Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (4/1/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns see projected win total jump 3 games” (ESPN) - “The NFL draft is still nearly a month away, but sportsbook operator CG Technology released NFL win totals for all 32 teams Sunday. Cleveland’s win total opened at nine (over -120, under EVEN)...”
• “Anticipation for start of offseason program is welcome, and Browns’ status as AFC North favorite is warranted” (C-T) - “For the first time in more than a decade, the Browns appear poised to contend with the NFL’s best and make a run to the playoffs.”
• “Odell Beckham trade & strange comments from Giants ownership” (Pluto) - “John Mara didn’t exactly embrace his front office and coaching staff when it came to his team trading Odell Beckham to the Browns.”
• “Ways for the Browns to create salary cap space in 2019, beyond” (247Sports) - “The Cleveland Browns have made so many changes over the past two years that they have to consider the long-term health of their salary cap situation now.”

NFL:

• “Sean Payton: Trend of young, offensive head coaching hires could lead to mistakes” (PFT) - “Sean Payton thinks NFL teams are making a mistake if they’re only focusing on hiring the next trendy offensive mind as head coach.”
• “Darren Sproles will not decide on future until May” (NFL.com) - “Howard, sure to be implemented for work between the tackles and garnering the lion’s share of carries, is joining Wendell Smallwood, Corey Clement and Josh Adams. And Darren Sproles?”
• “Kyle Shanahan says Jimmy Garoppolo looks like ‘he could play now,’ expects ‘full-go’ at training camp” (CBS) - “if Shanahan is to be believed, Garoppolo seems to be progressing nicely in his rehabilitation.”