NW Ohio Brownie Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 A lot has been made of what to do with the large downtown mural in Cleveland now that LeBron has "taken his talents down to South Beach." I'm sure a lot of you have seen the photoshopped picture of J. Cribbs as a replacement. Which got me thinking. What should go up there now? Here's my idea. Don't just put one athlete up there. Make a statement with it. Make it be about Cleveland. I say it should have any or all of the following Browns and expressions: Otto Graham Jim Brown Brian Sipe Bernie Kosar Earnest Byner Joshua Cribbs Joe Thomas A shot of Browns fans Loyalty Pride Commitment Brotherhood Why these guys? Well, the first two need no explanation. Sipe played on arguably the most likable of all Browns teams. Kosar for obvious reasons: hometown hero and leader. Byner's display shows that we unconditionally stick by the guys who gave it everything they had. And Cribbs and Thomas are the present and future Browns that we would identify with. Why these words? Well, in the wake of LeBron, loyalty is a big buzzword and Browns fans have shown plenty of it through these last ten tumultuous years. Pride is for what it means to put on the Brown and Orange whether on the field or in the stands. Commitment is for the desire and discipline it takes to succeed. And brotherhood is the connection between the city, the fans, and the team. I would love to hear your suggestions. The city needs a pick-me-up and one symbol of moving forward would be a new banner, one that speaks for the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darubes Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 For all the old timers Rocky Colavito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlowe Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 That would be an awesome picture to put up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsane Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 That would be an awesome picture to put up there. That is an awesome pic!! !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 How about Bob Feller, Omar Vizquel, Price and Daugherty, Austin Carr? And another Akronite who played for the Cavs who is in the Basketball HOF Nate Thurmond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Gipper Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 But....maybe we will leave Oscar Gamble off the Mural: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 To go with some of your suggestions though: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Gipper Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 May need to blow this one up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ClevelandBigDawg Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 I think that this one would be appropriate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Gipper Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Typical Browns fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. T Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 When people talk about the browns and the history of football in Cleveland, everyone remembers Jimmy. He never sold the fans out in Cleveland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 If the Cavs would've placed a lzay river along side of the BB court Lebron may of stayed, he has told the world that he does not have what it takes to be a True MVP. He should be stripped of the title. What a shame, the man has so much to offer if only he could get over his lazy streak he would be as great as MJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 But....maybe we will leave Oscar Gamble off the Mural: Speaking of Lebron, I think they should take off the status you have that says "Hangs around with Lebron". That is an insult! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samoth Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 When people talk about the browns and the history of football in Cleveland, everyone remembers Jimmy. He never sold the fans out in Cleveland. Other than that whole "retiring early" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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calfoxwc Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 BTW, I just read in today's paper, that the Cavs are receiving two first round picks and two second round picks from the Heat for Leloser. How does that work? Leboob was a free agent....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ_Browns Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 BTW, I just read in today's paper, that the Cavs are receiving two first round picks and two second round picks from the Heat for Leloser. How does that work? Leboob was a free agent....? the cavs also got a 14.5 mil trade exception. if i remember correctly, the cavs get the 2 first rd picks in 2013 and 15. the cavs get the second rd picks in 2011 and 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 BTW, I just read in today's paper, that the Cavs are receiving two first round picks and two second round picks from the Heat for Leloser. How does that work? Leboob was a free agent....? He was. The Heat came to us as asked if we would do it that way....frees up some cap space for the heat. While doing this James gets a bit more cash, we at least end up with something. Might as well. While the Heat are likely to have picks near the end of the draft, you never know who you might get. Boozer was a 2nd round draft choice.....maybe we end up plucking a guy like that, or use the picks in a trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 I have been looking for two photos of Ozzie Newsome and can't find them. Both were live action shots. One was when he made a TD catch at the old stadium and came up all covered in mud. The other is where he made a move and gave a stiff arm to a guy, and the photo was the spitting image of the Heisman trophy pose, except of course it wasn't posed at all. Help a pal out and see if you can come up with one or both of those photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdawg2010 Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 I would like to see the Mural replaced with the logos from all 3 of our teams. All though the Josh Cribbs one as seen would be pretty damn cool as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedyd900rr Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 I read an article that said Nike was taking the mural down so im assuming it was Nikes to begin with. Chances are we wont see anything else up there execpt a bunch of bricks lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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