You know what; you're right. I am firing Marvin and the entire staff because we suck, have sucked, and will suck. Thanks for helping me see what I could not.
(02-10-2017, 05:46 PM)Derrick Wrote: Shake, will you please tell me how to include a scanned (jpg) copy of Mike Brown's letter like you did here? I have tried to copy and paste but it doesn't stick to my reply. Thanks, Derrick
Dude, the old timers believe you. We've seen and read this similar drivel before. Apparently, he's been writing this same letter since 93'. Good share....For your part.
Good job sharing by Shake and others as well. Taken as a whole it's much easier to understand Denny's mindset from being around MB. Mike believes his own BS and that's a scary thing.
(02-12-2017, 05:49 PM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: Good job sharing by Shake and others as well. Taken as a whole it's much easier to understand Denny's mindset from being around MB. Mike believes his own BS and that's a scary thing.
I was listening to all of the sadness and accolades expressed over Mike Ilitch's death in Detroit. He moved heaven and earth to make the Red Wings and Tigers the best franchises they could be. While the Tigers never won a championship, the Wings were a dynasty and won multiple Stanley Cups during his tenure. The city is in mourning over his passing. Can you imagine that: mourning the death of an owner? What's it like to respect and admire a professional sports team owner so much that you mourn his passing? Says quite a bit about the guy. Meanwhile, in our little world...
If I were 83 and owned a team that had never won a championship, you can bet your ass I would do everything legally and humanly possible to win a championship before I croaked, not just to repay all of our loyal fans, but so I could enjoy it, too. But, that's not Mike. Matters outside of a balance sheet matter not to him. His actions show that, despite whatever bullshit he puts on team letterhead. So, he can just croak without a championship and be remembered for being a stubborn, penny-pinching old fool whose death was hardly a reason for sadness.
(02-12-2017, 06:34 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: I was listening to all of the sadness and accolades expressed over Mike Ilitch's death in Detroit. He moved heaven and earth to make the Red Wings and Tigers the best franchises they could be. While the Tigers never won a championship, the Wings were a dynasty and won multiple Stanley Cups during his tenure. The city is in mourning over his passing. Can you imagine that: mourning the death of an owner? What's it like to respect and admire a professional sports team owner so much that you mourn his passing? Says quite a bit about the guy. Meanwhile, in our little world...
If I were 83 and owned a team that had never won a championship, you can bet your ass I would do everything legally and humanly possible to win a championship before I croaked, not just to repay all of our loyal fans, but so I could enjoy it, too. But, that's not Mike. Matters outside of a balance sheet matter not to him. His actions show that, despite whatever bullshit he puts on team letterhead. So, he can just croak without a championship and be remembered for being a stubborn, penny-pinching old fool whose death was hardly a reason for sadness.
Very well stated and truthful.
I blasted out a little tirade towards Andy while watching the Pro Bowl a couple of weeks back. I was sitting around watching the game and reflecting on last season, while trying not to be bitter about the entire thing.Even though I definitely was. I think what bothers me the most is knowing so many lifelong Bengal fans that have already passed away without ever experiencing a championship.
I mean how many more of us will go before they get this thing done? 35-40 years is a long time to follow any team in any sport, let alone one that has been snake bit like the Bengals. It's really a bummer.
(02-12-2017, 03:44 PM)bfine32 Wrote: What did you expect:
You know what; you're right. I am firing Marvin and the entire staff because we suck, have sucked, and will suck. Thanks for helping me see what I could not.
Not peeing on his fans and calling it rain would be a start. He could've just focused on being unhappy with the results and striving to be better. Instead he rattled off cherry picked stats as a means to defend results that are mediocre overall - at best. I guess when you opt to keep employing a coach that the rest of the world thinks should've been fired 3 years ago, you have to justify it in your own mind somehow. Just don't expect fans - or anyone else - to buy the BS.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
Seriously this letter makes me sick. And I had someone in my Bengals group say last season, they worked somewhere downtown, I forget where, she said they over heard Mike brown talking to someone, and he said something like they need to make the playoffs, they don't have to win,just get there, and the guy he was telling looked at them funny. And her and her family member was disgusted on what they heard and left.
Thanks for posting the original letter. However, still skeptical it came directly from Mike Brown. May be a staff form letter they send to ticket holders. He might have signed it after someone else wrote it up.
(02-13-2017, 08:41 AM)guyofthetiger Wrote: Thanks for posting the original letter. However, still skeptical it came directly from Mike Brown. May be a staff form letter they send to ticket holders. He might have signed it after someone else wrote it up.
Just stop. I've already posted links showing that Mike writes his fans, there's been stories through the years that talk about Mike's tendency to take time to do it personally, and the letter reeks of Mike Brown. He has a unique way of speaking I guess you could say.
You guys act like the man receives thousands of letters. I bet he gets a small handful a week, if that. He's got plenty of time for that.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.