Franchise's Moving

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(01-16-2017, 12:14 PM)Beaker Wrote: I think if a franchise moves, it should be required to leave the team name and colors behind in the city it moved from. The team should have to come up with a new name and colors like the ravens did. The colts name and unis should have been there when they returned. Indy should have had to come up with their own name and colors. The rams should have been the cardinals when they moved to st. luois...and the rams again when they moved back to LA. There are no cardinals in Phoenix. The chargers should have to leave the name and colors in SD and become something else in LA. The raiders should have to leave the name and colors in Oakland, etc.

I can understand this to an extent, but if you started or inherited an NFL team you shouldn't be required to leave your brand and imagery in a city if you move.  Like it or lump it, Mike Brown owns the Bengals, which were founded by his father and he should have the right to keep that brand even if he decides to move.  Then again, taxpayers and the cities now sink a lot of money into building and maintaining these teams/brands, so I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too.