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One reason every team can win Super Bowl 52

By John Buhler

Dec 18, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) looks on after losing 41-48 to the New Orleans Saints at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) looks on after losing 41-48 to the New Orleans Saints at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 11, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns center Cameron Erving (74) during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Bengals won 23-10. Mandatory Credit: Scott R. Galvin-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns center Cameron Erving (74) during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Bengals won 23-10. Mandatory Credit: Scott R. Galvin-USA TODAY Sports /

Cleveland Browns: they play really hard

How does a team go from (probably) 1-15 one year to Super Bowl champions the next? It doesn’t, but the Cleveland Browns play really hard for head coach Hue Jackson. The Browns don’t have the on-field talent to compete in the NFL this season, but should a few young players pop in 2017, you never know.

Cleveland will have another draft to select several high-end players it believes can help bring championship-caliber football back to Northeast Ohio. The Browns had 15 2016 NFL Draft picks make the team. Look for the 2017 Browns to be chock full of rookies and under-25-year-olds once again.

Cleveland competes in about the first 40 minutes of NFL games before running out of gas near the end of the fourth quarter. Often times, NFL players improve the most between their first and second NFL seasons. That could help the Browns’ bottom line in 2016?

Playing hard will win games in the NBA, but not necessarily the NFL, where talent and execution usually prevail. Still, a last place schedule helps to some degree, and if they can somehow sneak into the playoffs, anything could happen.

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