Seriously considering giving up.

[Murdock2420]

(09-15-2017, 11:22 AM)PhilHos Wrote: For those that have been on these and the old forums knows I'm a generally optimistic kind of guy. I'm the guy that criticises those for claiming "game over" after a turnover in the 1st quarter.

With that said, I don't know if I can do it anymore. I went through the entire 90s decade as a Bengal fan and never gave up. But somehow, last season and what looks like this season will turn into, have just started kill me inside.

I don't live in the Cincinnati area so aside from nationally televised games, I have to go through some effort to get to watch them every week and I just don't know if I can do it if these last 2 games are indicative of how the season is going to go.

Maybe if ML is fired, I'll get optimisitc again, but if the new HC is just a promoted current Bengals coach, then I will definitely be done with this team.

Phil, I can't remember what year it was back on the "old old old" boards we first started chatting but I understand where you are at with this team. I grew up in Cincinnati, and moved away for work for a bout 10 years. I know the struggle of trying to find a way to see the game each week but at the time I was doing it, there was hope. Right now, is about as bad as this team has looked since the 90's under Shula.

Right now the defense is keeping it from being a total disaster but come mid season when they are all gassed from playing 3 quarters each game while the offense goes 3 and out of 1 and fumble/int this shit show will be even worse. I'd like to say there is a light at the end of the tunnel, I'd like to believe Mike Brown cares and sees this and will fire Marvin and make changes but there is nothing in his history that gives any cause to believe that.

Mike needs to sell the team or at least get out of the way and let someone else run it...but he won't until he dies.

Marvin needs to be out of the NFL, let him go giggle and clap and the set of some NFL network show....but he'll be on the sidelines till Mike dies.

Andy looks lost and needs to be benched till he gets his head cleared....but he won't they'll toss him out there over and over because Marvin's job is safe.

Zampese might get canned but it won't be this year. He'll survive another season or whatever is left on his contract and then, he'll get shown the door as if it will fix all the problems.

Alexander and his hand picked line should be gone or benched for some players. However, he is Mike's guy and just like Marvin, if Mike is alive, he is here.

The question you have to ask yourself, and I ask myself as well, and this question is truly a brutal question. Can I manage to keep a small amount of interest in this team until Mike Brown dies. That's when change will possibly come, so can your interest in the team outlive that crusty old muppet in owner's box?