CLEVELAND, Ohio – Scribbles in my Browns notebook as they prepare to face Cincinnati:

1. Yes, I’m picking the Browns to beat the Bengals. Part of the reason is I’d love the season to start with something positive. It would be fun for an opening dose of “Wacko For Flacco,” as Joe Flacco starts the opener. The fans deserve a good moment like that. It would be such a fun story to write.

2. Think back to a year ago. Flacco wanted to sign with the Browns for the 2024 season. He was the 2023 NFL Comeback Player of the Year after signing with the Browns with five games left in that season. But the Browns rejected him. They’ll never say it, but the Browns feared the “Wacko For Flacco” fans would start booing Deshaun Watson, demanding their guy play. They were worried about Watson’s confidence le

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