03-14-2018, 05:13 PM
(03-14-2018, 04:27 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Sorry to burst your bubble, but there is no team in the league who bases their decisions on what the fans want to do. Everyteam is ran by a GM/owner who does what he thinks is best to help the team win. He hires lots of people with lots of football experience and knowledge who know much more than the fan base.
Sometimes an owner will decide to use a year or two to re-build instead of win immediately, but even then he is trying to do what is best in the long run.
Better give the fans some consideration. We already had one of the most empty stadiums in the NFL last year.
Sorry to say it but the fans DO know some things and it has shown for many years. To not value the Center position for example
is down right assinine. Lots of fans know better than this.
(03-14-2018, 04:49 PM)depthchart Wrote: Pollack offers a fresh set of eyes on the O-line and hopefully he can have some influence on which players to get going forward. Change things up a bit.
I would think the Bengals would enjoy the positive reactions fans are giving them now over getting Cordy Glenn and would want to build on that with more moves that please fans. Not letting fan consensus totally dictate what moves to make but keeping the pulse of what positions a consensus of fans think are weak areas. Should the Bengals agree that they are weak areas, then leaning to a move that will please the masses could be a deciding last factor between taking say a solid Center in round 1 versus an equally solid Cornerback, for example.
Factor in consensus fan pleasing as a draft factor to at least consider to improve Public Relations, retain more fans and build hope for the team. A "know your customer" business benefit.
Treat it as a feather to put on the scale to maybe tip the scale towards say a Center in round 1. (assuming the talent between two players being considered at two different positions is very close) (don't pass on a much better player just to please fans but make it a factor)
The Cordy Glenn move was a definite fan pleaser.
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(03-14-2018, 05:02 PM)fortyyearfan Wrote: I like the Glenn signing,however I am concerned they might have given up too much to get him.Giving up a 12 to move to 21 is a bigtime move and it could backfire.I do not think he was worth that much.We took the guys huge payday,ate it and still gave them our 12 pick?? That's a concern that could easily backfire.He is taking a ton of money from our bank and he is not even played a down.I am glad they did something,but I feel they should have bartered a little better.You are allowing a ton of 1st rounders slide past you by moving to the 21st.And we are probably going to miss out on some top picks that we wanted.Bad move to me.gave too much up for this guy.He better be a big time player all day long
Nope, Glenn is proven and even if we had the first pick of the 1st round every year the Draft is a crapshoot.
You never know how a Draft pick will turn out. Cordy Glenn on the other hand is a proven NFL player.
We got great value here, pretty much picking up Glenn at pick 12 who is more proven than any LT that we could pick
and still getting to pick in the first round at 21 where we can just add another talent. Great move and gets better by the
minute. Now if we trade Burfict to the Raiders like i am hearing we better get their first round pick or i will be pissed.
