11-03-2017, 01:39 PM
(11-03-2017, 09:05 AM)Bengal Dude Wrote: Agreed on them being softer towards the Bengals. However, I feel like they're forced to be nice. I remember someone was critical of the team and his press credential was pulled. He wrote about it, and then he got it back with the team citing a miscommunication. That was the only mention. If the Bengals pulled credentials on the press, it won't make a blip on the national radar. Brad Johansen was trying to find out how long Marvin's extension was during the infamous press conference. He was suddenly removed from the radio broadcasts. Not a blip on the radar. So softball questions are lobbed so there's some kind of coverage of the team.
Plus, would anyone expect Mike or Marvin to actually answer any hardball questions? They would brush them off and/or giggle to something else.
I'm with you 100%. I've always felt like the Bengals bully the local press and that's why the coverage is soft and there are no pieces that rip them. No hard questions are asked.
Could you imagine the Bengals (and the Brown family) in New York, Chicago or Houston?
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