ABJ’s Patrick McManamon provides a succinct if somewhat depressing snapshot of the Browns’ state of development in Year Three of the Butch Davis era: “a child’s boat spinning around in the bathtub — it’s hard to tell where they’re going or where they’re going to wind up.”

Small quibble: In discussing the many veterans who very well might not be back next year, he completely overlooks the team’s best playmaker, Dennis Northcutt, who becomes an unrestricted free agent.