CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Scribbles in my Cleveland Browns notebook:
1. I was thinking back to early in the season. The Browns were 4-0 in the preseason. All of us know those games don't count. But the Browns were 0-4 in the 2016 preseason and seemed completely out-classed. At least they were competitive in the 2017 exhibition games.
2. The Browns opened the 2017 season with a 21-18 loss to Pittsburgh. I wrote how the team "showed promise." I wrote how the defense looked good, just as it had in the preseason.
3. I didn't write this, but I thought, "They should win a game or two early in the season and at least there won't be a repeat of 2016.