AP

In what’s become a frequent sequence of events, the Browns ended the 2015 season and then made sweeping changes to their front office and coaching staff.

Coaches, executives, systems and players have come and gone frequently since the Browns rejoined the league in 1999 and the only constant has been that the team keeps on losing. Executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown would like to see a different kind of consistency from the organization.

During an appearance on Sirius XM NFL Radio with Bob Papa and Solomon Wilcots, Brown referred to the stability in Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Cincinnati and the results that have come for those teams as the antithesis to what’s gone on in Cleveland.

“I think it’s tremendously important,” Brown said. “One of the quickest ways to be bad for a long time is to keep making changes in this league. Success isn’t built overnight. I think the teams we all admire around the league have had that continuity that is a little bit circular. But I absolutely think that [owners] Jimmy and Dee [Haslam] understand the importance of continuity. We understand our biggest, in the division, our biggest barrier to success is a lack of continuity.”

Brown also talked about the Haslams wanting to build a system of their own, which are familiar words when a new regime takes over even if it explains why the idea of continuity didn’t lead to holding onto many veterans in free agency. That may not be a bad thing given the on-field results in Cleveland, but it remains to be seen if the Browns will have a reason or the resolve to stay the course.