Why Still Mike Brown ?

[SunsetBengal]

(08-18-2024, 03:59 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: 404M from the league last year. Don't think they don't have the cash. 

Willingness to cut into their profit...that might be where the reluctance is.

Most NFL owners/ownership groups have accumulated their wealth somewhere outside of running an NFL team. The Bengals are like one of the two smallest market teams in the league, the opportunities for outside money just aren't as readily available as they are for larger market teams. Ohio is but a mid sized State, but also likely 65+% of NFL fans in Ohio are Browns fans, they also have Ohio St. to compete with for possible revenue streams. Sure, the naming rights to the stadium to Paycor was a good get, but how do you think money from a company like Skyline Chili compares to what the Atlanta Falcons likely receive from Coca Cola? People can claim "greed" all they want to, but it does nothing to change the competitive opportunities for the Brown/Blackburn family compared to other NFL franchises.

It's simply the nature of small market teams in this day and age. The best comparison might be the Buffalo Bills. The Bills were serious contenders for a while, but after giving Allen his contract, they are seemingly in rebuild mode once again.