X-factor: Resilience. As a kicker, you're judged by a very small sample size in which you're asked to kick a football through a pretty small window bound by two yellow posts and a matching crossbar. Joseph and Seibert had equal opportunities to kick during OTAs and minicamp and were mostly even. One day, Joseph would outkick Seibert, and vice versa the next. They'll have plenty of eyeballs on them during these practices, which will be subject to the scrutiny of a fan base that is tired of inconsistency at the position. The kickers will need poise and resilience, because they simply won't make every kick attempted. They'll have to move on to the next kick quickly and tune out any noise, because their jobs are on the line.

The biggest number: 76. That's the conversion rate for Browns kickers last season, and also coincidentally the number worn by the franchise's Hall of Fame kicker/lineman Lou "The Toe" Groza. Perhaps the current crop of kickers should look to Groza's likeness on the facade of the team's facility and aspire to be like him, and also to move past the number that is also the address of the building. Seventy-six percent is simply not good enough to win in the NFL. Joseph posted a mark of 85 percent after he joined the Browns mid-season, and whoever wins the job should aim for a similar (or higher) mark.

Says it all: "You have to want it here. They have to be smart enough not to get penalized. They have to obviously have the athleticism necessary to be great on kickoff coverage, punt coverage or whatever corps phase that he is on. We have some really good players here, and we are starting to identify who those players are. Through the rookies, through the veterans -- I did not know this team -- now, I am getting to know these guys and I understand who wants and who does not. The ones who want it, if they don't start on offense or defense, they are going to help us out. The ones that don't want it, if they don't start on offense or defense, they are going to be somewhere else. They are going to be on the street. I think guys understand that. This team has really bought into what we are all about. It starts with our head coach and on down to the rest of the coaches, assistant coaches, coordinators, everybody. The type of player that we want, the type of players that helps us win football games, that is what we are trying to identify as well." - Priefer on finding the best 11 players for special teams