Sunday is the day that we finally get to see the Rob Chudzinski led Cleveland Browns in regular season action. The opening day opponent is the Miami Dolphins. This is an intriguing matchup between two teams that have had some recent parallels.
Both teams are still in a rebuilding phase from allowing old coaches run their front offices. Obviously the Browns are in their first full year without Mike Holmgren in charge of football operations. While it has been well documented that Holmgren was a complete and utter failure as the leader of the Browns, many have also forgotten the time that Bill Parcells ran the Miami Dolphins. Parcells was also quite a disappointment in his role trying to get Miami back to it's former glory.
But most significant in this game will be the matchup between Browns QB Brandon Weeden and the Dolphins' Ryan Tannehill. Both will be entering their second season of pro football after being "the other guys" in the first round of last year's NFL draf that also featured Andrew Luck and Robert Griffith III. The jury is still out on both quarterbacks, and this game will provide a great opportunity for one to outshine the other.
Miami's biggest fear is that they have sacrificed too much of their offensive line to acquire deep threats for Tannehill. The most significant move was letting OT Jake Long leave for the Rams freeing up cap space to sign free agents at other positions. Former Pittsburgh Steeler WR Mike Williams was among those pickups. But experts warn that Tannehill can't really utilize Williams' skills without time to throw the ball.
Either way, game on this Sunday, they start to count for real.
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