Browns braintrust

There's not much to smile about in Berea right now.

(Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It has been a rough couple days from a public relations standpoint for the Cleveland Browns. They lost four starters on Wednesday, chief among them offensive linemen Mitchell Schwartz and Alex Mack. Their handling of the Mitchell Schwartz negotiation, explained in-depth here by Mary Kay Cabot, has been widely panned.

Tashaun Gipson even said he viewed the Jaguars as a better opportunity to win than the Browns. The Jacksonville Jaguars!

In reality, as dark as it seems -- and it seems really dark -- the Browns weren't going anywhere whether they signed those guys or not and, frankly, this is what a complete teardown looks like.

Still, Adam Schefter took the opportunity to get his shot in as well.

If you can't listen, here's what he said:

"Players treat the Browns organization like it's a college experience -- four years and done."

If nothing else, the "Oh, snap" reaction of the reporter sitting next to him is priceless.

(H/T to The Big Lead and 92.3 The Fan's Keith Britton.)