Review: Hue Jackson’s astoundingly bad tenure with the Browns will never be topped The NFL is designed to make bad teams good and vice versa. But boy did he do an astoundingly bad job, even by Browns standards. Inevitability:9.5 There was a fair share of pessimism when Jackson was hired in 2016 because of the Browns long track record of calamity. And if you werent already convinced it was going to be a bad year, the Browns appearance on HBOs Hard Knocks pretty much sealed the deal. Hilarity:2.3 If youre going to be a clown show, at least be the smiling clown who does balloon animals and juggles. My favorite football moment of recent memory was Louisiana Techs 87-yard fumble that can only be properly appreciated when set to Yakety Sax. But the Jackson era in Cleveland didnt even given us laughs. Legacy:9.9 Weird things happen in the NFL and its usually not wise to rule out anything. Jacksons tenure with the Browns is the worst ever and its not particularly close.