“Believeland,” a documentary that debuted last Saturday night as part of ESPN’s “30 for 30” series, was superbly done.

No doubt about it.

Most of these “30 for 30” productions are outstanding, and this one fell right in line with that trend.

I’d be interested to know what non-Browns fans and those outside of Northeast Ohio thought of “Believeland,” but I know I really liked it and I’m sure most of you did, too.

There’s just one issue I have with it. It may be nitpicking – I don’t know – but the more I think about it, the more convinced I am that what I’m feeling is legitimate.

It’s simply that I think we were made out to be a lot of incompetent, inept losers who live in a region that’s an open sewer hole.

I’m not talking about just the teams, per se. I’m also talking about the fans and the other residents of Northeast Ohio.

We’re not losers. We’re not nincompoops.

I certainly don’t consider myself to be that, and frankly, I don’t know anyone who is.

I’ll bet you could say the same thing.

I think Northeast Ohioans are the best, kindest and most considerate people anywhere.

I really do.

And they don’t live with a sewer grate cover as their doormat, either.

In fact, I wouldn’t trade Northeast Ohio for anyplace on earth. Really. Truly. There’s a lot of beauty to it, more that even its residents seem to realize.

And, above all else, it’s home.

It’s our home.

And home is good, as Robert Redford aptly said to Glenn Close in “The Natural.”

And our teams and their players are also not losers in the way they were portrayed.

Have they struggled?

Yes, of course. The numbers don’t lie.

But there are now – and have been down through the years – plenty of winners, too.

Is Joe Thomas a loser?

Or Joe Haden?

Or Gary Barnidge?

Or LeBron James?

Or Kyrie Irving?

Or Kevin Love?

Or Francisco Lindor?

Or Corey Kluber?

Or Terry Francona?

Or Jim Brown?

Or Leroy Kelly?

Or Bobby Mitchell?

Or Jim Houston?

Or Frank Minnifield?

Or Hanford Dixon?

Or Earnest Byner?

Or Kevin Mack?

Or Ozzie Newsome?

Or Bernie Kosar?

Or Brian Sipe?

Or Clay Matthews?

Or Webster Slaughter?

Or Eric Metcalf?

Or Brian Brennan?

Or Doug Dieken?

Or Dick Ambrose?

Or Felix Wright?

Or Thom Darden?

Or Clarence Scott?

Or Mike Pruitt?

Or Greg Pruitt?

Or Big Golic?

Or Cody Risuien?

Or Mike Baab?

Or Jerry Sherk?

Or Gary Collins?

Or Frank Ryan?

Or Ernie Green?

Or Dick Scafrath?

Or John Wooten?

Or Bob Gain?

Or Reggie Langhorne?

Or Austin Carr?

Or Mark Price?

Or Lenny Wilkens?

Or Brad Daugherty?

Or Larry Nance?

Or Craig Ehlo?

Or Jimmy Cleamons?

Or Bingo Smith?

Or Bill Fitch?

Or Nate Thurmond?

Or Ron Harper?

Or Dick Snyder?

Or Mike Hargrove?

Or Andre Thornton?

Or Omarj Vizquel?

Or Robbie Alomar?

Or Kenny Lofton?

Or Sandy Alomar?

Or Manny Ramirez?

Or Albert Belle?

Or Carlos Baerga?

Or Charles Nagy?

Or Orel Hershiser?

Or Dennis Martinez?

Or Bud Black?

Or Eddie Murray?

No, I don’t think so.

Actually, I know so.

As such, the joke is not on Cleveland. Rather, it’s on others who can’t seem to understand that,

And I don’t think that was made clear in what, as I said, was otherwise some brilliant work – once again — by the people at ESPN.

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