Summary: This was supposed to be the year that the Browns were going to contend for a playoff spot, much like the Jaguar and Panther expansion teams of a few years earlier. Cleveland got off to a promising 2-1 start, with a beating of Cincinatti and another last second thriller with the Steelers that the Brownies emerged victorious from. However, the team lost Eric Rhett and JuJuan Dawson in the game against the Raiders and began a seven game slide. I awoke to headlines of "Couch Potato" after a Cleveland Friday practice, and I learned that Tim Couch's season was over, much like the Browns. Lame duck Doug Peterson came in to lead the Brownies to another disappointing season and assured Cleveland of the number 3 overall draft pick in the 2001 draft. The highlight of the 1-12 finish had to have been the sandlot style of ball that the Brownies played against playoff bound Philladelphia. The Browns used 3 different quarterbacks on the first series (on purpose. Kevin Johnson threw a couple of balls and Dennis Northcutt ran out of the shotgun). The team got a standing ovation for that performance, even though it was an 11 point loss. I'm getting sick of waiting for next year!!Photo and Stats