Phil Dawson "is more than the team's MVP"

Terry Pluto's postgame scribbles from Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns

January 2, 2012

By Terry Pluto, The Plain Dealer

After the game, Phil Dawson mentioned he wasn't sure if he'd be back. There are a lot of Browns who should wonder about their futures here, but not Dawson. As he said, "I really missed only one kick all year." So true, as the others were victimized by bad snaps or blocking breakdowns. He is more than the team's MVP, he has been the one good thing about the Browns since the day they returned in 1999. Others came and went, but Dawson kept kicking field goals through the swirling wind on the lakefront.