Perfect Opportunity for Bengals to Build Indoor Facility

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(02-21-2021, 01:15 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: If we got both a ring of honor, and an indoor practice facility it would truly be a sign the times are a changing. And that Mike has officially passed the torch to Katie. It just makes so much sense. I’m obviously not holding my breath though.

I think it has been said that Mike's officially done in any aspect of control and I thin that this would officially prove it.  

Hopefully Katie and Troy see how much it would help to attract free agents and just improve play overall.  

(02-21-2021, 02:05 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: Does anyone have any idea why Mike is so against building an indoor facility? At this point, it feels like he’s against it only because people have been hounding him for it for so long.

Pretty sure, just like with everything that Mike fails to do, it's because of money.  He doesn't understand that spending money would make him so  much more by improving play, limiting injuries, attracting FAs, etc.

(02-21-2021, 02:22 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: One thing that I think is currently hanging in the air is the stadium lease renewal.

It expires in 2026, but negotiations are due to start next year in 2022.  The Bengals might be wary to pump money into a facility until they know they're going to be here long-term.

This is a topic for another thread, but I'm getting more and more worried about the county and the team being able to come to an agreement.  The county is broke, and just hiked up their taxes.  Public support is at one of it's lowest levels ever, and the county commisioners said any tax increase would go before the voters.  On the flip side, Katie and Troy could choose to go somewhere else for a HUGE payday.  I don't think many realize just how important it is for the Bengals to start getting better in a hurry and filling up PBS again.

Even if Mike isn't calling the shots anymore and Katie and Troy wanted to leave, they seem like the type that wouldn't abandon the city.

Even if they wanted to, what other city is going to want to bring the Bengals to their city?  It's not exactly the franchise that attracts the most fans or makes the most money.

I don't think the stadium lease will play any part in it because then what was the excuse in the (almost) two and a half decades since the lease started?