Lebron Is Gone and We Are Moving On

With the departure of LeBron, Cleveland sports fans can now turn their focus and frenzy to the Browns new season. 

But before I get to that there is something else I need to say. I do not think that LeBron fully grasps the gravity of his decision. "It was not for the money"—yeah, and Art just needed a change of scenery...

LeBron took with him the hopes and dreams and aspirations of thousands of young Ohio boys and girls who dreamt of walking in his footsteps, and thousands more adults who thought that at long last, a championship would come back to Cleveland. All of those hopes, all of those dreams, were dashed in the Atlantic with Lebron's move to Miami.

That has been said repeatedly. What has not been said and I will say it now, is that for his tenure in Cleveland, the Browns fan base has been somewhat distracted by his presence. As a life-long Browns fan I say goodbye, good luck, see you later alligator! Now all of Cleveland can turn their focus and frenzy to the Browns and the great promise they hold.

With a core of running backs and an improved OL (which was not bad last year) we should see a resurgence of the running game. We have brought in a seasoned quarterback who may add stability to the position, and who knows, he might even be reborn to his former self, lighting up secondaries.

We have a young receiving core, and with the addition of Engram we should be productive. Speaking of secondaries, by all accounts the addition of Shelton Brown and Joe Hayden we will get more than our share of highlight reels. Every segment of the Mike Holmgren era Browns has seen improvement and though we are the red-headed stepchild to all the "mainstream writers", I think we will surprise and maybe even awe a few teams this year.

I am excited about this season. The smell of training camp is in the air and soon, the Hall of Fame Game and the start of preseason football...the King in Cleveland is spelled B-R-O-W-N-S.

LeBron who?