(01-27-2018, 02:36 PM)TheUberHuber Wrote: Since it is somewhat to do with this thread I'll ask it here...

How much would the bengals be worth if Katie just wanted to sell the whole franchise?

(01-27-2018, 03:09 PM)McC Wrote: Over a billion.

According to Forbes---

Forbes, in its annual valuation of 32 NFL teams, estimated the Bengals' worth to be at $1.675 billion in their latest rankings, which is an increase from $1.45 billion in 2015. That's good enough for a 16-percent increase, But while the Bengals' overall value has risen, their ranking in the NFL hierarchy has not.Sep 20, 2016

(01-27-2018, 03:19 PM)TheUberHuber Wrote: Holy shit that's a lot of dough...

(01-27-2018, 03:19 PM)TheUberHuber Wrote: Holy shit that's a lot of dough...

(01-27-2018, 03:28 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Damn right it is. Yikes! And we get greedy when trying to put a winning product on the field? 

(01-27-2018, 03:52 PM)TheUberHuber Wrote: I would sell for that kind of money. That is an insane amount of money.... to me anyways.

But I am the type of person who cashes out when I'm up 20 bucks at the casino so......


I wander what Paul brown would have said if you told him back then his team would be worth 1.5 billion 

(01-27-2018, 04:03 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: He would have drank like the Dog!

(01-20-2018, 02:45 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: There has always been a good deal of talk among Bengals fans about our best hope being the the day that Mike steps aside and turns everything over to Katie. The idea being that Katie might be different or have a better approach than her dad. 

What is your actual confidence level that things might be different under a Katie regime? Do you think there's better chance that she'll blaze her own path and do things differently than Mike...or do you feel it's more likely that she'll just be a continuation of the same old, same old?

Of course, this is will be pure opinion because we haven't seen her in total control yet, but as far as a gut feeling on a scale of 1-10...10 being she does things vastly different and 1 being she does things exactly the same, where are you?

(01-27-2018, 11:58 PM)TKUHL Wrote: 0% Faith in her or anyone else in that family. Expecting anything other than the past 25 years is just wishful thinking. One would think if she had any knowledge or influence to change this team for the better some of that would have sprinkled threw onto the field by now even with MB's stubbornness.

(01-29-2018, 07:34 PM)McC Wrote: They cry about their shrinking market but they're the ones who keep shrinking it.  Imagine what winning a SB would do for the market.

(01-29-2018, 07:40 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Hell, how much would just hiring a GM and new HC move the needle?  People want to believe.  Give them a reason to and they'll line up to hand over their cash.

(01-29-2018, 07:08 PM)jowczarski Wrote: Was asked to jump in on this re: Katie Blackburn and how little is known about her:

That is purposeful. She does not want to be out an "out-front" personality. This will likely never change. She will talk/be seen in those rare instances where it's absolutely necessary. But with Mike still acting as team president, that won't be often in the near future. I think she sat in on Dalton's extension press conference? That may be it.

Here is what I know: She is very well respected around the league, and very influential, sitting on some very important committees.
Here is a little bit on that:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2016/03/22/cincinnati-bengals-executive-vice-president-katie-blackburn-workplace-diversity/82138824/

The Bengals are widely regarded as among the smartest teams in the league in contract structure and retaining their Pro Bowlers at team-friendly deals that keep them from running into cap issues. That's Katie. She's been doing the big contracts for a long, long time now. If you want to know how she would impact the football team - she already is.

I can say she is more in tune with the fan base i.e. fans wanting a HOF or ROH, or even doing the 50th stuff with bringing in older players/sprucing up the stadium. She hears you.

There's some other detail about her in Paul Dehner Jr.'s family profile:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2017/07/30/brown-family-retains-old-school-code-cincinnati-bengals-new-school-nfl/510524001/

I know, I know - BUT WHAT WILL SHE BE LIKE WHEN SHE TAKES OVER?
Honestly - it's impossible to know. She has not said anything about it, and refuses to address it. Which is fair, because at this point she's not going to talk about her father in that way. No one would, to be honest.

(01-29-2018, 07:40 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Hell, how much would just hiring a GM and new HC move the needle?  People want to believe.  Give them a reason to and they'll line up to hand over their cash.

(01-29-2018, 07:40 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Hell, how much would just hiring a GM and new HC move the needle?  People want to believe.  Give them a reason to and they'll line up to hand over their cash.

(01-29-2018, 07:08 PM)jowczarski Wrote: Was asked to jump in on this re: Katie Blackburn and how little is known about her:

That is purposeful. She does not want to be out an "out-front" personality. This will likely never change. She will talk/be seen in those rare instances where it's absolutely necessary. But with Mike still acting as team president, that won't be often in the near future. I think she sat in on Dalton's extension press conference? That may be it.

Here is what I know: She is very well respected around the league, and very influential, sitting on some very important committees.
Here is a little bit on that:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2016/03/22/cincinnati-bengals-executive-vice-president-katie-blackburn-workplace-diversity/82138824/

The Bengals are widely regarded as among the smartest teams in the league in contract structure and retaining their Pro Bowlers at team-friendly deals that keep them from running into cap issues. That's Katie. She's been doing the big contracts for a long, long time now. If you want to know how she would impact the football team - she already is.

I can say she is more in tune with the fan base i.e. fans wanting a HOF or ROH, or even doing the 50th stuff with bringing in older players/sprucing up the stadium. She hears you.

There's some other detail about her in Paul Dehner Jr.'s family profile:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2017/07/30/brown-family-retains-old-school-code-cincinnati-bengals-new-school-nfl/510524001/

I know, I know - BUT WHAT WILL SHE BE LIKE WHEN SHE TAKES OVER?
Honestly - it's impossible to know. She has not said anything about it, and refuses to address it. Which is fair, because at this point she's not going to talk about her father in that way. No one would, to be honest.

(01-29-2018, 07:08 PM)jowczarski Wrote: Was asked to jump in on this re: Katie Blackburn and how little is known about her:

That is purposeful. She does not want to be out an "out-front" personality. This will likely never change. She will talk/be seen in those rare instances where it's absolutely necessary. But with Mike still acting as team president, that won't be often in the near future. I think she sat in on Dalton's extension press conference? That may be it.

Here is what I know: She is very well respected around the league, and very influential, sitting on some very important committees.
Here is a little bit on that:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2016/03/22/cincinnati-bengals-executive-vice-president-katie-blackburn-workplace-diversity/82138824/

The Bengals are widely regarded as among the smartest teams in the league in contract structure and retaining their Pro Bowlers at team-friendly deals that keep them from running into cap issues. That's Katie. She's been doing the big contracts for a long, long time now. If you want to know how she would impact the football team - she already is.

I can say she is more in tune with the fan base i.e. fans wanting a HOF or ROH, or even doing the 50th stuff with bringing in older players/sprucing up the stadium. She hears you.

There's some other detail about her in Paul Dehner Jr.'s family profile:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2017/07/30/brown-family-retains-old-school-code-cincinnati-bengals-new-school-nfl/510524001/

I know, I know - BUT WHAT WILL SHE BE LIKE WHEN SHE TAKES OVER?
Honestly - it's impossible to know. She has not said anything about it, and refuses to address it. Which is fair, because at this point she's not going to talk about her father in that way. No one would, to be honest.

Quote:Honestly - it's impossible to know. She has not said anything about it, and refuses to address it. Which is fair, because at this point she's not going to talk about her father in that way. No one would, to be honest.