The big difference between Dan Rooney and Mike Brown

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(04-14-2017, 09:11 AM)Whatever Wrote: To be fair, whenever the Bengals release a longtime star that's past his prime, the fanbase goes on suicide watch.  Take Willie Anderson, for example.

The argument can also be made that he held onto Chuck Noll for too long.  People would say the same thing about Cowher if he hadn't pulled off the SB in '05.

Fans of any team will complain initially, but that complaining quickly goes away as long as the team keeps winning. The Steelers kept/keep winning, so all was forgiven. The Bengals haven't won anything of significance in over a quarter of a century, so the fans want to see their favorites kept to compensate.