04-29-2017, 11:11 AM
(04-29-2017, 11:03 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I know you are kidding, but the value they actually get is the tarnished image of a team with no morals or values and you become a punching bag in the media. Do we honestly believe that none of the NFL officials have this opinion of the Bengals? Does human nature of that hatred not affect their judgement? I would offer that it absolutely does.
If we took Cook instead of Mixon and had released Adam Jones IMMEDIATELY after that video, I would honestly believe that the Bengals could have built a better reputation and the team could actually be better. I just don't get it.
I know, I know...shut up and get over it.
I'm trying. I am so happy with everything else the team has done that this one selection (and the retention of Jones) just stands out like a sore thumb.
Cook has much bigger, and more numerous red flags than Mixon.
I'm not that worried about moral compassing. I think that the Bengals have done outstanding with the guys they've drafted in that way.
And despite Adam Jone's recent issues, which I think are WAY WAY overblown, the Bengals have been OUTSTANDING in the community. OUTSTANDING.
The Bengals are considered a 1st class organization in the NFL by many. Sheldon Richardson and Joe Mixon are not going to tarnish that image in the eyes of most. Greg Hardy would have. Some of the guys the Cowboys have taken recently would have. But that's not where the Bengals are at.
