Bengals Cap Strategy

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(11-27-2018, 12:01 PM)I_C_DeadPeople Wrote: Mikey once said if the team was 'close' he would add that extra piece or two through free agency, but that was a lie. Same way he has lied about wanting to win championships. He does nothing and never has done anything that is at all in tune with winning championships. 

What did CP say during the Football Life episode - "I told Mike he had to be aggressive about winning but he would not". Mikey has always counting on the "next few drafts" to build the team completely ignoring the fact that not all drafts work out well and you still lose older players every year for various reasons. 

Mikey is 100% business and 0% winning. Worst owner in the NFL by far.

I gotta say, I actually disagree with this statement.
Business people understand that winning increases business, so Mike does (or should) know that winning will increase profits.
I think it's more accurate to say he seems to prioritize not being the worst and trying to maintain a perennially (somewhat) competitive roster. For all the frustrations the Bengals have had over the past 15 years, perennially at the bottom of the AFC North and getting Top 10 picks is not among them. He just hasn't ever seemed to be willing to gamble the future to try to win now.