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(08-08-2019, 03:46 PM)BengalChris Wrote: You clearly haven't read much of this board. Mike Brown gets called all the time. Only a few actually defend the guy. One of the biggest lies the team ever put out about Mike Brown was that he ran the team just like his father. But Paul Brown was the impetus of change and innovation in the NFL for many years, while Mike Brown could be used as a perfect example of anti-change.

The team doesn't really participate in the free agent market except to find rejects from other teams. Rarely does the team sign a free agent who is coveted by another team. The front office takes a beating on this site, which you would notice if you read some.

However, everyone here knows this about the Bengals. We all know that the only hope we have is if our draft picks turn out to be better than their draft positions. So you will see hope for the young guys, even though it doesn't turn out that way nearly as much as it should.

There are some kool-aid drinkers on this site, no doubt. Witness the 5 votes Dalton got as being an elite QB in this year's poll. But you also have to witness the vast majority which ranked him in the average band.

I'm a bit surprised you have started a cut Dalton thread yet. After all, he has zero dead money and we could use his salary to bring in AJ's replacement. Of course, no one knows who that replacement would be.

I get that. 

But, things evolve and organizations can change philosophy over time. 

Granted it's been nearly 30 years of sustained failure for the Bengals under the current model.  The hope is that with new coaches, influencers etc that the team can switch into a different direction and school of thought. 

Mike is getting older, and he will relinquish control.   I just dont want to be too late; before the Bengals move out of Cincinnati. 

Only building through the draft is not a way to compete.  It. Does. Not. Work.