Good morning, Cleveland Browns fans!

Hello from Planet OBR, where things are different, I guess. I spent my early morning visiting other Browns sites and remembering what I saw on television the day before. I sometimes wonder if we’re watching the same game and operating from the same set of facts as everyone else on the planet.

Witness the following:

First, I swear I saw Philadelphia football fans booing their home team while they were up ten points and shutting out their opponent. I guess they were unsatisfied with the offensive display while they were beating the Green Bay Packers in a home playoff game. Yes, Eagles fans are a special breed, and yes, the offense wasn’t very productive, but it comes off to me as a bit of a spoiled fan base. If they had gone through what Browns fans have gone through, they might have had a different perspective on watching a home playoff game.

Of course, if you’re a Browns fan, you might not be familiar with the concept of a “home playoff game,” having not seen one in 30-some years.

Second, I swear I saw an article that claimed that Nick Chubb was done in Cleveland because his value was down (meaning salary demands would be lower), but the Watson cap hit so constrained the Browns that they couldn’t possibly sign him. Someone doesn’t understand the Browns’ flexibility under the cap and desperately needs to read some Jack Duffin articles. Worse, the article was repurposed by a Browns aggregation site and spewed all over the internet. The Browns may not sign Chubb as it happens, but the idea that the Watson contract so constrains them that it’s impossible to fit him in seems silly.

Third, I’m not kidding; I continue to see mock drafts showing the Browns taking Travis Hunter sandwiched between quarterbacks. I know many people like him, but I’m not getting that vibe from discussions on the OBR and with our resident experts. Sure, it could happen, but it doesn’t seem to be a favored option on Planet OBR, either from our writers or fans on the site. It doesn’t appear to be nearly as well looked upon as a trade-down or selections of players like Abdul Carter, Mason Graham, or even Cam Ward from those who like the QB.

Of course, maybe avoiding Hunter is an example of groupthink, and we’re missing out. I’m not sure, but Hunter isn’t often discussed as an option among the draft thinkers on our forums, YouTube channels, or even by people responding to our social media posts. Browns fans don’t seem to be buying the hype.

Maybe it’s because some of our writers make persuasive cases for their particular points of view, but the thinking and set of facts we’re operating from on the OBR seem different from those used on other platforms. Whether this is a good thing will be proven out, I guess, as events develop in the succeeding months.

We’re not in the prediction racket here. We’re not here to tell you what we think the Browns will necessarily do. We will tell you what they can do, what we think they should do, their options, and so forth. Given their tendencies and spots in free agency and the draft, we will say what we think would be a good fit for the team. Sometimes, we’ve nailed it. Sometimes, well, the team has surprised us. But talking about it from a solid set of facts is the right place to start.

Whether it’s fans booing their team in a home playoff game, media sites that don’t appear to understand the cap or different understandings of players that might interest the team, we do seem to have a different perspective here in Cleveland or on this site than you might find elsewhere.

We’re good with that. We don’t always think we’re right, but we’re trying to start from a place of sanity.