Mike says Dalton should "re-establish himself" but FO needs to establish themselves

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(05-12-2019, 03:22 PM)Whatever Wrote: All those things are fair criticisms in the running of the franchise as a competitive sports team for sure.  As a business, not so much.

If the team moved, they would have that honeymoon period for a few years in most markets.  They would move a lot of tickets, a ton of merchandise, and make tons of money with corporate sponsorships.  That would mean more money to invest into the team and would potentially lead to an Art Modell type situation where he can win that title early and solidify the fan base.  As it stands, it's basically Mike and the fans in a game of don't blink.  Mike won't spend with the big boys because he needs to maintain profitability and he isn't getting enough income to do so and the fans won't spend until they they see that playoff win drought ended.  Both sides are working against each other.

But, that's just it because this year they did spend a decent amount of money...they just didn't upgrade the roster. They essentially overpaid on a bunch of backups.

I know Cleveland hasn't won anything yet, and they stumbled around for years without knowing what they were doing...but look what bringing in Dorsey as GM did. The Bengals need to find a Dorsey-type GM. With that, they could probably make better decisions in free agency and start to win.

The model where you draft and retain your own and shun free agency...takes soo many things to work to succeed. IF you miss on any 1st Round picks, it can be devastating. It also puts a ton of pressure on coaching.

I don't advocate going out and signing the absolute highest priced free agents, but man imagine what our roster would look like if instead of signing Miller who is mediocre and Hart who is bad, if we brought in a Rodger Saffold and/or a good LB like Hicks.

Instead, we spent all that money and still have question marks on the offensive line and at LB. That's all on the Bengals.

Then, fans get all excited by the draft...but EVERY TEAM drafts and feels the same.