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The Cleveland Browns Fired the Wrong Guy

Bad teams find ways to remain bad.

Since purchasing ownership rights of the Cleveland Browns in 2012, Jimmy Haslam has employed four different head coaches and has cycled through a growing number of personnel chiefs. Within hours of Sashi Brown's dismissal as Executive Vice President of football operations, former Kansas City Chiefs general manager John Dorsey was installed in his place.

The move -- clearly several weeks in the making -- does not mark the end of the NFL's version of The Process. Rather, Dorsey inherits the best fixer-upper that the league has to offer. However, a quick review of Dorsey's track record in recent drafts does not inspire much confidence, especially coupled with the fact that his mismanagement of the salary cap was another key factor leading to his dismissal from Kansas City.

Unfortunately for Brown, he suffered the same fate as Sam Hinkie and will be unable to see his plan through. From 2013-16, the Philadelphia 76ers were led by Hinkie; an analytically driven maven that illustrated how mediocrity is not rewarded in professional sports. Rather, he moved players to stockpile draft picks and create financial flexibility for sustainable success in the long term. Today, the 76ers are among the most exciting teams in the league.

In the MLB, a similar formula has been used with great success. The Houston Astros just captured the first World Series in franchise history. In 2016, the Chicago Cubs capped off their multi-year rebuilding process with their first championship in over 100 years.

However, that same level of patience was not extended to Brown in Cleveland. Even though he'll remain infamous for trading away draft picks that resulted in Carson Wentz and Deshaun Watson, the team is now be positioned to select a franchise quarterback with the first overall draft pick in the upcoming draft. Plus, Cleveland holds another top-10 pick that is a direct result of the Watson trade.

The roster that the Browns have assembled is undoubtedly more talented than the 1-27 record Hue Jackson owns as the head coach. In fact, it appears what really took place is a power struggle; likely stemming from a puzzling failed trade that would have sent second- and third-round draft picks for A.J. McCarron.

But, don't worry Cleveland fans -- Haslam has already promised that Jackson will return for 2018.

Haslam is the same trigger happy, meddling owner that instructed a previous front office to trade up and draft Johnny Manziel based on the advise he received from a homeless man.

Bad teams find ways to remain bad, indeed.