NFL

[limacharley]

New season is about to kick off.

Who's your team? Go Packers.

[T-Bone]

Since the day I was born I've always been a Browns fan; born and raised in suburban Cleveland and have always gone to the games consistently even up to this day. I've never been ashamed of it and have never hidden my allegiance. Every other team is 'The Enemy'.

Today I live in Columbus where there is a good majority of Browns fans, but also some Bengals fans and a smattering of Spittsburgh fans. It depends on how those teams perform as to whether you see (or hear) their fans or not. If the Bungles are winning they all come out of the woodwork shouting 'Who Dey' and that 'Welcome to the Jungle' BS. Squeelers fans are typically confident and boorish...strut around like peacocks spitting "Luv 'ya Black n Gold." Makes me want to upchuck. They're a vocal bunch..."One more for our Big Toe" or whatever babble they dribble. But like Bungles fans, when the Squeelers lose a few games, all the jerseys and gear come off and their fans get awfully humble. It's easy to root for a team that wins way more than they lose. Try standing by a team that loses all the time...and every Browns fans recognizes the futility, but it changes nothing about who they root for.

For all the Bengals and Steelers fans out here...sorry for the rant....but I hope they lose every game they play this year other than splitting their AFC Central division games. 

GO BROWNS!!!

[that ought to stir things up]

[Greg]

Dallas Cowboys, ever since I was a kid - remember the Tom Landry (coach) days?  Roger Staubach & Danny White at QB?

I don't follow as closely as I used to, but always look for their stats.

[RHYBAK]

FOOTBALL

I thought it stood for Northern Fishing League

[fishtildark]

T-bones rant to the contrary, I don't think the Steeler fans are fair weather as they wear the garb year round. I only own two pieces of Steeler merchandise, a Polamalu Jersey because my daughter got It for me and a terrible towel because ,well,  because. I don't get all worked up as a Steelers fan but try not to let them ruin my Sundays, although I don't imagine they have ruined as many of mine as the Brownies have ruined T bones. We do have to thank Ohio for Ben and for the Browns not picking him in the draft as they may have picked before the Steelers. All that said, I feel for the Browns fans and can relate... We have the Pirates... Theres 38 years of futility...

[SgtCrabby]

Dallas Cowboys - no surprise there.
@Greg, I didn't think someone else here liked da 'boys.  You do have the 1st coach and a pair of QBs correct.

@RHYBAK ; I like your name for the acronym , a buddy of mine says it stands for the National Felons League  (he's also a Browns fan)...

[SgtCrabby]

Oh, and my wife is a Stealers fan...

[T-Bone]

Exactly what I was sayin'...

It's so transparent...every time. 

Good luck to all teams...except those that aren't the Browns....

[fishtildark]

Crabby s buddy is pretty much dead on..slogan should be "making millionaires out of Criminals for over 50 years. "I prefer college to the pros and yes, T bone , Penn State. I think the best thing to do to forget the Browns may be to go fishing again in Kipawa.. Have a good trip.

[BH]

I feel safe living in the Cleveland area being a Bears fan since the Browns and Bears typicaly only play in the meaningless 4th preseason game.  May even convert some Browns fans into Bears fans this year since the Bears drafted local quarterback #2.  Hope the Bears can win more than 3 games this year, which will be a couple more than the Browns.  Da Bears!

[T-Bone]

Hope the Bears can win more than 3 games this year, which will be a couple more than the Browns.  Da Bears!

Not easy being a Bears fan either, but every one I've met who is a Bears fan is died-in-the-wool true to their team allegiance...unlike some other teams' fans I know....

Keep your eye on my Browns this year...we may just turn a corner. Then again, maybe we won't. 

[Oarin]

Go Bills!!!!!

[CaptainCrappie]

Here we go.  I've been a Browns fan since about the 4th grade. Most football fans under 70 years old are clueless about how dominate the Browns were and how awful Pittspuke was.  Yeah I know, the times have changed and so have the results. I barely remember Otto Graham but Frank Ryan, Milt Plum, those were the quarterbacks back then when the Browns were King!  The greatest running back of all time was Jim Brown. Franco Hairless couldn't hold his athletic supporter. Coach Paul Brown was way ahead of his time. Just like life, sports teams have cycles and the Browns happen to be in a very long down cycle, but today, there's hope. We'll see what happens this year. Ya know, Worthlessberger is getting long in the tooth!  I'm wondering how many fans of other teams would still be as loyal as Brown's fans after about 50 years of grief.   Go Browns!

C.C.

[limacharley]

Love'em or hate'em....Imagine where the Browns would be today had they kept Bill Belichek as coach.
Look what he's done to the Pats. I think he's the brains behind the whole system. The Pats used to be a mediocre team.

[BryanKale]

Love'em or hate'em....Imagine where the Browns would be today had they kept Bill Belichek as coach.
Look what he's done to the Pats. I think he's the brains behind the whole system. The Pats used to be a mediocre team.

I would have to agree with this.