11-01-2019, 11:30 AM
(11-01-2019, 11:24 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: I'm sure a lot of people in the Cincy area probably like the Colts, Browns, Steelers, or Titans as a result of the performance from the last 28+ years.
The NFL gets the fans some way.
But they are still letting one of their carefully monitored 32 brands deteriorate. All 32 teams are under the NFL umbrella and they are very careful on how they let these 32 valuable brands operate as seen by the whole league needing to approve moving a team or changing names/logos etc.
Maybe the Bengals fans who gave up on the team started buying other jerseys and traveling to other stadiums, but it's not likely a 1 to 1 ratio. I can tell you that I know a lot of people who are Steeler fans in the most casual sense but finding someone who still cares about baseball thanks to nearly 30 years of crap Pirates ownership is a difficult task.