CLEVELAND, Ohio -- You have to admit it. The Cleveland Browns are impressive in their own way.
They are resolute and determined; immune to the majesty of their past, distant as it is; impervious to the blandishments of parity, rigorously though the NFL encourages it.
They are dedicated to defeat; committed to catastrophe; the antithesis of the Cleveland Indians, who won an American League record 22 games in a row this season.
The Browns know their game, not that it is a particularly appealing one. They are fixed in their focus on the relentless pursuit of futility.