It's not hyperbole to say that has been the greatest quarterback in history this millennium. This time a year ago, the former No. 1 overall pick was fresh off a season where he helped break Cleveland's playoff drought (hadn't reached the postseason since 2002) and hand them a playoff victory for the first time since 1994. In that winning effort, he to sed three touchdowns and boasted a 115 pa ser rating.While things were trending in a positive direction coming off of that playoff
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