The Browns Reportedly Hired Paul DePodesta from the Mets to Run Their Football Ops

This is amazing, amazing news. If you are a Browns fan, you woke up this morning to the following set of facts: you just fired your head coach and general manager after another wretched season. Johnny Manziel basically threw on a wig and told the team he'd be right back, he just had to go out for a pack of cigarettes. Josh McCown is the best quarterback on the roster. Things were bleak. Then, glorious light.

I have learned Paul DePodesta leaving #Mets to run the NFL Cleveland Browns as executive VP, answerable only to team owner/pres.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 5, 2016

In a move that is not so much outside-the-box as it is outside-the-factory-where-boxes-are-made, the Browns have reportedly hired Mets vice president of player development and scouting as their executive vice president. The Mets, as most of us know, are a baseball team and they have never played in the NFL, or football at any level, for that matter. But they do have some things in common with the Browns. For instance, the Mets have been historically very bad at their chosen sport, with glimpses of championship-caliber play. They are on the upswing now, after being awful for many years, so maybe DePodesta can bring over some good vibes. Also, he is not totally out of his element; he at least knows what football is.

DePodesta did play football at Harvard, wanted to be a football coach & has worked in pro FB before. So this is only mildly far-fetched
— Mike Vorkunov (@Mike_Vorkunov) January 5, 2016

This is actually great. I am going to be very excited to watch the Browns play in the coming years, just to see how this pays off. It's not as crazy as it seems, really. The Browns are gambling that this can't possibly be any worse than anything else they've ever done, and when you think about it, that's not really so much of a gamble. Plus, can you imagine all the old guard football heads losing their minds if a baseball stat nerd turns around the Browns? The freaking Browns!? When in doubt, always root for chaos. Root for the Browns.