mo4ch:>Cleveland revival: Odell Beckham Jr signing shows the Browns are serious NFL contenders | Mo4ch News

After years in the doldrums, the Cleveland Browns are looking like serious contenders in the AFC, thanks to a remarkable rebuilding job modeled on the famed 'Moneyball' approach.The brainchild of Browns executive Paul DePodesta - the man behind the famous 'Moneyball' approach of the Oakland Athletics baseball team that inspired the movie of the same name starring Brad Pitt - the Browns shocked the NFL by trading away their high draft picks to other teams in need in exchange for expanded draft capital further down the line.It was a tactic that left many at the time scratching their heads as a hapless Browns team opted to pass on the likes of Carson Wentz, Jared Goff and Deshaun Watson as possible franchise quarterbacks as they remained committed to laying the groundwork for what would come later.And when the franchise hired John Dorsey as their General Manager it was all systems go, as the Ohio team kicked off their rebuilding phase.What followed was a resurgence that h…