Carson Palmer was right

[t3r3e3]

(11-19-2024, 08:49 PM)Mickeypoo Wrote: I applaud Carson for trying to force change.  You have to seriously try to be as bad as this FO has been the last 35 years.  Almost statistically impossible, yet the band of merry inept fools who run this org find a way.  It all starts at the top.

I would argue that the front office has been wildly successful, just not for the reasons most front offices are judged on. Mike, Katie, Mike Junior, and Troy have all become wildly rich while running an absolutely inept operation. In no private enterprise would such ineptitude be rewarded so handsomely. They skillfully schemed, pinched pennies, and rolled over cap money over many years to continue raising enough capital to buy out the remaining minority owners. They also managed to rip off Hamilton County in arguably the most one-sided stadium deal in all of professional sports. Now they own one of 32 NFL franchises despite having run a historically unsuccessful operation since they took over 30 seasons ago. All their kids have jobs with the front office, Mike still pays himself a GM salary, and God knows what his kids and Troy get in salary. The teams success has been nonexistent, but the family’s success is inarguable.