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2012. They will be a force. Drafting has been much better since Shapiro fired the guy who was running it 5 years too late after multiple horrendous drafts. Minor leagues much better set up now with strong drafts the last 2 or 3 years. Tons of power arms in the minors. Chisenhall and Kipnis/or Cord Phelps nearly ready to take over 3rd and 2nd. If Santana comes back from his knee surgery 100 percent and Sizemore from his and he can finally be put in left field where he belongs, they're by far the closest Cleveland team to doing well again.

Tribe easy to make fun of but still best run organization in Cleveland. Since the Browns returned, the Indians were winning divisions every year....they completely shut down, rubuilt, nearly won it all again in 2007, have shut down again and will rebuild into contenders faster than the other two teams. They rebuilt in the midst of a guy actually running the draft horribly by making a few lucky trades that paid off, now they are drafting well again...and still making lucky trades (Broussard for BIg League Choo?? Lacey Cake for Carlos Santana?? DeRosa for Chris Perez??) The Cavs simply won the lottery in 2003 and got a stupendously talented player. Turns out his mental capacities weren't quite there and in the end who knows how many years the lucky lottery pick actually set them back as they simply spent the last 4 years catering to the head case. In my mind, the Tribe is where it's at in Cleveland. This is the Browns 12th year back?? They've done nothing right in those 12 years.

Browns 24, Bengals 13. Bengals remain a mirage. Most overrated team in the NFL.