I am a big fan of Sports Illustrated.

I think it’s the best place to find all kinds of sports news, and in particular that of football and the NFL.

And taking it a step further, I am an even bigger fan of one of the site’s writers, Conor Orr. He does a better job than anybody of cutting through all the junk and telling it like it is about the NFL, not with negativity or positivity but with realism.

As such, when I saw what he wrote about the Browns the other day in his weekly NFL power rankings, I cringed and at the same time smiled.

I cringed because it’s about the Browns, and they are my team. And I smiled because it’s about the Browns, and it’s what I have been saying for weeks now. Finally, someone sees it exactly the same way as I do. I know I’m right — I sure wish that It wasn’t the case — but I am certain of it. And so Orr is right, too.

He has the Browns ranked … 30th. Yes, that’s right, 30th, as in one better than 31st, where the Carolina Panthers sit, and one worse than 29th, which is occupied by the Arizona Cardinals. The Houston Texans, who host the Browns on Dec. 4, are dead-last at 32nd.

The Kansas City Chiefs are ranked first, followed by the Dallas Cowboys.

Now for the crux of the story with what Orr said about the Browns (I have broken it down into four parts, by sentence):

“I wonder what the Browns thought was going to happen, honestly.”

Bingo.

“Did they think they’d have five or six wins by the time Deshaun Watson came back and would wedge themselves into the playoff race?”

Bingo. Bingo.

“Working off that assumption, they belong at the tail end of anyone’s power rankings.”

Bingo. Bingo. Bingo.

“The season was an absolute waste of Nick Chubb’s and Myles Garrett’s prime.”

Bingo. Bingo. Bingo. Bingo.

Winner!

Winner!!

Winner!!!

Winner!!!!

Never have truer words been spoken.

Steve King