In 1985, the Browns took a flyer in the seventh-round on a gifted young receiver who had good size and speed with great hands and but came from a small school. Head coach Marty Schottenheimer was in his first real season at the helm of Cleveland after he had gone 4-4-0 in the interim head spot after Sam Rutigliano was fired after a 1-7-0 start the year before.
Schottenheimer believed in defense, plus he believed in running the ball. A lot. Really a lot.
Quarterback Bernie Kosar had come to Cleveland in unusual circumstances via the NFL Supplemental Draft and was just a rookie.