08-27-2021, 11:21 AM
(08-26-2021, 10:02 PM)Emeritus Wrote:
The Bengals had a great playoff run of I think five years. The" Family" definitely wants to win because its in the best interest of business. They spend enormous money in FA but they can't get the position group right.
So bring in Duke Tobin.... I never see him or hear him until the draft. Why.. Because he's not the GM & only a talent evaluator. Its great to be a Bengals fan right now because things are looking up. This season can end one of two ways with Burrows return. 1) Its phenomenal and we show promise and he plays 17 games. 2) This organization failed to protect its investment. No in between.
The narrative is that Katie has assumed more control over the last 5 years or so. Can't really be proven, but the general consensus around here is that is the case. We are 25-53-2 over that span. We've become blessed with Joe Burrow because the team was so poor, not because of Katie management skills or Duke's talent evaluation.
Sure looks like they saved a bunch on Zac Taylor as I would think it would cost much, much more to bring in a proven HC.
If Katie is such a great executive, why has it not translated to wins for the team? I guess it depends on your perspective. Are the Bengals profitable? I don't know, but I have seen nothing to indicate that this is not the case. I would think that if they are, Katie is a great executive from a purely business point of view.
However, if Katie is truly in control of the team, over the past 5 years, she has actually been very poor at her job as it translates to winning football games.
I still think Mike is still very much involved and in control, but that is just my opinion.
"Our offensive line is going to surprise a lot of people" - Mike Brown (7-26-21)
