Letter From Mike Brown

[*bengalfan74*]

(04-21-2017, 03:37 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: 1. Because I'm bitter with Mike Brown. I wish I could take the letter at face value, and maybe he does really feel that way...but with the way he runs the team, it's hard not to question it.

2. Maybe in the short term Pacman "was" helping us win. I believe his play has slipped. He wasn't our best CB last year and he got burned more than any Bengals CB I can remember since Leon Hall was a rookie. He's no longer a return threat. WJ3 was a 1st round pick with 4.37 speed. I want to see that guy on the field. At this point, I think Pacman's negatives outweigh his positives.

3. Again, I never said Mike doesn't care about winning. I've been saying that he doesn't place winning first. The assembled roster was fantastic until it started falling apart last year (and now this year). Obviously the roster is only part of the equation though. He could've fired Marvin Lewis or at the very least Paul Alexander. He could build a practice bubble. He could've spent a bit more in free agency in at least one of the years where this core was ripe. No he can't score TDs for them, but he can hold coaches accountable when they don't get results with said talent. 


It's all good. I get what you're saying man, but I guess I just can't set that dark cloud aside. I'm fully aware that Mike Brown is a massive hindrance to this team's chances, and there's no way for me to ignore that. Of course after the draft and getting closer to September, I'll start to feel more optimistic as usual (although even my preseason optimism has been waning over the last few years), but lately there's only been negative news (keeping all coaches in place, terrible FA period, weak 50th anniversary plans, etc).

Bingo ! Couldn't agree with everything more.

You can put it or spin it however you want - Mike Brown wants to win, MB likes to win, MB wants to win, but on a budget, MB only wants to win if he can do it "his way". There's probably some truth to any and all.

But no matter how you crack it up IMHO, winning isn't the top priority, it's not coveted, it's not the single focus that is placed above all else. If it was, accountability would actually be where you'd have to start. And MB doesn't believe in it.