Hello Goodbye

"You say "yes," I say "no," you say "stop," and I say "go, go, go." These lyrics from the Beatles song "Hello Goodbye" describe the Cleveland Browns dilemma as they go into free agency. Let's start with goodbyes. Phil Dawson perennial good guy who has had the pleasure of kicking in the swirling winds coming off Lake Erie since the team revived in 1999, needs to pack up his collection of kicking tees. Why the Browns continue to franchise him and think that they'll never win five games without him, I'll never know. The Ravens won a Championship with a rookie kicker and the team they beat cut their kicker late in the season,then brought him back later on. Not that I'm picking on the team's special teams but it's time for Josh to find a new crib! I like the way he covers kickoffs, but when was the last time Josh Cribbs ran one back? Browns fans are getting a little tired of his mid-season meltdowns as well. Colt McCoy fans, all three of them, will be disappointed when the Browns cut ties with the often injured backup quarterback. Offensive coordinator Norv Turner will be looking hard at the quarterback position and that means McCoy as well as Brandon Weeden could be on the chopping block. If Weeden stays, let's hope the Browns use all that extra salary cap money on a quality wide receiver and tight-end. Say hello to the Steelers Mike Wallace and the Giants Martellus Bennett. Head coach Rob Chudzinski played and knows tight-ends, and Bennett who was on the receiving end of Eli Manning's lobs would fit the bill nicely. Wallace would be greeted with the respect he deserves from a wide receiver corp that has lacked leadership and impact players for years. Drafting Alabama's 6'1" cornerback Dee Millner at #6 in the first round of the NFL draft, would solidify that position and allow "D" coordinator Ray Horton to blitz at will while the tandem of Haden and Millner play more one on one against opposing wide receivers. Those three moves could take the Jimmy Haslam owned Cleveland Browns football team to the playoffs this year. If not, fans of the orange and brown will be saying, "Goodbye" by the end of November.