Cleveland Browns fans have had to put up with a lot during their team’s history. There have been the countless years of missing the playoffs, the litany of seasons with a lethargic offense, the running string of pedestrian-to-awful quarterbacks. And there was obviously their heart-breaking playoff loss in the 80’s and the moving of the franchise – which surely takes the cake.
It’s no joke when people call Cleveland the “Factory of Sadness”, but this year the Browns actually have some things to get excited about. Cleveland busted out some sweet new custom football uniforms, Johnny Manziel showed progress, defensive tackle Danny Shelton looks like the real deal and veteran quarterback Josh McCown has actually been, you know, good.
McCown even put up a career high (and Browns franchise record) in a huge win over the Baltimore Ravens last week (457 yards. yowza).
Josh McCown quieted all of that “start Johnny Football” chatter and suddenly the Browns are 2-3. With Ben Roethlisberger sidelined with a knee injury and the Ravens in a far worse spot, the Browns could actually start thinking about making a run at the top of the division. The undefeated Bengals would surely have something to say about that, but a huge win over the Broncos at home this week would certainly be a huge step in the right direction.
Of course, one has to wonder just how likely getting that win is. A look back at the Browns uniforms this year, dating back to preseason, tells us a pretty clear story: any amount of brown might be too much brown.
Sure, it might be crazy to directly correlate winning with what the Browns have been wearing, but in games where the Browns where brown in 2015, they’re just 3-5. When they wear all white, they’re 1-1 and when they bust out their trifecta of colors (orange, white and brown) they’re undefeated (1-0). That’s the look they sported last week for their massive win in Baltimore, and if they’re smart, they’ll consider using it again this week when Peyton Manning and the Broncos come to town.
History suggests they won’t, however. Just one home game has seen them where anything other than their all white uniforms this year.
Then again, there is another option: the orange Browns uniforms.
Cleveland has yet to bust them out in nine games (including preseason) and this week could be the perfect time to use them. Cleveland will be taking on the Broncos, who usually have orange in their jerseys. Any amount of confusion would be good with the Browns going up against the undefeated Broncos.
More importantly, Browns fans and NFL fans alike just want to see the orange jerseys put to work live in a game.
Which Browns uniform do you like the most? Do you think which one they wear this week will matter against the Broncos? Tell us in the comments below!
