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Jim Jackson said:
I know this will sound kinda silly, but I really think it hurt the Browns development to make the playoffs in '03. It lowered their draft position AND gave too big a kick to Butch's ego.



I agree, I think it gave them a sense of stability they never really had. They weren't really a playoff team, even last year, they just peaked at the right time, and made it in thanks to some last day oddities.

They made the playoffs, lowered their draft position, and got complacent. They weren't very active in the offseason(and actually let a quality player like Dwayne Rudd go without truly replacing him), and had a decent, but not great, draft. Jeff Faine may have a long career, but there's a reason centers are almost never drafted in the first round. They could have done a lot better. Lee Suggs may end up making up for it, but the Browns track record of developing young running backs is not very good(especially since they've had so many).

I think Green Bay should draft a QB to eventually supplant Favre, but if I was Couch, I'd want to go somewhere where I at least had a chance of starting next year. Like I said, he's not getting any younger.

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