Vrabel technically comes from the Patriots coaching tree. Yet, I believe his value is more intrinsic. Mike Vrabel is a respected NFL voice, he is a former player, and he is young. On top of all of that, he is one of the top creative defensive minds in the league. He will fit right in with the AFC North.

Greg Olsen was an obvious candidate for the OC position in Cleveland for one reason: his success in developing young quarterbacks contingent upon the Browns selecting a QB first overall. Olsen was fired from Jacksonville as a scapegoat for the play of Blake Bortles. However, Bortles has failed to improve anyways. And Derek Carr has looked horrible without Olsen. Look what Olsen did with Josh Freeman in Tampa, who flamed out of the league less than a year after Olsen was fired.

I struggled to find a DC for this team. 49ers DC Robert Saleh was one of my favorite DC prospects for years but with him off the market, I looked at current DCs who could find themselves out of a job soon. I considered Teryl Austin for this job, but I decided to go with current Texans DB coach John Butler, who seems a logical fit to follow Vrabel.

Free Agency:

1 Yr $8 Mil - Terelle Pryor
3 Yrs $18 Mil - Eric Reid
1 Yr $6 Mil - Tahir Whitehead

The Terelle Pryor move is so obvious for both parties that they might as well agree to terms now.

The Eric Reid move may be less obvious, especially after a down year hampered by injuries. However, Reid is the perfect complement to LB-turned-DB Jabrill Peppers, as Peppers can stuff the box and play sideline to sideline while Reid can maintain the centerfielder role providing help against the likes of Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown.

The Tahir Whitehead signing will strengthen a relatively weak LB core, and won't hinder their cap too much.

Draft:

1.1 - Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
1.7 - Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
2.1 - Derrius Guice, RB, LSU

Sorry Deshone Kizer, you had a couple great games this season but you are doomed to go the way of Jimmy Clausen. Rosen finally gives Cleveland the franchise QB it has been searching for going on 17 years. Rosen is as talented and as clean off-the-field prospect as they come nowadays. Rosen has the ceiling of an all-pro quarterback for a decade.

Jason McCourty, the 2017 Comeback Player of the Year, has had a great season, but will be 31 entering next season and only a year removed from major, season ending surgery. Behind JM, the Browns have no real talent at the CB position and Denzel has it in spades.

Sorry Isaiah Crowell/Duke Johnson, but with a top 5 offensive line built to be a bully up front, you cannot average 4 yards per carry over the season. Cleveland has struggled to run the ball which can easily stall an offense and hinder a young QB's development. The RB position must be upgraded.

Roster:

QB - Josh Rosen
RB - Derrius Guice
WR - Josh Gordon
WR - Terelle Pryor
WR - Corey Coleman
TE - David Njoku
LT - Joe Thomas
LG - Joel Bitonio
C - JC Tretter
RG - Kevin Zeitler
RT - Shon Coleman

DE - Myles Garrett
DT - Danny Shelton
DT - Caleb Brantley
DE - Emmanuel Ogbah
LB - Tahir Whitehead
LB - Christian Kirksey
LB - Joe Schobert
CB - Jason McCourty
CB - Denzel Ward
S - Jabrill Peppers
S - Eric Reid