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I'll hate who I want. Thanks.Leave your hatred for the common criminal - 'hating' Modell for taking the Browns away is a waste of time.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I'll hate who I want. Thanks.Leave your hatred for the common criminal - 'hating' Modell for taking the Browns away is a waste of time.
As a former Browns fan, yeah, I'd say Good Riddance and ***** You is more appropriate for Modell.
On the other hand, had the Browns not moved I wouldn't have needed a new team and wouldn't have been a Patriots fan (although my wife already was).
Modell was a piece of ***** and I hope he rests in eternal agony.
Los Angeles lost the Raiders, Rams, and the Chargers. Do I hate the individuals involved with the decision? No. When it comes down to everything, it's just business.
As I said, I was a BelichickFan when he was in Cleveland so I liked him. He took a 3-13 team and turned them into a team that made the playoffs and beat Parcells in the playoffs. I don't count the last year as that was a debacle once the move was announced.
The staff he had there is well known and remarkable with the likes of Ozzie Newsome, Nick Saban, Kirk Ferentz among others.
At the end of the day, though, he was largely done in by the QB. He was proven right to get rid of Kosar but, unlike here, he didn't have Brady to step in. Testeverde was OK but Bernie was so loved in Cleveland that Bill was working from a very poisoned well.
The simplest way to put it is this :
In the last year before Belichick took over the Browns were 3-13 and allowed a league high 462 points.
In the *last year that Belichick was there the Browns were 11-5 and allowed a league low 204 points.
*last, again, doesn't count the poisoned year when the move was announced,.
Think about is, 3-13 to 11-5 and they allowed 44% as many points, the points allowed were more than cut in half. Most points allowed to least points allowed.
Instead he died a selfish, largely hated man who couldn't keep the team in his family anyway.
As I said, I was a BelichickFan when he was in Cleveland so I liked him. He took a 3-13 team and turned them into a team that made the playoffs and beat Parcells in the playoffs. I don't count the last year as that was a debacle once the move was announced.
The staff he had there is well known and remarkable with the likes of Ozzie Newsome, Nick Saban, Kirk Ferentz among others.
At the end of the day, though, he was largely done in by the QB. He was proven right to get rid of Kosar but, unlike here, he didn't have Brady to step in. Testeverde was OK but Bernie was so loved in Cleveland that Bill was working from a very poisoned well.
The simplest way to put it is this :
In the last year before Belichick took over the Browns were 3-13 and allowed a league high 462 points.
In the *last year that Belichick was there the Browns were 11-5 and allowed a league low 204 points.
*last, again, doesn't count the poisoned year when the move was announced,.
Think about is, 3-13 to 11-5 and they allowed 44% as many points, the points allowed were more than cut in half. Most points allowed to least points allowed.
He sold the team because he had to. I can't give any details as I didn't follow the bastard closely enough but it wasn't his choice. The whole point of moving in the first place was to keep the team in the family. Had he known the outcome he could have just sold it in Cleveland and spared himself the aggravation of being hated.Now wait a minute. I was under the impression that moving the team to Balty solved all his financial woes. Only since his death have I heard that he still had to sell the team due to money problems. I had always assumed that he sold the team because he was getting old or something.
I know, they can't get over him releasing Kosar. They love their Bernie. But the numbers are what they are. 3-13 to 11-5. Most points allowed to least point allowed.You may be the only Browns fan (ex) who likes Belichick.
He sold the team because he had to. I can't give any details as I didn't follow the bastard closely enough but it wasn't his choice. The whole point of moving in the first place was to keep the team in the family. Had he known the outcome he could have just sold it in Cleveland and spared himself the aggravation of being hated.
Believe me, it was the best thing that ever happened to me - especially as Belichick ended up here although, as I said, I was locked into the Patriots by then anyway. It definitely completed the circle though.But hey, BF, if it brought you over to our side, at least something good came out of it.
Yeah, that is "interesting". It won't end well. There was a thread about it on the Browns board I read, but it was merged into the :Anyway, I also saw a headline that the Browns are planning on doing some sort of tribute or moment of silence to honor Modell before tomorrow's home game against the Eagles. Talk about a rock and a hard place. :bricks:
I did some reading last night and couldn't find any more details either. There was a good quote from a friend of his who put it this way: "It became a league of billionaires and he was still just a millionaire."
Unfortunately this is the way it often goes down; the decisions of a few rich and/or powerful people at the top end up screwing thousands upon thousands of others (i.e. the fans.) Like when the city commissioner or whatever in New York decided he didn't like Walter O'Malley and absolutely positively would not give the Dodgers a new ballpark, so the Dodgers left, and thousands of baseball fans got their hearts broken.
But hey, BF, if it brought you over to our side, at least something good came out of it. I myself was more of a Packers fan at that time, and ironically it was the Packers beating the Patriots in the Super Bowl that made me realize I liked the Pats more.
Anyway, I also saw a headline that the Browns are planning on doing some sort of tribute or moment of silence to honor Modell before tomorrow's home game against the Eagles. Talk about a rock and a hard place. :bricks:
Don't know if you're kidding but Art Modell had nothing to do with Modells.I do like buying from Modells sporting goods though,they have some good stuff
Funny thing though is the fact that the nearest Modells store if you live in Cleveland is far east in Maryland ...haha
Don't know if you're kidding but Art Modell had nothing to do with Modells.
Say hi to the lying, cowardly, backstabbing drunkard Bob Irsay in Hell.