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NFL Football: Cleveland Browns v. Who Cares?

Speak Out: Have you been to a pre-season game? Then you'll understand the headline.

As Cleveland sports fans, we know one thing: Whatever high hopes we have can come crashing down like a fat drunk high-wiring it on the safety rails of the upper deck.

The Browns, though, heading into last night’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, were 2-0 and looking, well, not too bad. So, we can dream, can’t we?

Yes. Yes, we can.

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But not quite yet.

Before the season means anything, we need to put up with one last money grab from the NFL, that thing called pre-season football. Nobody seems to like these games, and attendance in Cleveland for these quasi-contests has looked something like that of the 1970s Indians in September.

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So, we ask you: Have you shelled out your hard-earned cash for any of these glorified practices the NFL calls pre-season games? Should the league just ditch them already?

Tell us in comments below.


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