In general, people feel really comfortable when they can blame or explain things easily. Complicated explanation and an inability to place blame simply on one person, thing, or decision can often lead to frustration and sometimes lead to random conspiracy theories.

The Cleveland Browns trade for QB Deshaun Watson is both a simple and accurate explanation for the team’s struggles over the last few years. A veteran-laden roster did not have a top-flight quarterback to take them over the top (but was good enough when Joe Flacco caught lightning in a bottle), and the loss of draft picks and salary cap room left the team unable to really build with high-end young players to start to offset the aging veterans.

The complication comes with getting to assign blame to just one person as to who ult

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