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Coaches tabbing Browns
Wednesday, April 02, 2008Tony Grossi
Plain Dealer Reporter
Palm Beach, Fla.- Two coaches in the AFC North are tabbing the Browns as preseason favorites to win the division.
One of them is Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin and the other is Baltimore's John Harbaugh. Both of them spoke with tongues in cheek, sort of.
The Browns' Romeo Crennel and Cincin nati's Marvin Lewis say the defending champion Steelers should be the favorites until somebody knocks them off.

The Browns have not won their division since 1989.
"You have to like what Cleveland has done," Tomlin said at NFL league meetings Tuesday. "They finished strong last year and have a good football team. They have all the major components back.
"They signed [Derek] Anderson to a long-term deal. They fortified their defensive front with some acquisitions, some big men who can play. So they're probably the favorites at this point, but there's no question anybody's capable of winning this thing."
Told of Tomlin's assessment, Crennel let out a hearty laugh.
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