Bengals Turned Down 2nd Rounder

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(08-12-2017, 10:42 AM)bfine32 Wrote: As I've said before. Mike Brown has made some great personnel decisions. Anyone simply saying not trading is stupid because Mike Brown is clueless of personnel decisions is just letting their dislike spill into areas it does not belong.

There is no doubt that Mike Brown is the #1 reason this franchise has not been overly successful over the last couple decades; however, it is not because of the personnel (on field) decisions he has made.

Folks should save their displeasure for things Mikey actually does that warrants displeasure, such as running (funding) the organization as a five and dime. He's generally made smart personnel decisions, it's what he does to help them succeed once they get here that is to be questioned.

I'd say he's about 30% or worse on any personnel decisions. Why? Any of the players we have drafted that wound up getting significant PT are negated by letting a few of them walk ...and by doing exactly jack shit in FA.  Who knows....one or two good players in FA instead of bargain bin scrap heap types may have put us over that mythical hump.  One thing's for sure.....with the way Son of Paul does things....we'll most likely never know.  Drafting duds like Og and Dennard aren't exactly helping his case either. We won't even get into the horrible decisions during the lost decade.....

(08-12-2017, 11:21 AM)Nately120 Wrote: It's possible I'm being overly negative, but I can't help but be irked by people who have "Can never be fired ever ever ever no matter what" clauses tied to their jobs.  That sort of thing just permeates any decisions or options that arise.  We've all seen GMs and HCs who are too worried about their jobs make terrible and short-sighted deals in an effort to save themselves, so that's the example of the opposite being detrimental.

In Mike's case I just expect more out of a guy who has been a GM for over a quarter of a century.

This.