Billy the Brown Bag: Go Browns!

I know it's not football season yet, but already Browns fans are hunkering down for a rough season. I know that I typically don't call myself a Browns fan - rather, a well wisher of the Browns - but I seriously want to see the Browns have the best season that they have had in a long time. My idea for getting fans energized (and maybe even the players) might not seem conventional, but I think it will remove the frustration of a disappointing season and replace it with the fun, excitement, and flat out enjoyment that results in teams not only seeing success, but winning Super Bowls.

My team for the past couple decades has been the Green Bay Packers. I remember when they started winning back in the early 90's. It all started with a no name, backup quarterback known as Brett Favre. He took over when their starter, at the time, Dan Majkowski, got injured. He brought them back against the Cincinnati Bengals for a victory, and the rest was history. But what was it about Favre that turned around the Packer's franchise?

Energy, excitement, and the joy of being able to say that you were going to the football game because it was going to be a fun time, whether the Pack won or lost. Some of these traditions transcended the Favre era, but suddenly Cheese Heads and sub-zero shirtless fans became meaningful. Things that seemed ridiculous became points of pride, not just for the fans, but for the players. They started jump over walls and into their fans who fanatically cheered them on to victory. Those were great years.

Today, Browns fans have the same opportunity. All it takes is a little excitement and I am officially starting the Billy the Brown Bag movement. What is the Billy the Brown Bag movement? Without giving away too many details, yet, it is a movement to energize Browns fans to encourage players that they aren't just entertaining a bunch of people judging them on their performance, but are genuinely excited to see the players on the field and doing their best: NO MATTER WHAT. It will involve an element of ridiculousness. Billy the Brown Bag, after all, is our mascot.

I will keep you posted as we move forward with our initiative. With the proper amount of respect and enthusiasm from fans, who knows, maybe a Brett Favre will emerge among the Browns and we will be there to say, "I was a part of that movement," when the time comes that the Browns play in The Big Game. It will happen and it will happen soon... 

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