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Ninja Scooter · Dec 1, 2015

It used to be a title reserved for the Clippers but they have since turned out a string of respectable seasons despite Chris Paul and Blake Griffin being the most hated men in the NBA. I can't think of a franchise, at least in american sports, who have put together such a consistent run of failure in everything they do. Let's discuss.

Escape Goat · Dec 1, 2015

Whats a Brown?

ramuh · Dec 1, 2015

Their draft picks have been a joke. And they are poorly coached. Piss poor football team.

Mortemis · Dec 1, 2015

The Browns are the Browns, and no one can do it quite like they can.

"It" as in lose. So yeah.

CreeperBlocks · Dec 1, 2015

That's not Edmonton Oilers or Philadelphia 76ers

Eos · Dec 1, 2015

76ers get my vote

firebricks3 · Dec 1, 2015

Not when the 76ers are as bad as they are right now.

NihonTiger90 · Dec 1, 2015

Right now? Sixers are worse.

Of all time? Lions may be worse. At least the Browns have playoff wins.

GoldenEye 007 · Dec 1, 2015

Pretty amazing documentary on the Browns since they were resurrected. If you've got 24 minutes to sit through some great history, here you go!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6qrW1mdRmQ

Stinkles · Dec 1, 2015

If by worst, you mean "most evil" , then no, it's the Loosely Affiliated Blob of States and Cities That Can't Field Their Own Team But Mostly Boston Last Refuge of a Scoundrels.

bionic77 · Dec 1, 2015

Nope it's the Pats because they are cheating skunks.

Sho_Nuff82 · Dec 1, 2015

Derek Anderson: *laughs*

The clown show starts with the ownership. Firing coaches who do a decent job with mediocre talent doesn't do anyone any good, and undermines anyone who tries to implement a new system that guys are slow to buy into. It also undermines team discipline. The Sacramento Kings have the same problem.

The Browns dumped their Head Coach and starting QB a year and two years after their lone winning season (10-6 in 2007) of the last decade, ostensibly because said QB was injured.

Those of you saying the Sixers must be really, really young. They are the worst current team, but that franchise has only known true misery for a chunk of years at a time at best.

Mac the KNife · Dec 1, 2015

The Detroit Football Lions.

Fathead · Dec 1, 2015

Daniel Snyder and the Washington Racial Slurs.

Admiral Woofington · Dec 1, 2015

Coincidentally the Cleveland show sucked.

Zee-Row · Dec 1, 2015

I feel bad for the Browns sometimes.

entremet · Dec 1, 2015

lol

what a loss.

GoldenEye 007 · Dec 1, 2015

Admiral Woofington said:
Coincidentally the Cleveland show sucked.

Drew Carey show was pretty great, though!

Arkos · Dec 1, 2015

Ehhhh. I would think it's a team you hardly ever even think about. Have the Bucks, Timberwolves, Raptors, ever done anything at all? I certainly can't think of anything. Vince Carrer I guess.

They may be the flashiest, most famous bad franchise though.

mr2xxx · Dec 1, 2015

Yep, If you leave Cleveland you win suprbowls.

DiscoJer · Dec 1, 2015

Rams? They haven't had a winning season since 2003 and only 4 winning seasons since they've been in St. Louis. And no hope to improve.

Narag · Dec 1, 2015

https://subwayrecord.wordpress.com/2015/10/27/every-browns-loss-since-1999-ranked/

SirMossyBloke · Dec 1, 2015

I thought that was the Maple Leafs?

SMattera · Dec 1, 2015

DiscoJer said:
Rams? They haven't had a winning season since 2003 and only 4 winning seasons since they've been in St. Louis. And no hope to improve.

Uh...they've won a Superbowl. And then went to another. And that was less than 20 years ago.

LOLDSFAN · Dec 1, 2015

Escape Goat said:
Whats a Brown?

The butt of every Super Bowl joke.

Yawnier · Dec 1, 2015

Edmonton Oilers. Four 1st overall draft picks since 2010, and a top 3 pick in 2014 and are still shit.

Maple Leafs, 76ers, Lions, Browns would all be up there though

MagicWithEarvin · Dec 1, 2015

If you want to talk about failure, it's got to be the Buffalo Bills, right? I mean... 4 straight Super Bowl appearances and they lost all of them. They haven't done anything of relevance for over 20 years now.

linkboy · Dec 1, 2015

Sho_Nuff82 said:
Derek Anderson: *laughs*

The clown show starts with the ownership. Firing coaches who do a decent job with mediocre talent doesn't do anyone any good, and undermines anyone who tries to implement a new system that guys are slow to buy into. It also undermines team discipline. The Sacramento Kings have the same problem.

The Browns dumped their Head Coach and starting QB a year and two years after their lone winning season (10-6 in 2007) of the last decade, ostensibly because said QB was injured.

Those of you saying the Sixers must be really, really young. They are the worst current team, but that franchise has only known true misery for a chunk of years at a time at best.

Pretty much. Nobody has a chance to actually build anything because the Browns are always hitting the reset button.

It's a wonder they can't figure that out.

It all starts with the ownership, see the mess that the 49ers are currently as a prime example. They're going to be the West Coast version of the Browns if Jed York doesn't pull his head out of his ass and fix the mess that he created.

earvcunanan said:
If you want to talk about failure, it's got to be the Buffalo Bills, right? I mean... 4 straight Super Bowl appearances and they lost all of them. They haven't done anything of relevance for over 20 years now.

That's still 4 more Super Bowls then the Browns (both old and new) have ever gotten to. Hell, the last time Cleveland sniffed a Super Bowl was 1989, where they couldn't beat Denver.

LionPride · Dec 1, 2015

Currently? No
All Time? Maybe, Lions have a case even though they have the greatest RB in history

FloydtheFathead · Dec 1, 2015

earvcunanan said:
If you want to talk about failure, it's got to be the Buffalo Bills, right? I mean... 4 straight Super Bowl appearances and they lost all of them. They haven't done anything of relevance for over 20 years now.

At least they made it...

Cleveland hasn't won dick since the fucking 60s in all sports.

Jesus, even Detroit has the freaking Red Wings.

So Scooter, in terms of worst franchise in NFL.. Detroit still has a lead. But in all sports.. Absolutely.

LionPride said:
Currently? No
All Time? Maybe, Lions have a case even though they have the greatest RB in history

I didn't know Jim Brown played for Detroit..

doctorcdcs · Dec 1, 2015

SirMossyBloke said:
I thought that was the Maple Leafs?

It is, and I like the team.

eloestmn · Dec 1, 2015

I dont know, they used to have Belicheat as their coach and even drafted Ray Lewis until they decided to move to Baltimore, change their names to the Ravens, and win 2 Superbowls. So they did alright.

Now this expansion team "we feel sorry for you Cleveland" Browns 2.0, yeah....them nephews are pretty awful.

spawnsniper · Dec 1, 2015

LOLDSFAN said:
The butt of every Super Bowl joke.

I thought that was sanchez? Well, minus the superbowl talk.

gutter_trash · Dec 1, 2015

CreeperBlocks said:
That's not Edmonton Oilers or Philadelphia 76ers

Oilers' dynasty era shields them. Leafs have been consistantly worse

Beowulf28 · Dec 1, 2015

Ummm Tennessee Titans?

Its okay we tend to suck in a quiet way

Cormano · Dec 1, 2015

In American sports. A lot of Football teams have been around for close to a 100 years and never won a league.

FloydtheFathead · Dec 1, 2015

Beowulf28 said:
Ummm Tennessee Titans?

Its okay we tend to suck in a quiet way

Nope.. Still better. McNair was a god and y'all played one of the best Super Bowls of all time.

JABEE · Dec 1, 2015

bionic77 said:
Nope it's the Pats because they are cheating skunks.

This. Give Kave some respect!

GraveRobberX · Dec 1, 2015

I'm still happy Elway ethered their fucking souls

Sorry Kave

Also as Best-GAF would say "Fuck the Knicks!"

Ban Puncher · Dec 1, 2015

I thought everyone in America hated the Patriots because they are cheating scum and the Knicks because they are the Knicks.

FloydtheFathead · Dec 1, 2015

Man Puncher said:
I thought everyone in America hated the Patriots because they are cheating scum and the Knicks because they are the Knicks.

Worst as in incompetent.

Kastrioti · Dec 1, 2015

It's a battle between the Lions, Browns, Clippers and Cubs. The Browns have at least made a Super Bowl since the Super Bowl era started. The Detroit Lions have only won one playoff game in the last 50 years and have not reached the Super Bowl (despite having some solid teams).

The Detroit Lions though have been relevant since 2010 in the NFL and the Browns somehow managed to match the Lions in futility from 2000-2008 when Matt Millen was our GM.

The Cubs haven't won anything since what, 1918? They've had recent success though.

G-Fex · Dec 1, 2015

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Fathead · Dec 1, 2015

Kastrioti said:
It's a battle between the Lions, Browns, Clippers and Cubs. The Browns have at least made a Super Bowl since the Super Bowl era started. The Detroit Lions have only won one playoff game in the last 50 years and have not reached the Super Bowl (despite having some solid teams).

The Detroit Lions though have been relevant since 2010 in the NFL and the Browns somehow managed to match the Lions in futility from 2000-2008 when Matt Millen was our GM.

The Cubs haven't won anything since what, 1918? They've had recent success though.

The browns have never been to a super bowl

KingBroly · Dec 1, 2015

Kastrioti said:
It's a battle between the Lions, Browns, Clippers and Cubs. The Browns have at least made a Super Bowl since the Super Bowl era started. The Detroit Lions have only won one playoff game in the last 50 years and have not reached the Super Bowl (despite having some solid teams).

The Detroit Lions though have been relevant since 2010 in the NFL and the Browns somehow managed to match the Lions in futility from 2000-2008 when Matt Millen was our GM.

The Cubs haven't won anything since what, 1918? They've had recent success though.

Cubs last title was 1908.

The Browns have never made a Super Bowl, nor have they ever hosted one. Since 1999, they've had 42 losses where the lead changes in the final minute, 22 of which happened on the final play.

Kastrioti · Dec 1, 2015

Fathead said:
The browns have never been to a super bowl

You're right, I was thinking of John Elway's "The Drive" and was thinking Super Bowl game for some reason. More salt on the wound, I guess.

Buffalo Bills have it pretty bad going to 4 straight Super Bowl's and not getting a SB out of it.

jwhit28 · Dec 1, 2015

They haven't had a franchise QB since they came back from the dead as a team. That's a special kind of terrible.

Saganator · Dec 1, 2015

While people are throwing out baseball teams, what about the Pirates? They've only been above .500 6 years of my entire 31 years of existence.

TickleMeElbow · Dec 1, 2015

The Blue Jackets?

TheGreyHulk · Dec 1, 2015

Only the Browns can rebuild themselves only to leave and win a super bowl as the Baltimore Ravens. It's such a Browns thing to do, as is getting the pitty expansion Browns who continue their tradition of suckage.

The Browns.... They're just The Browns. It's like they're cursed.

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