C'mon Mike. Can't you do anything to pump up your fan base?

[Shake n Blake]

(03-12-2017, 12:07 PM)Beaker Wrote: 1. I think he has put winning teams on the field. The Bengals have been more successful over the past 7-10 years than most other NFL franchises. The team blowing playoff games is on the players and coaches. The Bengals had the steelers beat....and the players blew it. And what people fail to see is that we have had success without burying ourselves in salary cap hell like so many other teams have done in fleeting attempts to win right now with no eye to the future. MB has put teams capable of contending on the field, you can't deny that. And he has also done so with an eye toward the long term health and stability of the team.

I want them to win a SB. I was in Miami the last time they were in one getting my hopes dashed by Joe Montana. But I also realize NFL football is a business, and at the root of it all, a game. A simple distraction to entertain me on my Sundays. But again, 2. today's fans have zero patience, nor do they care about the long term health of their team. They always want the big money signing, the big money FA, etc....regardless of the long term effect.

3. The ravens had to pay Joe Flacco a ridiculous contract after his flash in the pan playoff run. He hasn't duplicated that success in any form since. And the ravens are still paying for that contract by who they are not able to sign to help the team.

4. I have no doubt that MB wants to win. But I also have no doubt that he is not willing to do it by mortgaging the future of the Bengals. That's my take on it.

1. There would be no salary cap hell if he would simply stop being loyal to players that are clearly mediocre or past their primes. There's always fat they could trim from the roster to bring in someone more productive. They could also be more proactive by restructuring contracts. And I'm sorry Beaker, but saying "the Bengals have been more successful over the past 7-10 years than most other NFL franchises" sounds like something Mike Brown would say. We fans (and the city of Cincinnati) deserve better than multiple playoff embarrassments after all we've been through with this team.

The players have been at fault, Marv and the staff has been at fault, and I refuse to let Mike Brown off the hook. He could've done more. A perfect example is right now. Rather than improve the line with one of the many solid FA linemen available, Mike is more worried about silly compensatory picks. If this cheap and flimsy o-line wastes another year of Dalton/Green/Atkins/Dunlap/Burfict...so what. That's not as important as a future 5th round pick. You don't see the flaw in this philosophy?

2. We've been waiting 26 years for a single playoff win. Lack of patience shouldn't be a term used to describe Bengals fans. If anything, some of you have been too patient.

3. I'm sure Ravens fans wish they could trade back Flacco's contract for the shiny Lombardi in their trophy case and the fond memories of that championship run. C'mon man...we're in the same situation now (hemorrhaging talent) and we have diddly squat to show for it.

4. I have no doubt that Mike Brown wants to win, but it's not his #1 priority. There's a mountain of evidence that supports that notion. As for the future, I'd say we don't have to worry about mortgaging it. It's already looking bleak. The Mike Brown way is failing, just as it has for nearly 30 years.