The Cleveland Browns are the unluckiest team in the NFL

"Really displaying your maturity as a debater arent ya? Hope forfeiting conduct points are worth it." Never thought the great imabench wouldn't be able to take a joke. Hope loosing some self-respect was worth it. On Field Performance "Cleveland Browns are indeed the unluckier team using the measurement of overall record." False, because the Cleveland Browns, as you know, are in one of the most competitive divisions in the NFL and have had some consistently weak players. They at least have an excuse for their poor overall record. "The Browns have been criticized from fans, writers, and even coaches and players for bad play, and that criticism goes back way further than just 2012..." Completely wrong. AFC-NFC Pro Bowl Game (as I've already cited) is the only major all-star game in all professional sports that draws lower TV ratings than its regular-season games. This has been the case now for over two decades. In fact, the level of play was so underwhelming that the NFL commissioner in 2012 considered banning the all-star game all together (http://dailycaller.com...). In the end they just did away with the AFC, NFC conference teams instead. "The Browns have been much more unlucky in being criticized for their perofmance than the AFC All Star team was, to the point that its not even a contest." You're wrong again. The AFC All Star Team is one of only two teams in the last 10 years to be banned from the NFL Players Association due to poor fanfare and on the field performance. "The AFC all star team at least had the luxury to have good players on their rosters." Which makes it extremely unfortunate and inexplicable that they could never seem to keep fans happy, Unlucky Draft Choices "When it comes to drafting players, the Browns have been very unlucky in not only failing to draft great players, but even the players they do draft turn out to be massive busts." The more embarrassing bust is being kicked out of the NFL after you've drafted an all-star team. If anyone has had an unlucky history of drafting players then, its the AFC /NFC teams. Unlucky QB Trouble "The most famous position the Browns have been lacking at is the QB position, where since 2005 the Browns have had 15 different people start at QB, about 1 and a half per year." The AFC teams have tended to feature a new quarterback every single quarter during a game. Nobody has been more inconsistent at quarterback or used more QBs per game the AFC / NFC teams. "No other team has gone through as many QB's in that time without findign someone reliable as the Cleveland Browns," Wrong again, the AFC quarterbacks have featured guys like Carson Palmer, Trent Green, Derek Andersen, Vince Young, and Andy Dalton. All high-draft pick players that completely failed to live up to their hype and have never won a superbowl. Then of course there was Dan Marino. Poor Dan! Unlucky Division Difficulty "The Browns are in the same division as the Bengals, the Steelers, and the Ravens, and they have sucked in their division tremendously" So they are in a difficult division while still having a weak overall franchise. How is this less lucky than having all-star players but still having a 3-5 record for the last 10 years? Either the AFC's schedule is harder, or they just suck while having good players. Either way its extraordinary unlucky. Players Getting Arrested "Browns have had 20 players arrested for off the field incidents." Please. This isn't even the most in the NFL. Unlucky Coaching Issues "The Browns, like draft picks, also cant get good coaches." At least their coaches get six figure salaries per game and have an incentive to win (trip to the superbowl). The AFC team was consistently stacked with the coaches & staff from the division runner up for a game that's virtually pointless and doesn't effect at all the regular season. Uniforms "Con cannot prove in any shape or form that the AFC championship team have the absolute worst uniforms." Actually I can. By using free-market principles we can determine that the AFC Pro Bowl jersey's are some of the least popular and least valuable jersey's in NFL history. A 2011 AFC Pro Bowl jersey goes for about $20 (http://www.ebay.com...) But the ugly vintage Steelers jerseys can go up to about $100 (http://www.ebay.com...) Seriously. How many NFL collectors do you know that want to buy a Pro Bowl jersey? Stadium "when it comes to stadiums, the Browns have proven to be more unlucky than the AFC All-Star team." Nope. Because when the Browns play at home you know they at least get some home field advantage from the fans. The AFC teams have had no such luck.