Processing the Process: How the Browns (and Dolphins) went from cautionary tale to contender

Processing the Process: How the Browns (and Dolphins) went from cautionary tale to contender

Author: Kevin Cole July 7, 2021 Duration: 1:01:56

The Process (2:30) Browns new front office (4:45) Turning over likelihood of success to luck (8:00) Winning Championships (9:50) Letting players go (11:50) Picking the right players (13:00) Hue Jackson discussion (16:00) Talks about interview with Paul DePodesta (20:00) Browns progress season to season (23:30) Browns letting players go (27:00) NFL ready college QBs (30:00) How trade effects wins (34:00) Unlucky losses (37:00) Bringing in talent (40:00) Dorsey clearing house (44:00) Were the 2017 draft picks mistakes (47:30)What would old front office have down differently (52:00) What the Browns did wrong (55:30)



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