Well, folks; the Cleveland Browns are hot at it this off-season. Today we celebrate a free agent signing of historic proportions. Our beloved Brownies have diligently combed through the 2015 NFL free agent market and have brought back quarterback Thaddeus Lewis to compete for a roster spot. That’s right, fans. Your Cleveland Browns have thrown caution to the wind and signed yet another quarterback that nobody knows if he’s even a viable backup at the NFL level; but what makes this an historic signing is the fact that Lewis is the only one of the 22 quarterbacks that have started at least one game for the Browns since 1999 that has come back to the Browns after being released from the team. This is indeed a free agent signing of epic proportion.

It’s clearly evident that Browns General Manager Ray Farmer will spare no expense in their dumpster diving efforts to build a team that will compete for the first overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft; and that the front office’s master plan is to “Fail for Cardale” – who, upon seeing where the Browns will pick, will almost certainly stay at The Ohio State University for yet another season.

Let’s another take another look at the quarterbacks currently on the roster. As the leader in the clubhouse we have the seemingly ageless Josh McCown; who at age 35 started XX games in 2014 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning one of them. McCown was touted as one of the “hot” free agents of the 2014 pre-season by NFL “experts” after filling in for an injured Jay Cutler – going 3-2 in five starts with ‘Da-Bears. Next in line we have Johnny in rehab. Need I say anything more about him? Thirdly there’s 2014 undrafted rookie free agent signee Connor Shaw from the University of South Carolina, who started the 2014-2015 season finale. Shaw gets high marks for bravery, if nothing else, for staying in the game after dislocating his left thumb and bruising at least one rib against Baltimore. The latter of which caused him to pass blood in his urine after the game. And now we can add “Thaddy Lew” to the mix. Go out and get your Super Bowl tickets while you can Browns fans.

But seriously, folks; can it get any worse? We’ve got a GM who claims that he made the call on all the picks of last year’s draft – having two critical picks in the first round – and has nothing but grief to show for those two picks almost a whole year later. Granted, Farmer did hit on rounds two through four, but the first round picks are so critical because of the guaranteed money that’s involved with those contracts. If you fail with those picks – particularly at the quarterback position – you can set your franchise back five years. Granted, Farmer cannot take responsibility for the front office personnel that came before him; but he’s in the driver’s seat now and needs to be held accountable.

To add insult to injury in the eyes of Browns fans; it’s being reported that neither Ray Farmer, nor Head Coach Mike Pettine nor even Offensive Coordinator John DeFilipo attended yesterday’s pro day at the University of Oregon; where Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Marcus Mariota worked out in front a number of NFL team representatives. Evidently, the Browns were confident in having their new quarterbacks coach Kevin O’Connell as the teams only representative. Here we go again. Farmer’s going to continue to act as if he thinks he’s the smartest man in the room and keep everything close to the vest – just like last year. I wonder what the Vegas odds are on the Browns drafting two first round busts in each of two consecutive drafts. If I were a betting man, I might be inclined to place some money on that one.

To sum it all up for Browns fans, all I can say is this. Bend over, here it comes again.