The Cleveland Browns probably couldn't have picked a worse time to send general manager Ray Farmer out to the press for his midseason press conference on Tuesday.
It was the first time he's met with the press during the regular season, and since then, he's served his four-game suspension, drawn criticism for the big signing + lack of production of WR Dwayne Bowe, and seen none of his high-level draft picks make significant contributions on gameday. Topping all of that off, the Browns are a disappointing 2-6, and minutes before Farmer appeared, reports indicated that he tried to trade the team's future Hall of Fame left tackle, Joe Thomas, to the Denver Broncos.