How to rekindle Browns-Steelers rivalry

**Clevelandsux** · 12-31-2010, 10:31 AM

Personally I like the rivalry the way it is now, with us winning all the time. I love it some steelers fans say to me "i want the rivalry back". What do you mean by this? Does this mean you want us to lose to them more frequently?

Last year was a kick in the nads for Steelers fans. I was at that game that we didn't show up for last december. Personally I don't want a repeat performance on sunday.

For it to become a rivalry again? Well its always a rivalry amongst the fans. But the Browns would have to get better and have to beat us more than once every 6 years.

I think the old Cleveland rivalry still exists. It moved to Baltimore when the Browns moved there.

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Originally Posted by Nolrog

I think week 14 last year helped keep the rivalry alive. They were 10 games under .500 and beat us in Cleveland. Exactly the reason why I worry about over-confidence this time around.

I don't think the Steelers will take them lightly this time.

**Scorp** · 12-31-2010, 10:34 AM

I thought rivalries is what made the game more exciting? Not when steelers lose though. But there has to be loser and a winner.

**steeldoc** · 01-01-2011, 08:15 AM

Cribbs will be the deciding factor. If he can and does step up, the Steelers are vulnerable and the Browns could steal one. McCoy will be a Brown for awhile. He's tough, gritty and like Ben played a lot of college football before becoming a pro. They have found their QB.

**NT93** · 01-01-2011, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by steeldoc

Cribbs will be the deciding factor. If he can and does step up, the Steelers are vulnerable and the Browns could steal one. McCoy will be a Brown for awhile. He's tough, gritty and like Ben played a lot of college football before becoming a pro. They have found their QB.

whatever happened to punting it out of bounds? Also, they might consider squib kicks, as much as everyone hates that. Cribbs is that dangerous and we can't keep him off the field the same way as last timehttp://www.steeleraddicts.com/forum/images/smilies/cope.gif

**RIVERS OF STEEL** · 01-01-2011, 11:09 AM

It's management at all levels that just don't give a s... that makes the Browns rivalry what it be. When you are a leaderless entity the results are the Cleveland Browns. Someday this may change. But, for now it is a pathetic wreck of an NFL franchise. It is truly amazing that there are any fans for this team. When things change at the top and the Cleveland Browns and their fans begin to feel and act like winners then maybe a rivalry will start. Till then Cleveland sucks real bad. Nobody likes a loser.