I turned my back on the NFL when the Browns left. I was only a casual fan anyways. I spend not one dime on anything NFL related. The DirecTV rep gasped when I told her that free NFL Ticket wasn't going to get me to keep my subscription.
Most of my good memories of the old Cleveland Stadium are from the concerts I attended there, not because of Browns or Indians games.
I do read the local articles, mostly for the humor. It's hard not to laugh at ineptitude.
Had they stayed, and Belichick remained coach, they still wouldn't have had any good players. Modell was broke and was taking out loans to pay signing bonuses. Modell was the only owner with no other gig or business interests to shore up the bad times. He did run Stadium Corp, which handled the lease for the Indians but they weren't drawing for shit before the move to the Jake.