Why is Mike Brown always bashed as the worst owner in football

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(07-27-2022, 03:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I still don't get it.  

How many different positions have we ever had a top 5 paid player?  That is just setting the bar too high.

Like I said in my original post on this subject, many people base this claim on the fact that we let Steinbach and Zeitler leave in free agency.  But both of those guys were overpaid.  You can't accuse Mike Brown of "undervaluing" a position just because he refused to "over pay".

Over the last decade the Bengals are one of only 3 teams that have used multiple first round picks on IOL (Dallas, Ind)

I don't really know of another way to say that some people think Mike Brown is too frugal because he doesn't seem to be willing to pay for upper echelon talent at certain positions. I used IOL as an example. You could also use TE, Safety, LB. Bengals haven't typically paid premium prices for players at those positions.

I understand (and agree in many cases) that Mike Brown chose to "not overpay" vs "undervaluing," but that doesn't mean everyone sees it that way, especially national media.