02-05-2022, 03:32 PM
(02-05-2022, 03:22 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Mike Brown has a proven record of being tight with money but this is happily no longer the case. The team paid handsomely for free agents on defense and reaped the rewards.
We all know Paul Brown was a football genius but in all fairness he was a tightwad when it came to paying players. He warned new Bengals — and new Browns prior to 1963 — they would be negotiating for their lives.
Mike started out like Paul and ended up in the modern era of ownership where you get who you pay for. I think things began to change when Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu, and Andrew Whitworth left. Mike saw the light just in time and opened his wallet to make Lou Anarumo happy.
Say what you will but the Cincinnati defense is better with Trey Hendrickson, DJ Reader, Larry Ogunjobi, BJ Hill, Von Bell, Mike Hilton, Chidobe Awuzie, and yes, even Eli Apple.
I wish he had opened his wallet for the offensive line but let's hope that he does this offseason because we're looking at a dynasty with this defense and our weapons signed for a few years if we can just protect Joey B!