??? I'm a little confused.
They are doing well this year. They were ranked 29th at the beginning of the season,
http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings/_/week/1 after being ranked 28th in preseason.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings/_/week/0 . They were predicted to go 5-11.
They then dropped all the way to 32nd ranked after week 1.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings/_/week/2
Today the browns are squarely at 27th, and actually have 4 wins. That means 1 more win and they met their preseason prediction. Get 2 wins and they exceed it.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings
As any browns and bengals fan knows, a "winning" season for an Ohio team isnt the superbowl... Its to beat the odds and be better than expected.
The Browns right now are 27th, which is above where they were preseason and week 1. Their goal is then to simply win 2 more games for a "winning" season.
I think its possible, with Hillis back. I think you can win 2 games this season. I'm hoping for 3, but 2 is realistically within your grasp.
Bengals are fortunate to have already shattered preseason expectations, and even if we lose out the rest of the season, I know myself and most other bengals fans are going to consider this a "winning" season.
Side nite, with 4 games left against the ravens and steelers, just winning 1 or 2 of them, which is clearly possible, because they kept the bengals game close, could toss up the entire division!