# Is there any point in rooting for the Cleveland Browns?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 6, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-rooting-for-the-cleveland-browns/811935 "2018-04-06T18:28:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-rooting-for-the-cleveland-browns/811935/41 "2018-04-23T21:58:48Z")

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> [@robardin](#):
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> This, in a nutshell.
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> Besides, _the more you suffer, the more it shows you really care_.

You’re saying Brown’s fans are suckers with low self esteem?

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-rooting-for-the-cleveland-browns/811935/42 "2018-04-23T22:11:08Z")

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> [@Larry\_Borgia](#):
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> You’re saying Brown’s fans are suckers with low self esteem?

They may be dumb but they’re not dweebs.

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-rooting-for-the-cleveland-browns/811935/43 "2018-04-24T12:18:00Z")

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> [@Larry\_Borgia](#):
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> You’re saying Brown’s fans are suckers with low self esteem?

They stay in Cleveland voluntarily, don’t they?

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-rooting-for-the-cleveland-browns/811935/44 "2018-04-24T13:20:26Z")

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> [@ElvisL1ves](#):
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> They stay in Cleveland voluntarily, don’t they?

Well, they know they’re being used, but that’s okay, 'cuz they like the abuse.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-rooting-for-the-cleveland-browns/811935/45 "2018-04-24T13:26:52Z")

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Cleveland’s actually quite a nice city to live in nowadays. Or at least to live in the vicinity of: The school district in Cleveland itself is even worse than the Browns.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-rooting-for-the-cleveland-browns/811935/46 "2018-04-24T16:23:24Z")

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When the record is sitting at 0-16 then I wonder why they keep their head coach.

When they’re drafting first place every year then I wonder how much more fans can stand.

(I wonder how long this Offspring thing can go?)

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