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Originally Posted by OneWinningDrive
It very much only begins with the arrival in Baltimore. Unlike the Irsays who stole the Baltimore Colts' logos, colors, and records when they left in the middle of the night to run away to Indianapolis, Cleveland got to keep its history. The Ravens don't celebrate Jim Brown. There's no connection whatsoever between the Ravens and the old Browns. Cleveland continues to commemorate the old Browns.
The Ravens claim Baltimore Colts history even if the NFL officially recognizes the Colts history as continuous and Indy pretends like its theirs. Johnny Unitas and most of the Baltimore Colts never attended celebrations linked with Indianapolis. An example: Lenny Moore was a RB for the Baltimore Colts and won an MVP and two NFL titles in the 50/60s. He's in the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor and was put on the big screen at the Ravens/Texans game this past weekend to pump up the crowd. The Ravens are more Baltimore Colts than they are Cleveland Browns.
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Absolute nonsense. You brought your staff over from Cleveland. You brought all of your players over from Cleveland except for normal attrition. Ownership remained the same. There was no expansion draft. Your team is the former Cleveland Browns. You did not have to build the franchise up from nothing. The official records may say different, but pretending that you're an expansion franchise that started out like other expansion franchises is total bullshit.