Forgive Browns fans if they don't have much hope for their favorite team. With decades of poor play on their resume, Cleveland actually might have their worst football team since the revival of the Browns in 1999. They currently sit at 0-10; a 0-16 season is a real possibility.

Despite their inadequacy in every facet of the game, their front office remains quite bullish on the future.

The new regime began orchestrating a massive rebuilding project this past offseason, making it quite possible that this season would go south like it has. Sometimes, the only way to go up is to go all the way down first.

Still on course

In a recent press conference, Cleveland's executive vice president Sashi Brown admitted that the 0-10 record is far from ideal, but he remained positive about the franchise's long-term future.

From ESPN's Pat McManamon:

“We always want to learn, but no, we are steadfast in our plan, and we feel like we're on the right course,” Brown said.

He added: “We always knew this was going to be a major challenge, where we sat with our roster, our cap situation and where we were standing at quarterback as well. So we know what we were undertaking.”

And: “We don't want to be here (at 0-10), but we also believe we're on the way to a much brighter future.”

While the Browns currently have the worst point-differential in the NFL at -126, they have been competitive at times. If not for a few late game collapses, they'd at least have a few wins.

Browns fans have heard similar declarations from team executives in the past, but there's a different feel this time. At this point, their fan base is willing to try anything, and more time is needed for Brown, who's in his first year.

Three-stage plan

Also, it helps that Brown has actually laid out a concrete plan, which he broke down for the media and their fans.

From McManamon:

What Brown did do was verbalize the plan, and in three parts:

1. Change the culture. That task mainly fell to Jackson, and Brown said Jackson has done a remarkable job keeping the team in line and playing hard despite the record. Which is a big step in any culture change.

2. Develop a core nucleus of young talent to build around. The Browns had 14 draft picks in 2016 and have two picks in each of the first two rounds in 2017. The problem here is the '16 draftees haven't made a major impact, the quarterback position remains a huge question mark and the Browns let a young core leave via free agency in lieu of building through the draft and compensatory picks.

3. Commit to the plan. Maintain continuity.

As Philadelphia 76ers fans can attest to, Browns supporters must “trust the process.”