02-01-2023, 06:08 PM
(02-01-2023, 08:55 AM)WiregrassBenGal Wrote: My votes for the most miserable franchises of the NFL are (in no particular order): Arizona (should be called the Coyotes or Roadrunners) Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns after 1999, New York Jets, Washington Commanders, Miami Dolphins, and Chicago Bears.
Yes, the Bengals completely stunk up the 90s but even then there were some fun moments such as the Jeff Blake aerial show, Boomer returning for a swan song, and some fun upsets. Akili Smith and David Klingler both show up on "worst NFL quarterbacks of all time" lists. Since about 2004, it has overall been pretty fun to be a Bengal's fan.
Of those miserable franchises, the Bears and Dolphins are forever reliving their glory days of '84 and '72 respectively, the Cardinals were only fun in the mid '70s and maybe when Kurt Warner was there, the Browns are just stupid, the Jets perenially disappoint, and the Commanders suffer from having terrible ownership. The Lions might get good.
Agreed, there were some fun times for those of us who love football in spite of all the gloom. Some of Corey Dillon's epic performances come to mind. Most of the Lewis era was pretty good if you could just forget about playoff losses until the post-season.
