CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Tashaun Gipson always had the gift of gab when he was with the Browns, and he let his former team have it on Monday as he prepares for his big homecoming with the Jaguars Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium.

"People say their next chance to win a football game is probably against the Jaguars, which probably ain't going to happen,'' the Pro Bowl safety said Monday on ESPN's Freddie and Fitz radio show. "They're probably going to finish 0-16. So you look at things like that, man, it's just a blessing to be able to get out of that situation and come to a situation like this where you know what winning feels like."

Gipson, who comes to town with the 6-3 Jaguars, predicted his sixth-ranked defense will shut out the 0-9 Browns and his offense will light it up.

"I truly hope that we hang 40 on them," Gipson said. "Their offense probably shouldn't score against our defense and I'm excited. That's the true thing.''

Gipson, who signed a five-year $36 million deal free-agent deal with the Jaguars after the 2015 season, including $12 million guaranteed, admitted he''ll have something extra for the Browns, who made almost no effort to keep him.

"When the whole situation went down with me, it was frustrating,'' he said. "Obviously, you get comfortable. ...You look at it and you say, 'I don't know what they were thinking.' I'm extremely excited with where I'm at right now, but it's definitely going to be personal man, for sure. It's personal and it's going to be exciting.''

Signed by former Browns GM Tom Heckert as an undrafted free agent out of Wyoming in 2012, Gipson is not only playing for a contender, he's playing great ball: He's tied for fourth in the NFL with three interceptions and is the No. 14 safety in the NFL according to profootballfocus.com.

Another safety the Browns let walk, Jordan Poyer, is 23rd overall and playing well for the Bills. Meanwhile, Browns safety Derrick Kindred is ranked No. 35 and Jabrill Peppers is No. 83.

"It's motivation right now because they don't have a safety on their roster that can do the things that I do,'' said Gipson, a 2014 Pro Bowler with the Browns.

Gipson ripped the Browns' front office for letting him and other star players go after the 2015 season such center Alex Mack (Falcons), right tackle Mitchell Schwartz (Chiefs) and receiver Travis Benjamin (Chargers).

The Browns also cut receiver Taylor Gabriel before last season, and he played in the Super Bowl for the Falcons last year. They cut cornerback Joe Haden this year and he was excelling for the Steelers before breaking his fibula last week.

"The guys who were able to walk out of that building, should've never walked out of that building, let's just be honest,'' he said. ". . . There's a reason why they won one game over the past X amount of 30 games and that's the one team that hasn't essentially regressed since 2015."

He added, "It sucks because they've got good players on the team that probably never get the due that they deserve, Isaiah Crowell, Christian Kirksey, guys like that who never get the due that they deserve because they're playing for an 0-9 team. I feel bad for those guys because it's nothing that they can do. It's the guys above them who make these decisions and, you know, it's unfortunate.''

He said he's kept in most contact with Haden, whom he talked to recently in Pittsburgh, where the Steelers are 7-2.

"He said 'Man, I'm so happy,''' said Gipson. "When you talk to (guys) that left that organization -- the first thing they say is they're happy. I talked to Schwartz last year and the first thing he said was, 'Man, I'm happy.' It says a lot.''

What's more, "These are good guys,'' said Gipson. "These aren't rotten apples in organizations. If these guys are happy and these guys are thriving in their new environment, it says a lot about what's going on internally inside that building.''

It hasn't been lost on Gipson that the 0-9 Browns passed on quarterbacks Carson Wentz and Deshaun Watson in the past two drafts. Watson was in the running for Rookie of the Year before a season-ending knee injury Nov. 2.

"Every time Carson Wentz pops up on the TV, somebody brings it up,'' he said. "I had to play against Deshaun Watson. It's unfortunate what happened to him, but that's going to be one of the best young quarterbacks in the league and one of the best quarterbacks in the league in the coming years. It's things like that you just continue to scratch your head. You've just got to look back and say, 'Man, I'm glad to get up out of there.'"

Gipson said he still talks to linebacker Christian Kirksey, but that most of his former teammates are gone.

"I can't read minds, but I can only imagine what's going on in those guys' minds over there," he said. "I mean, it's pretty bad."

Despite his ill-will toward the front office, Gipson still loves Browns fans,

"Coming from the situation in which I came, the way that I made it to Cleveland, the opportunity that I was granted and just the path that I paved for myself, I'll forever be in debt to the city of Cleveland,'' he said. "They helped me get to my first Pro Bowl, besides the God-given ability to go out there and make plays. The fans, they supported me, they loved me, they brought me in.

"It was never a situation where it was any ill will to the fans. I don't have any ill will because I'm blessed, but it's going to be a little different and honestly it's going to be exciting (to come back).''

Gipson might not be done ripping the Browns. He's agreed to participate on the conference call Wednesday with Cleveland media.