Knowledge is power for Browns second-year receivers: Minicamp observations

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The learning curve from college football to the NFL has always been steep, but it's only become steeper with the spread of, well, spread offenses across the college landscape. Simplified schemes with calls and check coming from the sideline means players are less prepared than ever when the arrive at the game's highest level.

That's part of why Senior Offensive Assistant Coach Al Saunders, tasked with developing the Browns' young group of wideouts including four they drafted a year ago, sounded optimistic about his charges on Thursday following the close of minicamp.

"We always talk about when you come into a new program, it's like learning a new language," he said. "Now…