Is It Time To Rebrand The Browns As Fan Morale Hits An All-Time Low?

Is it time we scrap the colors, scrap the team name and push the reset button on the entire thing? The Browns are now synonymous with losing and it may be time to ditch everything related to losing! It may sound crazy to rebrand a franchise that has been around since 1946, but at this point, what could it possibly hurt?  It is time to start over.

It’s been no secret that the last two seasons have been the worst for fan morale in Cleveland Browns history. A 1-28 stretch that appears to have no daylight at the end of a never-ending tunnel.
Some would say the worst stretch in Browns history were the first two seasons back when they went a combined 5-27 under Chris Palmer.  This dark aura in the franchises history is much worse solely based on the fact that in 99-01, we were considered an “expansion” team with nothing but hope ahead.  Fans even thought that they had a quarterback back then as well, the young and talented but often sacked Tim Couch.

Fans remained hopeful despite the losses piling up one after one, and the eventual firing of head coach Chris Palmer.  Sadly, this time around, despite a stock pile of draft picks, a young roster and plenty of room under the salary cap, there simply appears to be little to no hope as 0-16 quickly approaches.

For as many years as anyone can remember, the Browns have always had some of the best fans in sports, but we’ve gotten to the point that most of the diehards aren’t even showing up anymore. Can you blame them?  It is time for a change, and I mean a change of everything.  Name, colors, the whole deal!

We are familiar with Bengals and Steelers fans invading First Energy Stadium the last few years, due to the rivalry and close distance, but when it happened today with Green Bay Packer fans, we may have finally hit our all-time low.

See video below courtesy of Anthony Lima, host of the 92.3 FM Morning Show Alongside Ken Carman.  Weekdays from 6 – 10.

 

One day the Browns will actually have a home field advantage in December. Today was not that day pic.twitter.com/QJqc29I7Xl

— Anthony Lima (@SportsBoyTony) December 10, 2017

I no longer want to hear about the “DAWG Pound” either, I have news for you, that kennel has long since closed.  No team is intimidated by Browns fans anymore, in fact they are more sympathetic for them than anything.  This has gotten to the point that other teams feel as if they are stealing from the blind.

The fact that every big free agent, or draft pick says during their introductory press conference, “I can’t wait to play in front of the DAWG Pound” is getting really cliché and almost too much to stomach anymore.  In fact, it is too much to stomach and I never want to hear it again.

Do you honestly think Sam Darnold or Baker Mayfield are sitting around somewhere bragging to their teammates and friends that they may get the chance to “play in front of the DAWG Pound”?  No, they are both on their hands and knee’s begging God that the Browns don’t draft them.

Enough is enough, and Browns fans deserve better.  It is that simple!  Starting next season, even next week, Churches around Northeast Ohio will be a little more packed each week, and people may actually stay past communion, because quite frankly there is no reason to rush home to watch the game, or even lose your mind long enough to fork over money for a ticket.

This franchise is a long way away from being respectable, and in case they haven’t noticed, the fans are done believing the hype and hope!

Start winning week one of the “REGULAR SEASON” next year, or this fan base may be gone forever.