Littered with big names, the Browns cache of recievers has really failed to live up to expectations thus far, and will be counted on to excel in 2007 if the team has any hopes of contention.  In Braylon Edwards, Joe Jurevicius, and Kellen Winslow II ... the team has as talented a trio of starters as most teams in the league.  The team jettisoned Dennis Northcutt this off-season, traded for Tim Carter, and looks for big things from Josh Cribbs and Travis Wilson as reserves.  Erik Cassano analyzes the unit.

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"Moot Points" has become so popular, and is such a funny column, expanding Hiko's role here at The Cleveland Fan was really a no-brainer.  And as we've learned in "Moot", Hiko is far from just a funnyman.  He's a knowledgable and lifelong Browns fan.  Who now has his own weekly Monday night Browns column.  In his first installment of "The Browns Outsider" ... Hiko talks about the blind loyalty Clevelanders have towards the Browns, why the team HAS to win THIS year, and the missing rookies.

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He's baaaack.  Just like we do with Buff in the baseball off-season, we let John Hnat detox during Cavs off-season.  He puts out so much high quality material for us on the Cavs beat, and we need him fresh and ready for the season.  But sometimes he just can't help himself.  And after being called out by Mansfield Lucas in his recent piece, felt the need to slap him across the brow with a hard dose of reality.

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Since the Browns returned to the NFL in 1999, they have perpetually had one of the league's poorest offensive lines.  Fans are fed up.  And so was Phil Savage.  He signed the best offensive lineman available in free agency (Eric Steinbach) to a lucratrive contract, and also selected the best offensive lineman in the NFL Draft (Joe Thomas) with the 3rd overall selection.  Will it finally translate to a good offensive front?  Erik Cassano takes a look at the Browns retooled offensive line.

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