<![CDATA[The Mural]]>A lot has been made of what to do with the large downtown mural in Cleveland now that LeBron has "taken his talents down to South Beach."

I'm sure a lot of you have seen the photoshopped picture of J. Cribbs as a replacement. Which got me thinking. What should go up there now?

Here's my idea. Don't just put one athlete up there. Make a statement with it. Make it be about Cleveland.

I say it should have any or all of the following Browns and expressions:

Otto Graham

Jim Brown

Brian Sipe

Bernie Kosar

Earnest Byner

Joshua Cribbs

Joe Thomas

A shot of Browns fans

Loyalty

Pride

Commitment

Brotherhood

Why these guys? Well, the first two need no explanation. Sipe played on arguably the most likable of all Browns teams. Kosar for obvious reasons: hometown hero and leader. Byner's display shows that we unconditionally stick by the guys who gave it everything they had. And Cribbs and Thomas are the present and future Browns that we would identify with.

Why these words? Well, in the wake of LeBron, loyalty is a big buzzword and Browns fans have shown plenty of it through these last ten tumultuous years. Pride is for what it means to put on the Brown and Orange whether on the field or in the stands. Commitment is for the desire and discipline it takes to succeed. And brotherhood is the connection between the city, the fans, and the team.

I would love to hear your suggestions. The city needs a pick-me-up and one symbol of moving forward would be a new banner, one that speaks for the city.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/14941/the-muralRSS for NodeThu, 01 Oct 2026 12:15:53 GMTSat, 10 Jul 2010 12:24:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The Mural on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:53:04 GMT]]>Here's another video for that screen. Miracle of Richfield:

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@pumpkin-eater said:

<--------------- this picture

You mean you want to run this video on the giant video screen that will replace LeBrons picture?:

Or how about this one:

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/183188https://brownsboard.com/post/183188Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:03:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Mural on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:18:55 GMT]]>Another Cribbs shot:

Cleveland_Browns_c474_small.jpg

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@the-gipper said:

How about one of those monster Video Screens playing highlights like these:

video is nice.......soundtrack needs to be tweeked

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/183149https://brownsboard.com/post/183149Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:33:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Mural on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:32:46 GMT]]>How about one of those monster Video Screens playing highlights like these:

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/183024https://brownsboard.com/post/183024Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:32:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Mural on Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:14:41 GMT]]>That mural might draw some visitors

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@speedyd900rr said:

I read an article that said Nike was taking the mural down so im assuming it was Nikes to begin with. Chances are we wont see anything else up there execpt a bunch of bricks lol.

By that, I am assuming that Nike paid for the "billboard" to be up there. Maybe there will be a "this place for rent" sign up there for a while.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/182634https://brownsboard.com/post/182634Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:32:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Mural on Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:16:34 GMT]]>I read an article that said Nike was taking the mural down so im assuming it was Nikes to begin with. Chances are we wont see anything else up there execpt a bunch of bricks lol.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/182606https://brownsboard.com/post/182606Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:16:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Mural on Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:28:34 GMT]]>I would like to see the Mural replaced with the logos from all 3 of our teams. All though the Josh Cribbs one as seen would be pretty damn cool as well!

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/182602https://brownsboard.com/post/182602Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:28:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Mural on Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:28:14 GMT]]>I have been looking for two photos of Ozzie Newsome and can't find them. Both were live action shots. One was when he made a TD catch at the old stadium and came up all covered in mud.

The other is where he made a move and gave a stiff arm to a guy, and the photo was the spitting image of the Heisman trophy pose, except of course it wasn't posed at all.

Help a pal out and see if you can come up with one or both of those photos.

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@calfoxwc said:

BTW, I just read in today's paper, that the Cavs are receiving two first round picks and two second round picks

from the Heat for Leloser.

How does that work? Leboob was a free agent....?

He was. The Heat came to us as asked if we would do it that way....frees up some cap space for the heat.

While doing this James gets a bit more cash, we at least end up with something.

Might as well. While the Heat are likely to have picks near the end of the draft, you never know who you might get.

Boozer was a 2nd round draft choice.....maybe we end up plucking a guy like that, or use the picks in a trade.

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@calfoxwc said:

BTW, I just read in today's paper, that the Cavs are receiving two first round picks and two second round picks

from the Heat for Leloser.

How does that work? Leboob was a free agent....?

the cavs also got a 14.5 mil trade exception. if i remember correctly, the cavs get the 2 first rd picks in 2013 and 15. the cavs get the second rd picks in 2011 and 12.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/182514https://brownsboard.com/post/182514Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:22:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Mural on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:10:45 GMT]]>BTW, I just read in today's paper, that the Cavs are receiving two first round picks and two second round picks

from the Heat for Leloser.

How does that work? Leboob was a free agent....?

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@mr.-t said:

When people talk about the browns and the history of football in Cleveland, everyone remembers Jimmy.

He never sold the fans out in Cleveland.

Other than that whole "retiring early" thing.

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@the-gipper said:

But....maybe we will leave Oscar Gamble off the Mural:

image1.jpg

Speaking of Lebron, I think they should take off the status you have that says "Hangs around with Lebron". That is an insult!

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@the-gipper said:

lebron-james-is-a-crying-baby.jpg

If the Cavs would've placed a lzay river along side of the BB court Lebron may of stayed, he has told the world that he does not have what it takes to be a True MVP. He should be stripped of the title.

What a shame, the man has so much to offer if only he could get over his lazy streak he would be as great as MJ.

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@the-gipper said:

JimBrownFootballbs.jpg

When people talk about the browns and the history of football in Cleveland, everyone remembers Jimmy.

He never sold the fans out in Cleveland.

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Typical Browns fans!

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