Oops – Jhonny’s D Gives the Tribe an L
September 3, 2009Navy No Pushover For Buckeyes In Week 1
September 3, 2009The annual list of NFL team values has come out based on last year’s revenues according to Forbes. Despite a four-win season and an economic recession, the Browns’ value has stayed flat rather than losing value. As always, that is a true testament to us the fans. Imagine if the team was actually good and could capitalize a little bit better on creating national fans rather than just local ones? I know the Browns Backers are a really really strong fan organization, but it is in spite of the team on the field.
The Browns rank 13th overall in the NFL according to Forbes.
The Browns have been smacked by the bad economy. The team fired a big chunk of its administrative staff early this year and despite having a waiting list for season tickets decided not to raise prices, which range from $32 to $85. The team is counting on former Jet head coach Eric Mangini to turn things around on the field for the Browns who won only four games last year after posting ten wins in 2007. Mangini, who compiled a record of 23-25 for Gang Green the past three years, was given a four-year contract in January.
The Dallas Cowboys are entrenched in the number one slot with a worth of $1.65 billion. The Redskins are 2nd, and the Patriots are third. The rest of the AFC North is Baltimore at #11 with $1.1 billion in value, Pittsburgh at #16 with $1 billion in value, and the Bengals at #21 with a $953 million value. The most interesting statistic on Forbes’ pages regarding these three teams is the average ticket price. The average ticket price in Pittsburgh is $75. For the Bengals, it is $70. For the Ravens, it is $77. For the Browns, it is only $55.
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“Huh? I own an NFL team?”
– Randy Lerner
The Browns are a real value at $55.00 an average ticket!
By the by, it was this brand of inflated financial thinking that led to every major economic collapse since the dutch tulip bubble in the 1600s.
we beat the Steelers at something…..
Clueless in Cleveland. Thanks Daddy.
Wasn’t enough to stand behind the curtain, he HAD to go out and hire a coach (and THEN a “GM”) on his own, without expertise.
Randy’s last stand…….and Randy’s last coach.
I guess we get what we pay for…
Randy knows little about running a football team, so he leaves it to football people to run it.
I really don’t understand why people have a problem with this…look at Cinci where Mike Brown knows nothing about running a football team, yet goes ahead and tries to anyway. No thanks.
It doesn’t make him a great owner, but it doesn’t make him a bad one anyway. And Mangini/Kokinis were highly regarded from Ernie Accorsi who Lerner consulted on the hires (think he knows anything about football?)
he looks like the dad on frasier in that picture
Hey… WE FINALLY BEAT PITTSBURGH IN SOMETHING!!!
Wasn’t “Randy’s Last Stand” one of the X-men movies?
Hmmmm….choices, choices….
Sunday, September 13:
Minnesota at Cleveland
OR
Aston Villa at Birmigham
Where will Randy be?
What the … Hey, Randy! That’s my scarf!
Rooney’s bought the Steelers for $2500 back in 1933. That’s around $41,500 in today’s money. Not a bad return on the investment!