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Originally Posted by KC Jones
There are a lot of things to look at.
1) Size of the metro area - this goes a long way to determining revenue streams for individuals as well as the team.
2) Owner (financial security, willingness to spend money, commitment to winning)
3) Stadium
4) How many pieces are currently in place
5) franchise reputation
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1) Metro size - Denver is clearly larger with 2.8 million, but KC and Cleveland are pretty similar in size (1.8 million and 2.2 million respectively). Also, KC is (my guess) a much more regional draw grabbing people from all of the surrounding states that don't have NFL teams. While Ohio is more populated than MO or KS, Cleveland is also competing with Cinci, Pittsburgh and Detroit outside of its DMA.
2) Owner - This one is a bit of a toss up because we don't know too much about Clark other than he steps back and lets his football people run the show. This is probably attractive. Denver is probably more attractive here as well, but I don't know that Cleveland is.
3) Stadium - Arrowhead has a great reputation and should be even better as a revenue generator once the remodel is done. I don't know that any team has an advantage here, but I would suspect that with everything coming online KC would have an advantage over Cleveland.
4) How many pieces are in place - KC is way behind here, but they have a high draft pick and a lot of space under the cap to work with. KC also has lowered expectations so a new GM will have more of a honeymoon period than the other two cities you've mentioned.
5) Franchise reputation - All 3 cities have great fans. Much of the negative associated with KC walked out the door when Carl was canned. I don't think that any team has an advantage here.
Looking at it all, Denver is probably the most attractive scenario with KC edging out Cleveland. I'm sure a Browns fan would counter my thoughts, but thats the great thing about being a fan.