Celebrating What Isn’t

[Rook05]

I’ve come to marvel is the sheer amazingness that is the Cleveland Browns’ sucktitude*. Some of the more giggle-inducing facts I’ve come across include:

- Since 1999, they’ve lost 17 of 18 opening day games.
- The second team to go 0-16 this century.
- They have started 28 (and counting) different QBs over the past 18 years.
- Before starting his first game of his career, Brandon Weeden got stuck underneath a giant American flag.
- Since 2015, they’ve only been favorites in four games.
- The winningnest QB at home? Big Ben!

*Look, I know the end is nigh for the Pats, and I’ve seen the QB wilderness that retiring legends have left franchises with (see: Denver, Miami, San Francisco) but like Maximus’ buddy in Gladiator I say, “Not yet.”

 

[Hendu for Kutch]

They do have something in common with the Patriots. Both teams' last playoff victory was under Bill Belichick. So they have that going for them.

 

[dcmissle]

This is sad. I am old enough to remember very good Browns teams and know more than a few very loyal Cleveland fans.

It’s from no want of trying. There has probably been too much trying. Multiple ownerships, general managers, coaches, countless QBs. A lot of the people hired were experienced and competent. Come to Cleveland, meet the brick wall.

If one tried to screw things up, one almost could not have done a more effective job.

 

[DJnVa]

The Browns haven't won on a Sunday since December 2015.

 

[Bergs]

 

[BaseballJones]

I'm in a family pool where we pick against the spread each week (3 games only per person). It's just as hard to get it wrong every time as it is to get it right.

Not that this is the same thing, but it does seem kind of challenging for a team with the top pick in the draft seemingly every year to be this consistently bad, even if they were TRYING to be this bad.

It's actually kind of impressive in its own, strange, twisted way.

 

[CoolPapaLaSchelle]

Since he entered the league, Tom Brady has the same number of wins for the Browns (zero) as 10 actual Browns starting QBs:

Austin Davis
Ken Dorsey
Bruce Gradkowski
Kevin Hogan
Cody Kessler
DeShone Kizer
Thaddeus Lewis
Luke McCown
Connor Shaw
Spergon Wynn

For that matter, I am tied with the Brady 10 as well.

 

[singaporesoxfan]

In hindsight, how amazing was Romeo Crennel taking the Browns to a 10-6 season in 2007?

 

[Bergs]

Hue Jackson is currently sporting a 1-31 lifetime record as a head coach. In order for Bill Belichick to match that winning-percentage, he would have to lose his next 6,279 games in a row. That's the next 477 seasons, ending with the 2494 season.

 

[Harry Hooper]

In hindsight, how amazing was Romeo Crennel taking the Browns to a 10-6 season in 2007?

Shhh, the Bill/Bill coaching tree has done nothing.

 

[FredJones]

Hue Jackson is currently sporting a 1-31 lifetime record as a head coach. In order for Bill Belichick to match that winning-percentage, he would have to lose his next 6,279 games in a row. That's the next 477 seasons, ending with the 2494 season.

This only includes his Cleveland years. Including his one year in Oakland, he is 9-39.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/JackHu0.htm

 

[Bergs]

This only includes his Cleveland years. Including his one year in Oakland, he is 9-39.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/JackHu0.htm

You're right, of course. Counting HJ's Raider days, BB would have only have to lose his next 965, which he could get done in week 6 of the 2078 season.

 

[bakahump]

Would be a great exercise to document what Sosh THINKs the Browns should do.

For instance this year. Multiple outlets report needs as QB, RB and CB.

Are one of the Big Name QBs #1 overall worthy? Darnold?
Pretty well common opinion you cant waste the #1 overall on a RB
Is there a CB thats a true Difference maker? (No CB has ever been taken #1)

So what do you do? Has to be one of the Name QBs right?

Yes you can always say they should trade and Accrue picks but at the end of the day they also need to produce on things they themselves can control.

I will be very interested in the Combine to see How the QBs shape up.