Before the start of free agency we initially took a look at the Steelers AFC North division opponents to see what moves they were going to make during the offseason.

It’s now time to reexamine the moves each of these teams has made. I started with the Bengals, and will now continue with the Cleveland Browns.

Rather than cover all of the statistical analysis from the previous article, I’d like to simply review the team leaders at each major category.

2016 Rankings

Record: 1-15, 4th AFC North

Passing Leaders	Att	Comp	Yards	TDs	INT
Cody Kessler	195	128	1380	6	2
Josh McCown	165	90	1100	6	6
Robert Griffin	147	87	886	2	3

Rushing Leaders	Att	Yards	Avg	TDs	FUM
Isaiah Crowell	198	952	4.8	7	2
Duke Johnson	73	358	4.9	1	2
Robert Griffin	31	190	6.1	2	4

Receiving Leaders	Rec	Yds	Avg	TDs
Terrelle Pryor	77	1007	13.1	4
Gary Barnidge	55	612	11.1	2
Duke Johnson	53	514	9.7	0
Isaiah Crowell	40	319	8.0	0
Corey Coleman	33	413	12.5	3

Defensive Leaders	Tack	Sack	Fum	INTs
Christian Kirksey	93	2.5	0	0
Demario Davis	59	2.0	1	0
Jamie Collins	48	2.0	1	0
Jamar Taylor	46	0	0	3
Joe Haden	37	0	0	3
Brien Boddy-Calhoun	36	1.0	1	3
Danny Shelton	32	1.5	0	0
Derrick Kindred	30	0	0	0
Emmanuel Ogbah	28	6.0	0	0

The following is an overview of the Browns offseason thus far.

Departing Players

• Josh McCown
• Terrelle Pryor

The Browns letting Pryor enter, and leave, via free agency was a major surprise to this offseason. The quarterback turned wide receiver was highly productive in 2016, catching 77 passes to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards (1,007) on the year. He signed with the Washington Redskins to presumably fill the void left by Desean Jackson.

Josh McCown threw as many touchdowns (6) as interceptions (6) last season. He has been a hot-and-cold quarterback his entire career and was never viewed as a long-term solution in Cleveland. He won’t be missed.

Re-signed Players

Not sure if this is surprising or not, but the one-win Browns have not re-signed any of their free agents from last season.

Quarterback Robert Griffin is still on the free agent market, having not signed (or gathering much interest) with other NFL teams.

Linebacker Jamie Collins was given a long-term deal in advance of the free agency period. Restricted free agent running back Isaiah Crowell was given a second-round tender, effectively keeping him on the roster for at least one more season.

Arrivals

• Kenny Britt
• Marcus Martin
• Brock Osweiler
• JC Tretter
• Kevin Zeitler

As I had previously predicted, the Browns needed help on the offensive line, and that’s what the targeted thus far this offseason.

Martin was a third-round draft pick by San Francisco, who was released after a late season injury. The Browns claimed him off of waivers in March.

Martin played guard and center at USC, which gives them another option since first-round pick Cam Irving hasn’t worked out as expected.

JC Tretter started seven games with the Packers last year, earning a solid market for his services as a free agent. He appears to be the starter heading into the 2017 season, following a year where the Browns couldn’t find a suitable replacement for the departed Alex Mack (who went on to play in the Super Bowl with the Atlanta Falcons).

Kevin Zeitler jumped ship from the Bengals, who will miss his services but not his price tag. The guard signed a five-year deal worth $60 million.

Kenny Britt has always had the potential to be a star receiver but has never been consistent since being drafted 30th overall by the Tennesee Titans in 2009. His best year was last season with the Los Angeles Rams, where Britt posted numbers that were nearly identical to what Pryor put up.

In probably the most stunning move of the offseason, the Browns traded with the Houston Texans for QB Brock Osweiler. Cleveland also received the Texans’ sixth-round pick this season and a 2018 second-round pick in exchange for the Browns’ fourth-round pick in 2017 (which was an extra, compensatory pick) and of course, picking up the tab on Osweiler’s contract for this season.

Conclusion

The Browns had the most money to spend in free agency and are tied with the Bengals for the most picks in the upcoming draft (11). They made some head-scratching moves but that’s because they can afford to: you can’t get much worse than a one-win season, so any move Cleveland makes has to be an improvement.

Some will chuckle about that with the Osweiler and Britt acquisitions. Britt is neither a loss or upgrade from losing Pryor. Osweiler, if he’s not traded or released, could give the Browns another quarterback to compete in camp with last year’s third-round pick Cody Kessler, and perhaps another to-be-determined draft choice (with eleven picks its hard to believe they won’t take another quarterback at some point).

Even if the move to Cleveland isn’t redemption for Osweiler, the move was smart for the Browns. They had money to burn and essentially bought themselves an extra second round draft pick for 2018.

If the offensive line additions mesh well with the existing adequate pieces (such as Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas) the quarterbacks might have enough time to actually complete passes.

The side of the ball that Cleveland completely ignored is the defense. One has to think they’re going to wipe the slate clean again and attempt to fix it in the draft. Adding LB Jamie Collins via trade last season, and signing him to a long-term deal looks to be a positive step in the right direction.