Doesn't it always seem when Eric Steinbach is interviewed, he invariably gets around to saying that the Browns remind him of the Bengals at a similar stage of development?
In fact, here's his latest quote:
"With what happened in Cincinnati, it's kind of similar to what I can see happening here in Cleveland," Steinbach said on Sirius NFL Radio last week. "When I got to the Bengals (in 2003), they were 2-14 the year before and then came Marvin and some new guys and we turned it around right away."
While I'm happy to have Mr. Steinbach and greatly anticipating improved play on the left side of the line, I would like to offer a simple piece of advice to our newest LG.
STOP WITH THE BENGALS COMPARISONS.
I for one don't look at the Bengals as a "model of success" in the NFL. Yes, they've become competitive (sort of), but what have they won? What have they done? One playoff appearance during the Lewis tenure, right?
I get the fact that he's trying to convey to Browns fans that there's hope for the franchise but comparing the Browns to another NFL team that has done NADA doesn't exactly inspire confidence in me.
They don't even make the playoffs every year. They're up and down more than a yo-yo in a tornado. At least find me a team that consistently makes the playoffs.
I can't get too excited over the Browns attaining Cincinnati's level of mediocrity.