10-29-2018, 08:53 PM
(10-29-2018, 08:46 PM)Bengalsrob Wrote: I think there were more Packer fans in attendance in Los Angeles than there were Bengals fans at a home game here, and it's pathetic. It's nothing new either, and I believe if we were undefeated, it still wouldn't be full. We have probably the most unappreciative fans in the nation, and in a way, they remind me of Marvin; the dumb excuses are endless. One such excuse would be the old "but we're a small market team." That doesn't fly, the NFL uses a 75 mile radius to determine primary and secondary markets, and that puts us squarely in the middle of fanbases, actually slightly ahead of Baltimore and Pittsburgh who don't seem to have attendance problems. Only Cleveland has a bigger market in the our division. Green Bay is a smaller market, a worse record, and they don't have that problem. That doesn't mean I don't think we have coaching problems, I do. I have been wanting Marvin out for years, but even there fans don't agree; and point to the team and coach's record before Marvin got here. I don't care about that, I remember us being in 2 Super Bowls before him; and zero playoff wins in the many years with him, but that doesn't mean the fans shouldn't support what are essentially young kids out on the field, crowd support means a lot to them. Check out attached for market size breakdown:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/wt1sr/list_of_nfl_teams_by_media_market_size/?ref=share&ref_source=link
I agree with you. And im a conspiracy theorist myself. I think the more fans a team has the refs will favor that team. And also if your home games arent loud and intimidating then you dont have homefield advantage..the other team shouldnt deel comfortable in our stadium at all. But at the same time i know why they dont want to go and invest their money,and time because they dont believe in the coaches or management ,they think we are just doomed if we even make the playoffs. And i agree we can probably go to the superbowl and wed still have fans bad mouthing something.
