03-29-2017, 11:33 PM
Well..put yourself in the shoes of someone who has really messed up and has begged for a second chance. I've been there and didn't have someone like MB on my side and I wish I had.
The truth is he owns the team and can run it as he sees fit and absolutely nobody is required to agree with what he does or doesn't do. Mike Brown will never send someone to your door to break your knees for not being a fan so you're all completely free to become fans of another team or no team at all.
As for loyalty, I have zero problem with feeling a deep sense of loyalty. I admire that aspect of MB probably more than anything else about him. I share that with him not in the same way, but in ways that don't necessarily benefit me. I'm caring for my 88 year old father and his wife who I can't stand, but because of the loyalty I feel towards my dad I could never walk away and let him fend for himself despite the fact that there are others in my family and his wifes family who could, but don't do much of anything for him or her. I do it out of loyalty. When he dies he won't leave much of anything to inherit. There's no money in it and to be honest they're both a royal pain in the ass pretty much 24/7 ..
I've never been one to toss anyone on unemployment just because their personal lives are a mess.
I think about all the people who rail against defense attorneys and consider them the scum of the earth, but find yourself in trouble with the law regardless of whose fault it is and every one of you would damned sure want the best defense attorney money can buy. I've never met anyone who told me they'd rather have a kmart lawyer when it comes to legal advice.
Ok, a bit off topic, but it plays into it. Suppose you work for a company that would drop you at the first sign of problems in your life or even repeated problems. Would you rather work for someone who doesn't care one iota about your problems or someone who has your back through thick and thin? Those kinds of people have become very rare in most of our lives.
If I had a huge financial stake in the Bengals as a team I might feel different, but the truth is that I don't. The ONLY stake I have in this team is that of a fan and someone who values loyalty and caring about peoples lives .
The truth is he owns the team and can run it as he sees fit and absolutely nobody is required to agree with what he does or doesn't do. Mike Brown will never send someone to your door to break your knees for not being a fan so you're all completely free to become fans of another team or no team at all.
As for loyalty, I have zero problem with feeling a deep sense of loyalty. I admire that aspect of MB probably more than anything else about him. I share that with him not in the same way, but in ways that don't necessarily benefit me. I'm caring for my 88 year old father and his wife who I can't stand, but because of the loyalty I feel towards my dad I could never walk away and let him fend for himself despite the fact that there are others in my family and his wifes family who could, but don't do much of anything for him or her. I do it out of loyalty. When he dies he won't leave much of anything to inherit. There's no money in it and to be honest they're both a royal pain in the ass pretty much 24/7 ..
I've never been one to toss anyone on unemployment just because their personal lives are a mess.
I think about all the people who rail against defense attorneys and consider them the scum of the earth, but find yourself in trouble with the law regardless of whose fault it is and every one of you would damned sure want the best defense attorney money can buy. I've never met anyone who told me they'd rather have a kmart lawyer when it comes to legal advice.
Ok, a bit off topic, but it plays into it. Suppose you work for a company that would drop you at the first sign of problems in your life or even repeated problems. Would you rather work for someone who doesn't care one iota about your problems or someone who has your back through thick and thin? Those kinds of people have become very rare in most of our lives.
If I had a huge financial stake in the Bengals as a team I might feel different, but the truth is that I don't. The ONLY stake I have in this team is that of a fan and someone who values loyalty and caring about peoples lives .
In the immortal words of my old man, "Wait'll you get to be my age!"
Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.
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Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.
