According to agents, our front office sucks

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(04-20-2018, 02:43 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Think about when Warren Sapp said the Bengals "played with the numbers" after they'd agreed to a deal. Maybe stuff like that goes on more than we know? Who knows? I don't see why agents would lie in an anonymous survey though. I also doubt it's that the Bengals are "winning" so many deals. If that were the case, wouldn't it translate to the field? 

The thing that worried me the most was being voted "the most unprepared for contract negotiations". That's supposed to be Katie's job. The one we're hoping will be different.

I'm sure theres a lot of stuff that goes on that we dont know or hear about that would definitely paint the front office in a bad light. Why else would agents unanimously say this if there wasnt some truth behind it.

I think as a person who is either running the team or a key component of the management you want your organization to be attractive to impending free agents whether their already playing here or coming from the outside. Consistently putting together successful seasons and having a tradition of being a good competitive place to play where a player feels like they have a shot to win something is one way, and the other way is providing the player with the idea that they know they can come here and get a good deal that benefits both sides. The Bengals obviously don't give off the impression that this is a legitimate place where a player can come and win a ring, and we tend to strictly offer contracts that are considered "team friendly". To me this is not representative of an attractive place to come and play.