In what seems like an annual happening in Cleveland, the Browns completely cleaned shop in January following another last-place finish in the AFC North.
Gone is Mike Pettine and his entire coaching staff. Gone is general manager Ray Farmer and most of the Browns' player personnel department.
Outside of Cleveland hiring the who's who of Ivy League thinkers to run the front office, it brought in a coach in Hue Jackson who helped turn around the career of one Andy Dalton in Cincinnati — a coach that didn't get a fair shake in his previous stop as a head man in Oakland.
Here is what to expect from the Jackson-led Browns from a fantasy perspective. Unlike other teams that hired a new coach, things are incredibly fluid. Cleveland doesn't possess a viable starting quarterback, lacks a young tight end and will see its top receiver from this past season hit free agency next month.
We do, however, have somewhat of a feel when it comes to some of the players on this team's offense.
Cincinnati's offense went from 15th in scoring in Jackson's first season to seventh overall in that category last season. Implementing his system, Jackson utilized a two-headed running back scheme with Giovani Bernard and Jeremy Hill putting up a combined 1,875 yards and 14 total touchdowns. That came on the heels of the two combining for 2,300 total yards and 16 touchdowns in 2014.
Equally as impressive, Andy Dalton put up his best statistical season by a wide margin. He tallied 3,250 passing yards with 25 touchdowns and just seven interceptions in 13 starts prior to suffering a season-ending thumb injury.
The situation in Cleveland prevents us from actually being able to really assess how Jackson will impact the team from a fantasy standpoint.
Will Josh McCown be under center come opening day 2016? Is Johnny Manziel done in Cleveland after his latest off-field incident? If so, will the Browns select a quarterback with the No. 2 overall pick?
What we do know is that McCown was pretty successful when he was actually on the field for the Browns this past season. He tallied over 2,100 total yards with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions in eight games (all starts). Though, we simply can't use that as much of an indicator, especially in what will be a new offense next year.
One conclusion we can draw is that Cleveland's rushing attack should be in good hands under Jackson. Second-year running back Isaiah Crowell and rookie Duke Johnson combined for over 1,800 total yards last season. They can pretty much act as Cleveland's version of Bernard and Hill, but with much more upside.
At wide receiver, the situation is a little messy. Travis Benjamin is set to become a free agent. Meanwhile, Josh Gordon is still out of the league as he serves an indefinite suspension. A lot has to be decided here before we can even come close to broaching the subject.
Cleveland has been a wasteland from a fantasy perspective over the years. Things could very well change under Jackson, but he's going to need to get the personnel in place for it all to come together.