Well Ghoolie, I disagree. There are multiple examples of teams playing outside the city limits of their named team.
I consider myself a Clevelander even though I grew up in Bay Village. I don't know if you know the area, but it is a suburb maybe 15-20 miles west of town. I have lived away from the area for over 50 years now but when people ask me where I am from, I say Cleveland, or the Cleveland area. People know that. They don't know Bay Village from squat even though Bay is a very upscale suburb. Anybody who lives in the area knows Bay is a desirable address.
I think a dome is a needed addition to the area, even though I don't live there. I have been to at least dozens of games at the old stadium and having had season tickets since 2003(? maybe 150 games at the current, we need a dome.
I had nice seats on the 45 yard line, upper deck, 18 rows up to start, but after 3-4 years I moved to the club section. The only place to get any heat was the restroom. Let's face it, you can only stand in a restroom so long before you look like some sort of a freak...lol.
I want the conditioned environment. The players want that. This idea the game was supposed to be played in crap weather is bogus. Back in the day, seasons were over by mid December....championship games.
College football has bowl games. Why are they not played in places like Cleveland, Green Bay? Because people aren't stupid enough to pay money to watch a game in crap conditions. They will go to places like New Orleans, Miami and Pasadena.
Just my take.