The 30-13 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday told the story of a lot of things, one of the most important of which is the great disparity in talent that exists between the Browns and the top teams in the NFL.

The final scores of their games this season is a clear indicator of that.

The Browns lost 31-10 in the opener to the New York Jets, who are 9-5 and right in the thick of the wild-card playoff chase in the AFC.

They were outscored 24-0 in the second half and lost 34-20 to the Arizona Cardinals, who have already clinched the AFC West title with a 12-2 record.

They lost 31-10 and 37-3 to the Cincinnati Bengals, who are 11-3 and in first place in the AFC North, having already clinched a postseason spot.

They lost 30-9 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who, like the Jets, are 9-5 and in contention to make the AFC playoffs as a wild card.

And, after taking a 7-0 lead early in the game, they were outscored 30-6 the rest of the way by the two-time defending NFC champion Seahawks, who are 9-5 and poised to make the playoffs as a wild card.

Add it all up over those six games, and the Browns have been outscored by a count of 193 points to just 65. That’s an average of 32-11, or a 3-to-1 margin.

So, the Browns not only lose those games, but they do so decisively. They are not competitive in any way, shape or form.

It is a numbing statistic and means the Browns have to get three times better than they are now to trade punches evenly with the big boys and become a serious contender for the playoffs.

Only against the Denver Broncos, who are 10-4 and lead the AFC West, were the Browns in the game right to the end, losing 26-23 in overtime.

The story will unfold a little more over these final two games as the Browns meet Pittsburgh again along with the Kansas City Chiefs, who are 9-5 and battling the Steelers and Jets for those wild-card spots.

But the gist of this story is simply this: As Browns owner Jimmy Haslam determines whether or not to retain General Manager Ray Farmer, he needs to keep these statistics in mind. It is Farmer’s primary task as GM to procure talent, and, with a combined total of four first-round picks in the 2014 and ’15 NFL Drafts, he should have been able to get enough top-tier players who would have helped to reduce that aforementioned talent disparity tremendously. But the fact is that he has not done that. That is a death knell of an indictment in regard to his job performance.

Of those four picks, only quarterback Johnny Manziel, taken at No. 22 overall in 2014, looks as if he has a chance to be productive – and that’s only a 50-50 shot at best considering his off-the-field antics, which unbelievably, the Browns were unaware of or simply choose to ignore. Wow.

The other first-rounder that year, cornerback Justin Gilbert (No. 8 overall), has been a complete bust. He has done absolutely nothing.

In 2015, No. 12 overall choice Danny Shelton, a defensive tackle, is a starter on the worst run defense in the NFL, and the worst in team history. At No. 19, the Browns took offensive lineman Cameron Erving, who is continually being manhandled at the point of attack, getting thrown backward like a rag doll. He is starting now only because of injuries.

A team can’t swing and miss that many times on first-round picks in such a short period of time, especially in the rapid-fire span of two consecutive years that Farmer has, and expect to get better. The draft is a team’s lifeline. There is no life in the line provided by Farmer.

In many ways, it’s no wonder that head coach Mike Pettine looks so befuddled on the sideline. His hands are tied. He has a veritable pea-shooter to use while his opponents are firing back with howitzers. Pettine and the Browns have no chance at success, which has been painfully evident against the better teams. Their three wins have come against the Baltimore Ravens (4-10), Tennessee Titans (3-11) and San Francisco 49ers (4-10). That’s not exactly Murderers’ Row.

So in the very least, Farmer has to go. He has failed miserably. Pettine probably should get fired, too, because he has made some incredibly poor decisions, but if Haslam is determined to keep some form of stability heading into next season and as such is left to choose between the two men, there’s no question that Pettine should be the one spared the chopping block.