01-20-2022, 11:17 AM
I've actually heard Bob Trumpy tear into them pretty good a few times. He seemed to have a genuine beef with the family over the debacle of the 90's. I can't especially blame him, though.
I recall the ealry Marvin years when the team showed promise, he'd come onto local shows and say very adamantly that no team run by Mike Brown would ever win a title.
I kind of give Trumpy and Collinsworth a pass with their perceived haterisms. Both guys were very high profile Bengals in their playing days, and then major sports media figures locally afterwards. Their 700 sports talk days are unrivaled since. I loved listening to them as a kid, and everything after in that slot has been pretty mediocre. They both ascended to the highest levels of sports media success nationally while the team they played for became an absolute laughingstock in the 90's. Their perspective is very different from fans or even other ex-players form this team.
I recall the ealry Marvin years when the team showed promise, he'd come onto local shows and say very adamantly that no team run by Mike Brown would ever win a title.
I kind of give Trumpy and Collinsworth a pass with their perceived haterisms. Both guys were very high profile Bengals in their playing days, and then major sports media figures locally afterwards. Their 700 sports talk days are unrivaled since. I loved listening to them as a kid, and everything after in that slot has been pretty mediocre. They both ascended to the highest levels of sports media success nationally while the team they played for became an absolute laughingstock in the 90's. Their perspective is very different from fans or even other ex-players form this team.
