We all just assume that if wide receiver Josh Gordon’s suspension is lifted by the NFL, the Browns will welcome him back with open arms, immediately move him right to the top of the depth chart and throw him the ball in each of the first 10 plays of his first game.

And with that, we all just may be wrong.

First of all, head coach Hue Jackson was the driving force in the Browns taking enough wide receivers in the 2016 NFL Draft to populate a small city. He didn’t select those guys so they could all sit on the bench and watch other receivers play ahead of them. That would be silly. They will play, as many of them as quickly as they can for as long as they can. That’s how this league works, particularly with struggling teams. They improve by drafting talented prospects and then playing them.

Gordon was drafted two regimes ago, and as such, he’s somebody else’s problem. Jackson owes him nothing.

Then there’s the fact that Gordon might not be Jackson’s kind of receiver. Sure, he’s big, strong and fast, and that’s great, but he’s undisciplined. His route running is no better than that of some college freshmen. Really.

Jackson is big on discipline. He’s also big on his quarterback being accurate. It’s why he drafted Cody Kessler. But it’s hard for a quarterback to hit the target if the target isn’t where he’s supposed to be.

Yes, Gordon could someday play again for the Browns. But it’s certainly no sure thing. And even it if does become a reality, there will be a lot – and we do mean a lot – of things that will have to happen beforehand.

So once again, we need to pump the breaks on Gordon serving as the be-all and end-all of the rebuilding of the team’s passing attack.