During the season, Cleveland Browns fans vote in SB Nation Reacts to express their confidence level in the team or their thoughts on other topics.
The Browns are coming off the bye, and saw fan confidence tick up by 9 percentage points up to 18%. It’s nothing drastic, but it’s the type of small bump I expected because Cleveland fans didn’t have to suffer through the stigma of a loss last week. I think some of the bump has to do with the expectations that they’ll beat the Jets this week too. Speaking
of the Jets, their confidence sits pretty high at 56% for a 1-7 team. At first, I thought maybe it was that high because fans loved the haul of first-round picks the organization acquired during the trade deadline. However, it was actually the win over the Bengals (before their bye) that propelled the fan confidence up to the 50s.
We asked two other questions to fans this week, the first of which asked if fans approved of how the Browns handled the trade deadline. Only 28% of fans gave that approval, which I think was a bit harsh. The team was not going to drastically upgrade the offense, and would rather grow through the upcoming draft. The Cam Robinson trade hasn’t quite done anything positive yet, but it was a decent effort. Tyson Campbell also looks like he could be a nice fit for the defense.
Our other question asked who fans expect to win this weekend’s Browns vs. Jets game. 64% of Browns fans think Cleveland will get the win, while 36% see the Jets coming out on top.
