Bernie

It's nice to hear the Bernie made a visit to training camp this week. And it's actually better to hear that he spent most of his time inside headquarters meetiing with Randy Lerner, which suggests they were actually having significant discussions about whatever has been keeping the Browns and Bernie from somehow working together. Kosar's quotes in the local media following his visit did not hint there was anything formal that might come out of this -- he pretty much only said, "It's been a while — can't remember the last time (he visiting camp)." And he still said he was occupied with his family and business interests. But for the moment it's at least nice to know that Randy Lerner and company are making real efforts to getting the real history of the Browns back into the fold, and not just giving lip service to it.

Along those same lines, and along the same lines as comments I made a while back about Collins, I have to say I'm becoming more and more impressed with how Randy Lerner is reshaping the Browns. He seems really serious about turning the Browns into an organization that is truly setup to succeed. In fact, Lerner's active leadership is an important factor that is often overlooked when people criticize the Browns for so much front office turn-over and Butch Davis' seemingly unchecked power. In many ways, it is Lerner who seems to have replaced Policy. The results of all the changes can't be judged for a couple years, but to me the early signs are pretty positive.