CreedBratton said:
If we were somehow able to get the Oilers brand back I would be in favor of making the switch in a heartbeat
ATM9000 said:
Regardless, Houston fans hold on harder than any other fanbase I've seen to categorically mediocre history when it comes to their sports.
Absolutely 100% agree. The NFL forced Modell to start over when he moved the Browns out of Cleveland.DannyDuberstein said:
The ship sailed long ago, but in general, I think teams should be forced to leave their nickname behind with a city. And if there is a new team, they should have to assume it.
In that shell game of teams,Jim Irsay and the Colts leave Baltimore in the middle of the night over a failed stadium deal, go to Indy, win a SB and have a new stadium. Art Modell takes the team, leaves the name, leaves Cleveland over a failed stadium deal, goes to Baltimore, gets a new stadium and wins a SB. And Cleveland gets a new franchise with the Browns name, a new stadium and now has the ****tiest franchise in all of football.DannyDuberstein said:
Right. To go further, if I had been in charge, the Colts would have left the name behind in Baltimore, the Ravens would be the Colts, and the team in Indy would be some other name. I just think the identity of a franchise should stick with the city.
It's ridiculous that a player like Earl Campbell is left in some sort of weird purgatory where his franchise doesn't exist anymore, or is somehow tied to Tennessee.
mts6175 said:
Maybe they will go back to playing in the Astrodome. You know, that stadium that Houston won't let go of........
I don't think the city and Oilers got a divorce, the owner got a better deal and ****ed the city then left.ac said:
When a city loses a team and gets another one later on, it's like divorce & remarriage. You don't count the events of your 1st marriage in your 2nd one.
Mr.Bond said:
No McNair never would. He's incapable of making good decisions
On the field, the Texans haven't accomplished that much, but in the financial aspect of running an NFL franchise, McNair has been highly successful. The Texans have sold out every single home game in team history. And McNair landed 2 Super Bowls for Houston which greatly benefited the local economy. It is a business and McNair has succeeded at the bottom line. Now, why does he keep Rick Smith?......Mr.Bond said:
Perhaps I should have worded it as "he's incapable of making good football decisions"
Does that make you feel better? He's worth billions, congratulations. He still has statistically speaking one of the worst franchises since the turn of the century
ac said:On the field, the Texans haven't accomplished that much, but in the financial aspect of running an NFL franchise, McNair has been highly successful. The Texans have sold out every single home game in team history. And McNair landed 2 Super Bowls for Houston which greatly benefited the local economy. It is a business and McNair has succeeded at the bottom line. Now, why does he keep Rick Smith?......Mr.Bond said:
Perhaps I should have worded it as "he's incapable of making good football decisions"
Does that make you feel better? He's worth billions, congratulations. He still has statistically speaking one of the worst franchises since the turn of the century