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<blockquote data-quote="GoIrish" data-source="post: 639283" data-attributes="member: 11480"><p>Here's a long-winded pointless bunch of words...</p><p></p><p>My first foray into cheering for Green Bay was when the Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens. I didn't watch much football while there were no "Browns" but when I paid much attention I cheered for Green Bay - there was something I felt was similar about them (no offense!!! I mean it more towards the old school tradition of the Browns, not the black hole disaster they have become).</p><p></p><p>In '99 I excitedly cheered for the terrible expansion team that was (and is) the *new* Cleveland Browns. I kept on doing so for the last 15 years, with less and less excitement. I don't watch much anymore (I don't have NFL ticket and don't live in Ohio). It's been painful. I'm 33, and grew up in Ohio with the Browns just being the family team - due to location, not because my parents had grown up as fans. Sometimes I wonder...what team would I have cheered for, if I hadn't just grown up a Browns fan? What do you do when most of your memories of "cheering" have been self-deprecating jokes about the new ways your team can find to prove its incompetence?</p><p></p><p>It's very hard to continue to cheer or be at all excited about such an inept organization which shows no signs of improvement, so I decide I will cheer also for Green Bay. They are what I wish the Browns could be. I like Aaron Rodgers and his old school demeanor (including his facemask/chinstrap). I like that the team uniforms are classic and that tradition is important. I like that Lambeau Field is legendary, that it gets extremely cold and that the fans would rather sit and freeze than be in a dome watching their team play on fake grass.</p><p></p><p>Today I even took a silly quiz on foxsports.com "Which NFL team should you really be cheering for?" - it said Green Bay. I wasn't surprised. </p><p></p><p>I'm sure this comes off as a fair-weather fan looking for brighter pastures...and it's probably true. Don't judge too harshly though, just be glad the Packers don't play anything like the Browns. Be especially grateful they aren't run like the Browns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoIrish, post: 639283, member: 11480"] Here's a long-winded pointless bunch of words... My first foray into cheering for Green Bay was when the Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens. I didn't watch much football while there were no "Browns" but when I paid much attention I cheered for Green Bay - there was something I felt was similar about them (no offense!!! I mean it more towards the old school tradition of the Browns, not the black hole disaster they have become). In '99 I excitedly cheered for the terrible expansion team that was (and is) the *new* Cleveland Browns. I kept on doing so for the last 15 years, with less and less excitement. I don't watch much anymore (I don't have NFL ticket and don't live in Ohio). It's been painful. I'm 33, and grew up in Ohio with the Browns just being the family team - due to location, not because my parents had grown up as fans. Sometimes I wonder...what team would I have cheered for, if I hadn't just grown up a Browns fan? What do you do when most of your memories of "cheering" have been self-deprecating jokes about the new ways your team can find to prove its incompetence? It's very hard to continue to cheer or be at all excited about such an inept organization which shows no signs of improvement, so I decide I will cheer also for Green Bay. They are what I wish the Browns could be. I like Aaron Rodgers and his old school demeanor (including his facemask/chinstrap). I like that the team uniforms are classic and that tradition is important. I like that Lambeau Field is legendary, that it gets extremely cold and that the fans would rather sit and freeze than be in a dome watching their team play on fake grass. Today I even took a silly quiz on foxsports.com "Which NFL team should you really be cheering for?" - it said Green Bay. I wasn't surprised. I'm sure this comes off as a fair-weather fan looking for brighter pastures...and it's probably true. Don't judge too harshly though, just be glad the Packers don't play anything like the Browns. Be especially grateful they aren't run like the Browns. [/QUOTE]
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