BROWNS update

As the NFL free agency period begins, the Cleveland Browns are finally addressing an area of the team that is usually a hallmark of playoff teams - the offensive line.

The Browns have signed center LeCharles Bentley of New Orleans, the top-ranked player overall in ESPN.com's ratings of unrestricted free agents. The team also reached an agreement in principle with Atlanta Falcons left offensive tackle Kevin Shaffer, ESPN.com's 26th-rated free agent.

If you can't control the line of scrimmage (and the Browns haven't since being re-born in 1999) you will not be a winning football team. A good offensive line can make a great quarterback out of a good one. A bad offensive line and wouldn't matter who your QB is your team won't win consistently.

I also like the fact that Bentley is a native Clevelander and an Ohio State alum.