Mike may gauge team/player success by comparing to the bottom, not the Top

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(01-30-2018, 12:07 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I'd say Mike Brown is the worst owner in the league, but I don't think he does not want to win.  The team is the only thing his family has.  I am sure he wants it to be a success.  The problem is that he just does not know how.  His conservative approach to free agency actually makes sense if you are always just looking at the "long run", but when you get a team that is close to competing for a championship you have to take a chance or two in free agency.  

Marvin Lewis is a good coach who has been handicapped by coaching for Mike Brown.

And fans that think ANY owner/GM/coach should listen to what the fans want are clueless.  The ones here who get their panties in a wad because the Bengals never "listen to the fans" would be whimpering no matter which team the rooted for.

.....I agree they shouldn't listen to fans, but in this instance, what you have said concerning FA is EXACTLY what many people on these very boards clamored about for years.  That's not whining, and in this instance, the Bengals would be served well to take note.  No one here is a NFL GM, but quite a few are not clueless either.  When you have the track record of MB, you friggin need to start listening to someone, your shitty track record would kinda point to that.