Armchair_QB
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YGBFKM said:Ok, let's get to the real question: shirttier town, Cleveland or Baltimore?
Baltimore.
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YGBFKM said:Ok, let's get to the real question: shirttier town, Cleveland or Baltimore?
Double Down said:Norrin Radd said:RIP?
The man's historic impact on the game itself was minimal....
If not for Rozelle, Mara and Modell, there would be no revenue sharing, and that socialist principle is probably what made the NFL what it is today. Modell also came up with the idea for Monday Night Football, which played a huge role in the growth of the game. Hate him all you want, but his impact was not minimal.
Azrael said:Does Fort Wayne still mourn the Pistons? Does Pottsville still dream of the Maroons?
dooley_womack1 said:I remember Modell popped a quarter in when my meter was about to run out. I left the car parked an extra hour.
BTExpress said:You know, with the shifting demographics of the country, if the NFL was starting from scratch, Cleveland would have a tough case saying its barely-top 30 metro area deserved a team at all over the other borderline (but at least growing) candidates.
So maybe, just maybe, instead of wallowing in misery and heartbreak and bitterness and hatred, its citizens could step back for a moment and realize how lucky they are for what they have.
Because the only reason it has ANYTHING is because it was once a great city, 3-4 generations ago. It really deserves little based on what it is today.
BTExpress said:You know, with the shifting demographics of the country, if the NFL was starting from scratch, Cleveland would have a tough case saying its barely-top 30 metro area deserved a team at all over the other borderline (but at least growing) candidates.
So maybe, just maybe, instead of wallowing in misery and heartbreak and bitterness and hatred, its citizens could step back for a moment and realize how lucky they are for what they have.
Because the only reason it has ANYTHING is because it was once a great city, 3-4 generations ago. It really deserves little based on what it is today.
LongTimeListener said:At the risk of lighting oop's Bat signal, the whole "franchise move" thing is one significant part that always gets omitted in discussion of how wonderfully fair and democratic the NFL's business model is. There has been, what, one MLB franchise moved in the last 40 years? By my count the NFL has had six moves involving five teams since 1980 (the Raiders going twice of course), and damn near half the league has been perceived as a serious threat to move at one time or another.
Boom_70 said:LongTimeListener said:At the risk of lighting oop's Bat signal, the whole "franchise move" thing is one significant part that always gets omitted in discussion of how wonderfully fair and democratic the NFL's business model is. There has been, what, one MLB franchise moved in the last 40 years? By my count the NFL has had six moves involving five teams since 1980 (the Raiders going twice of course), and damn near half the league has been perceived as a serious threat to move at one time or another.
Likely because MLB does not want to risk losing their anti trust exemption. A status that the NFL does not enjoy.