I don’t need to tell you that this world of ours has gone mad. Just check the headlines: Up is down, down is up, truth is an illusion, the internet is a disaster, robots are coming for our jobs, people are singing in bizarre masks on television and the Cleveland Browns are…a football team with a promising future?

It’s jarring. The Browns—the historic punching bag of historic punching bags—may be the most upbeat football franchise not currently in the NFL playoffs. They have a likable new coach, a top young quarterback, and,...