Steelers fans have another reason to be thankful they aren't Browns fans

The Steelers head into the Thanksgiving holiday with a lot to be thankful for. Despite a lot of obstacles and doubts, this team has defied expectations and has performed well. This comes after a long stretch of mediocre seasons and really bad offenses highlighted by horrible quarterback play. While the overturn was needed, it kept expectations low because of all of the new on this team.

On the flip side of things, the rival Browns were in an opposite boat. They were year three into the Deshaun Watson experiment, and the team around him had been properly built up. The defense was filled with stars and the offense had a revamped receiver room along with a stable of capable running backs. Cleveland was a sleeper Super Bowl pick for a lot of people this year.

As we have now seen, the roles have reversed, as the Browns are once again struggling to win games while the Steelers are viewed as competitors. While we should be thankful as fans to root for Pittsburgh, the entire makeup of both teams this holiday season should remind us just how grateful we should be for our team over Cleveland.

The Steelers are in a far better spot than the Browns

Despite being similar teams, it feels like these franchises are polar opposites right now. Both teams have built strong defenses and conservative offenses built around the run. However, the issue that really separates the teams is their quarterback rooms.

Both teams were looking for the future of their franchises just a few seasons ago. The Steelers were fresh off the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger and had a clear interest in the top names in the draft. In the end, the hometown here Kenny Pickett was given the keys to the castle. The Browns thought they had their guy in Baker Mayfield, but his erratic play left the fanbase a lot to be desired. They ultimately went all in on Deshaun Watson.

Neither option played out. Granted, Cleveland invested far more in their quarterback room, but both Pickett and Watson have been objectively bad since joining their respective teams. Both teams suffered through multiple bad seasons, but the Steelers have already seemingly come out of the other side.

They traded Pickett away this past year and cut their losses. In return, they signed Russell Wilson for peanuts while also adding Justin Fields for insurance. Cleveland is stuck with Watson now given his guaranteed contract, and their options are slim.

Take away the sustained success and future of both franchises and Watson being such a detriment to the Browns is the icing on the cake. The Watson move is likely going to set this franchise back to step one. While the Steelers also need to sort out their long-term option at quarterback, I have much more faith in them than the Browns, and that is something to be thankful for.