Josh McCown sacked 2016

Was the Browns 1-15 record, and Josh McCown getting sacked, in 2016 part of a plan or not?

(John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- How you view the Cleveland Browns 1-15 season influences your belief if your future.

If you believe they bumbled their way to the worst record in the NFL through some bad roster building, untimely injuries and unplanned lack of talent, then you might not feel great about the looming 2017 NFL Draft.

If you believe the reason was a planned teardown and almost a tanking with a plan to get high draft picks and rebuild the team with draft assets and lots of salary cap space, then you're probably feeling better about the hopes for the draft.

This is the debate on the question.

Browns beat writer Mary Kay Cabot is part of the no-plan gang.

Takes By The Lake co-host and noted blowhard Doug Lesmerises is totally on board with Sashi Brown Plan For a Better Browns Future and believes 1-15 was step one.

Zack Meisel moderates, and Doug and Mary Kay make their cases in a Takes By The Lake that went longer than usual because Doug would not stop talking.

If you missed any past episodes of Takes By The Lake, catch up on talk about the Browns, Cavs, Indians and Ohio State featuring experts on the subject from here at cleveland.com. Subscribe on iTunes or SoundCloud.