[Shep]

Envision good things... envision good things...

If the Browns become a happy tale in 2010, I think we'll be talking about one or more of the following:

1. Jake Delhomme. He's a likable, affable guy, a good interview, Brett Favre without the Asshole Factor. If he plays good football in the first couple games, watch for a lot of face time on ESPN. Everybody loves a veteran QB comeback story... especially if the guy is someone like Delhomme.

2. "Amazing" Happens. Cribbs can barely contain himself from discussing the packages with him and Seneca, but he did drop the "A word" to Jim Rome. It's going to happen... a lot. It could easily become the signature of the 2010 Browns.

3. Moore and Hillis. Couple white boys who weren't valued by previous teams look to be major components in the Browns "safe and efficient" passing offense. Hillis has that videogenic rock star pose after every first down and Moore makes great catches. I could see the two guys getting linked in the media.

4. Ryan is a Genius! I say this because nobody on the national level thinks much of the Browns defensive personnel. They say the line is old, the linebackers are slow, and the DBs are young, old, slow, and underperformed in the preseason. If the Browns suddenly play well on defense against a couple bad offenses (TB and KC), we'll hear less about the players and more about Ryan.

5. The OL. Not really a very sexy story, but the one place the media DOES give props to the Browns is the OL. The Best Case Scenario fell into place with Lauvao and Pashos, so now the line is relatively young, too (senior citizens Steinbach and Pashos are all of like 30, the other three are infants).