Now that the suddenly gutsy Browns have defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-17 in overtime on a rainy Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium to break their string of consecutive losses, improve their record to 4-7 and keep themselves in playoff contention, at least for those who believe in miracles, there is only one thing left to do.

That is, we need to ask for another miracle and hope that incoming quarterback Deshaun Watson is even half as tough, dedicated and selfless as the man he is replacing, Jacoby Brissett. If so, then Watson, who hasn’t exactly been a model citizen in recent years, might be able to do some good for the Browns at some point down the road.

Brissett, who is not even close to being the equal of Watson in football talent, more than made up for that in his 11 starts by being the brightest and best story in this overall miserable season by being the opposite of Watson and exhibiting hall of fame character.

It – Brissett — was so much fun to watch, much more so than the season itself.

Indeed, Watson had better be a quality guy right out of the gate, because he is not going to return to being a quality passer anytime soon. Really. He has not played in a regular-season game in two years, so the chances of him miraculously – there’s that base word again – and immediately shaking off all that rust are the same as the Browns winning the Super Bowl this year.

What will help is the fact that Watson’s first game will be on Sunday in Houston against his former team, the Texans, who would struggle to win an intrasquad game. So, then, he has room to make some mistakes and not pay dearly for them.

As for his off-the-field antics, however, there is absolutely no room for error.

Steve King