04-21-2017, 01:59 PM
(04-21-2017, 12:49 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: This is a Bengals message board. Mike Brown is the owner and GM of the Bengals. I wonder how often Jerry Jones is a topic on Cowboys message boards?
1. It's easy to write a letter when he's desperately trying to make sure the stadium isn't half empty for the 50th anniversary......
2. Like I've been saying...he hasn't done all he can to win, and he's shown extreme loyalty to embarrassments like Pacman. Am I wrong? If not, why are you questioning my questioning of Mike's letter?
3. Ya think? Yeah, he has earned every bit of criticism thrown his way, and I'm not going to feel guilty for feeling the way I do. The Bengals are 165-216-3 (.434) during my span as a fan. Obviously 0-7 in the playoffs. Sorry I'm not happy about it. I could've left for another team or stayed and *****. I opted to stay and *****.
4. Our most recent record was 6-9-1. You say "leave the 90's in the 90's", but for how long are people like you going to bring up being "competitive" for most of the last decade (which happens to include 4 losing seasons)? Even if you only include Marv's tenure (leaving the 90's in the 90's), then our record is 118-103-3 (.533) with no playoff wins in 14 seasons. No fan base would be happy with that, Real Deal. None. That's mediocre regular season results mixed with record setting failure in the playoffs. Why should I be happy with that? Please tell me.
1. Again, who is anyone to question the letter released? Speculate all you want about his intentions, but in the end it is just that, speculation. What is so wrong about taking something at face value?
2. Trust me, I can't stand pacman jones anymore and wish he was gone. But did you ever stop to think that maybe jones is still on the team because they WANT TO WIN? You know, because he has been our best CB. You think he's still there because the CB's behind him are all essentially question marks for one reason or another? How many millions of dollars could Mike brown have lined his pockets with by cutting jones? If he was all about winning wouldn't he cut him and just pocket that money? seems to me the cheap argument doesn't hold any water when it comes to this. It's actually the exact opposite. In this instance I fully believe he is being loyal to talent because the team is better with jones, plain and simple. (I.E. he wants to win).
3. Let's clear one thing up, I'm not content with what this team has accomplished. I want more. But I can't and won't get behind the thought that mike brown doesn't care about winning and that is why it isn't happening. Over the last 5 or 6 years especially, There have been multiple years that this team has been labeled as one of, if not the most, talent laden teams in the NFL. Who was behind those rosters? Who funded them? What else can he do? as I said before, the talent has been there, he can't score the TD's for them.
