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Ep. 98: Cleveland Browns win on talent, not culture, and they're fun again

09.21.2018 - By cleveland.comPlay

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The Cleveland Browns are fun again, and that's a victory in itself.

One team wins the Super Bowl each year, which leaves 31 other fanbases in search of a joyous season that ends short of a championship. At some point, the Browns have to win a Super Bowl. But Thursday night's win over the New York Jets gave some indication that the season-long pursuit is going to provide a lot more reasons to scream, shout and smile.

On this episode of Takes By The Lake from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises is joined by a Browns fan just like you. His name is Tony Hall, and he's an assistant principal in the Washington, D.C., area. He's active on Twitter as The Cleveland Guy, and as a sports fan born and raised in Cleveland, he helped me do what everyone was doing after Thursday night.

Talking out this win.

So sit down and listen for the same topics you're discussing with your friends, as we touched on the play-making ability of the defense, whether Baker Mayfield can keep this going and what kind of threat rookie receiver Antonio Callaway could become.

I had one major questions for Tony - does this mean going 1-31 was worth it?

And I had a warning about a culture discussion I think may be looming around the Browns. Because they didn't win on culture. They won on better talent. Thanks for listening.

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