NFL: Cleveland Browns Open Training Camp Minus Joe Haden

Welcome to the 2010 NFL Football Season!

The Cleveland Browns training camp is officially underway, and the quest to prevent season-ending injuries during two-a-days has begun.

General manager Tom Heckert managed to sign all draft picks with the exception of first-round pick Joe Haden.

No. 5 overall pick, safety Eric Berry, signed for six years for a $60 million maximum, so that will be the framework from which the Browns will operate off of since Haden is a cornerback.

The 2009 seventh overall pick, Oakland receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, received a five-year deal worth a maximum of $38.25 million and $23 million guaranteed last year.

A prolonged holdout seems unlikely as both sides still are talking and there has been no reports of "bad blood" as negotiations have continued.

Meanwhile, the guys on the practice field start hitting the tackling dummies, and the problems to overcome haven't changed since the end of last season.

Head coach Eric Mangini has to find a way to continue the momentum of finishing the 2009 campaign with four straight wins, get the wide receivers to catch the balls thrown to them, develop an actual passing offense, and put together a defensive secondary that doesn't resemble swiss cheese.

Specifically, Jake Delhomme will have to prove quickly that 2009 was an aberration and that he will return to his pro bowl form. The first two weeks of the season will be a good litmus test to determine how far Delhomme has come.

Mohamed Massaquoi has to build on his limited success from last year and Brian Robiskie has to prove he was worth his second-round draft slot.

The running game looks very good going into camp, as team president Mike Holmgren gets to observe his "pile" of running backs compete.

Between Montario Hardesty, Jerome Harrison, Peyton Hillis, and the rest, the Browns running game should be respectable this year.

The offensive line is solid, and should only become moreso with the addition of Shaun Lauvao on the right side.

Everything looks rosy on July 31, but the next few months will show if the various moving parts can all come together and produce a consistent winner on the field.

The real countdown to Week One has begun.

UPDATE: Haden has signed, and Hardesty twisted his knee. You win some, you lose some.