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Hard to See Deals Making Browns Better

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Browns' first-round draft picks might eventually dub it Black Sunday. They might even laugh about it.

But above all else, the Browns' trades of quarterback Brady Quinn to the Denver Broncos and linebacker Kamerion Wimbley to the Oakland Raiders look like a complete repudiation of the regime of General Manager Phil Savage and coach Romeo Crennel.

Quinn was taken 22nd overall in 2007 and came at a high price — a second-round pick that year and a first-rounder in 2008. Wimbley was the 13th overall pick in 2006.

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