02-10-2022, 07:27 PM
(02-10-2022, 06:32 PM)casear2727 Wrote: Pat asked him about his time with the Bengals. Pat has crapped on MB for years (rightfully so in some of our opinions).
Carson likes this team, he was on another show talking about Burrow and the defense free agents, I'll try to find it.
It is really weird seeing people defend MB after the last 30 years in which so many of us had legitimate reasons to complain? Carson was referring to a portion of that era, when asked. Context is important obviously with some of the replies.
I guess I think of it as we have had 1 year in 31 with a playoff win - hell a SB run. It's fantastic. But in 31 years how crazy are the odds that one team can put together a run despite having the least resources? The players bargaining agreement forced owners to spend way more money on salaries, which is part of the reason we did (not saying it is 100%), and we still have the tiniest scouting dept and the only team without a facility.
Lets do all we can to sustain this success - improve draft pics and build a facility we can call home - it wont persuade FA's but it shows commitment that a SB team, a Joe Burrow team, deserves.
The McAfee interview isn't what burned me up. That just burned Pat's face. I'm referring to this one:
I'm sure the CP guys will defend this as well, and CP does a good job of coming off friendly while he's subtlety bashing the FO, but it is what it is.
Again, why now? Before the Super Bowl? If you want to casually bash the Front Office for what happened during your tenure (that ended 11 years ago) in May or June? Fine. After a terrible year? Makes sense.
Before the Super Bowl? Seems like a weird time to bring up bad things that happened 11 to 17 years ago.
And again, I'd respect his take more if he didn't try to paint the Bengals as being cheap with the roster when they spent $200+ million on free agents over a 2 year span.
Keep your take fair and reasonable, or you come across as bitter.
Also, your past experience doesn't = how things are now. 2010 was a long time ago.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
