Letter From Mike Brown

[Shake n Blake]

(04-21-2017, 01:59 PM)The Real Deal Wrote: 1. Again, who is anyone to question the letter released? Speculate all you want about his intentions, but in the end it is just that, speculation. What is so wrong about taking something at face value?

2. Trust me, I can't stand pacman jones anymore and wish he was gone. But did you ever stop to think that maybe jones is still on the team because they WANT TO WIN? You know, because he has been our best CB. You think he's still there because the CB's behind him are all essentially question marks for one reason or another? How many millions of dollars could Mike brown have lined his pockets with by cutting jones? If he was all about winning wouldn't he cut him and just pocket that money? seems to me the cheap argument doesn't hold any water when it comes to this. It's actually  the exact opposite. In this instance I fully believe he is being loyal to talent because the team is better with jones, plain and simple. (I.E. he wants to win).

3. Let's clear one thing up, I'm not content with what this team has accomplished. I want more. But I can't and won't get behind the thought that mike brown doesn't care about winning and that is why it isn't happening. Over the last 5 or 6 years especially, There have been multiple years that this team has been labeled as one of, if not the most, talent laden teams in the NFL. Who was behind those rosters? Who funded them? What else can he do? as I said before, the talent has been there, he can't score the TD's for them.

1. Because I'm bitter with Mike Brown. I wish I could take the letter at face value, and maybe he does really feel that way...but with the way he runs the team, it's hard not to question it.

2. Maybe in the short term Pacman "was" helping us win. I believe his play has slipped. He wasn't our best CB last year and he got burned more than any Bengals CB I can remember since Leon Hall was a rookie. He's no longer a return threat. WJ3 was a 1st round pick with 4.37 speed. I want to see that guy on the field. At this point, I think Pacman's negatives outweigh his positives.

3. Again, I never said Mike doesn't care about winning. I've been saying that he doesn't place winning first. The assembled roster was fantastic until it started falling apart last year (and now this year). Obviously the roster is only part of the equation though. He could've fired Marvin Lewis or at the very least Paul Alexander. He could build a practice bubble. He could've spent a bit more in free agency in at least one of the years where this core was ripe. No he can't score TDs for them, but he can hold coaches accountable when they don't get results with said talent. 

(04-21-2017, 02:15 PM)jason Wrote: Not that I disagree with you. I didn't mean to come off as putting anybody or this thread down. It's just that some (not you) seem to let that old man ruin their enjoyment of the team. I  read a lot of "I'm done" with this or that. At one time, he got on my nerves too. But there ain't a damn thing I can do to change his ways. So I just enjoy "his" product.

I do find it silly to instantly dismiss this letter though. Hell I've heard time and again that he will actually respond to anybody with enough time on their hands to write him. How many owners do that? I do get it though... It'd be real nice to see a season last 19 weeks or more sometime soon... Maybe we just have to "clean some things up, do a better job on third down, and keep grinding" Shake... Haha

It's all good. I get what you're saying man, but I guess I just can't set that dark cloud aside. I'm fully aware that Mike Brown is a massive hindrance to this team's chances, and there's no way for me to ignore that. Of course after the draft and getting closer to September, I'll start to feel more optimistic as usual (although even my preseason optimism has been waning over the last few years), but lately there's only been negative news (keeping all coaches in place, terrible FA period, weak 50th anniversary plans, etc).