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There was a failed countywide vote on a Skydome-like facility in the Eighties to be financed via property taxes. That would have been for both baseball and football. Orioles Park at Camden Yards changed thinking on dual purpose stadiums.
Very true. Once cities began the separation of football stadiums from baseball, the smaller baseball facilities typically fit in urban areas and football stadiums moved to the outskirts of the county.
I think everyone here is also keenly aware that the game of football is changing. The rules rewarding high powered passing offenses and dual threat quarterbacks increase at the cost of physicality and defense. The Browns no longer have a "home field advantage" when the weather on Lake Erie becomes a major factor - it is instead a barrier to building a roster that can go all the way.