11-12-2024, 08:33 PM
(11-12-2024, 05:59 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Where did Duke Tobin come from in the first place? They wouldn't of brought him in if they wanted to rule and do everything themselves.
Joe Burrow is here and in his prime, now is the time to make the changes so we can win it all with him. Honestly believe the Blackburns feel
the same. You think they want to waste Joe Burrow's career after they just paid him top 5 QB money? I don't?
I think Tobin is a very loyal family friend they can trust. Mike Brown is the GM.
I completely agree. It has been time to make changes since Burrow got here. They have changed nothing. Of course I don't think they WANT to waste his career. I believe they run things the way they always have and HOPE they do not waste Burrow, Chase careers. I don't think they know how to do anything different/better because they are in a small minority family echo chamber.
I believe the Brown/Blackburn families are probably very nice people from what I have heard. I don't think they sit in their offices trying to do things that hurt the team or make the team worse. I do believe they are very stubborn and have an inner circle of only family members who are only willing to change so much. As an example, why not do something as simple as get your scouting/analytics dept up to what a modern NFL franchise would look like. No control issues. Just trying to make things better. They do nothing.
Do you think they would bring in a GM and take that title from Mike Brown? No way. When he finally passes they will probably just give that title to Tobin and nothing will change. That is the whole problem. They are not willing to change.
Look what just happened with Chase. They just cost themselves millions and hurt the team by doing so. He is worth so much more now.
I don't know man. I just don't believe we have any real shot as long as the FO keeps operating the same way. We got lucky one year and almost a second. We are trending down, not up.
I wasn't always down on the Bengals like this. Even through the 90's and 2000's I would root for them and watch every game. I think the reason I am so down is that after decades of embarrassment and failure I truly believed that the awful losing seasons were over. We had 2 awesome, exciting seasons. Much reason for hope. The future looked bright. And now here we are. No playoffs last year. I know Burrow was hurt. And now this year. 4-6 praying for a miracle.
What do you think the FO is going to do different between now and next season to turn things around? Some coaching changes? Hire an actual, proven GM? Better scouting dept so maybe our draft is better?
