Since returning to Cleveland in 1999, the Browns have been a revolving door of sadness. This is indisputable.

In that time, the team has gone 87-185 (.320 winning percentage) with just two winning seasons, one playoff appearance and zero playoff wins. By comparison, from 2009-2015, the Patriots went 85-27, including two Super Bowl appearances.

Most of the Browns' ineptitude can be traced to the organization's inability to find a franchise quarterback -- though it wasn't from lack of trying. The Browns have had a whopping 24 starting quarterbacks since '99.

And they'll almost certainly hit 25 next season; Josh McCown, who started eight games in 2015, will be 37 this summer, and 2014 first-round pick Johnny Manziel (six starts), will be released in the coming weeks.

The Browns again have a new coaching staff and front office, and they also have the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Selecting a quarterback is a real possibility. In the meantime, Cleveland.com has taken on the unenviable task of reliving the past, perhaps in the hopes that the organization can avoid the same mistakes going forward (though learning from history hasn't been the Browns' strong suit).

For an idea of just how bad the it has been, here are some of the lowlights from Cleveland.com readers ranking the 10 best Browns quarterbacks since 1999.

Josh McCown ranks 10th even though he went 1-7 in eight starts. He did complete 64 percent of his passes with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. Still, he went 1-7.

More amazing: Johnny Manziel ranks ninth. The same Johnny Manziel that won't ever play another game for the Browns because of a litany of off-field issues -- including reportedly wearing a disguise to a Las Vegas casino hours before the Browns' regular-season finale against the Steelers this season. On the field, Manziel showed promise, though he was just 2-6 as a starter. He did complete 57.8 of his throws with seven touchdowns and five interceptions.

Sadly, Johnny Manziel has been one of the Browns' best QBs since 1999. (USATSI)
Sadly, Johnny Manziel has been one of the Browns' best QBs since 1999. (USATSI)

Manziel was the 22nd pick in the 2014 draft. Two years before, the 22nd pick was Brandon Weeden, who ranks eighth on the list. This is the same Brandon Weeden who was released by the Browns two months before they drafted Manziel, and who was so unimpressive with the Cowboys in 2015 that Jerry Jones benched (and later released) him for Matt Cassel.

Brian Hoyer comes in at No. 7. (Related: God, this is depressing.) Here's all you need to know about Hoyer, who started a playoff game for the Texans in January and played so poorly that fans started a "We want Weeden!" chant (Houston signed Weeden after Dallas dumped him). To Hoyer's credit, in parts of two seasons with the Browns he went 10-6. And while QB wins is a terrible measure of success, Cleveland is in no position to summarily dismiss any positive developments, even if they mean little statistically.

The Top 3 include Jeff Garcia, Kelly Holcomb and '99 first-overall pick Tim Couch. Garcia played one season in Cleveland (2014) and the Browns went 4-12. He completed 57 percent of his passes with 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Couch played five seasons in Cleveland, went 22-37 and completed 59.8 percent of his passes with a respectable 64-67 TD/INT ratio. Holcomb, meanwhile, is the only quarterback to start a playoff game for the team. And yes, they ended up losing in the most Browns way possible.

If you're wondering, Cleveland.com writers Zack Meisel and Dan Labbe ranked the quarterbacks too; both had Derek Anderson No. 1 -- he led the team to 10 wins in 2007. One had Manziel No. 10 while the other ranked Johnny Football ... dead last.

So yeah. It's incredibly difficult to get fired up to the max about the Browns when this is their history.