Quote of the Day: Troy Blackburn Edition

I've got a laundry list of gems from this A$$hole, but I wanted to build on Comrade Klinglered's post on the sweet stadium deal the Bengals "negotiated".  This was a statement by Troy discussing the deal after it was signed.

“This deal, it gives us the ability to compete in the average of the NFL,” said Mr. Blackburn. “And if we're about the average of the NFL, that's fine. That's good enough. We're not going to do much better than that in Cincinnati.”

Comrades in arms, that is a PUBLIC statement by our ownership saying they are hoping to be average after signing a deal that gives them rights to all revenues from a stadium that will cost potentially over a $1 billion in taxpayer money.  Hoping to be average?!  Good enough for Cincinnati?!  This makes me so furious I am going to the Stoned Crow right now to drink away the pain.

Hey, Troy, F*** YOU.

UPDATED:  Make that:  Hey, Troy, the guy who married into everyone's dream job, F*** YOU.

Here's the full article by John Byczkowski with the quote (towards the bottom, it's long).

Comments

[Winn Parry]

And that is why the only absolutes in life are death, taxes, and the Bengals being terrible.

[Todd]

I love that Troy has to live with that quote being easily found with a simple internet search the rest of his life. Fantastic.

[John A. Schizzle]

Don't you think that this might be taken out of context? I think he meant in terms of the stadium itself they will be competitive. Not what they put together on the field regarding coaches and personel.

[Todd]

It speaks to the mediocre mentality of management even if he is speaking in the context of revenues, which it is not entirely clear that he is. Estimates at that time were that the stadium revenues would bring us into the top third of the league which is still not average regardless of context.

Besides, why ruin such a beautiful quote by trying to tell me it's out of context. At best, it's the most extraordinary Freudian slip of all time.

[Todd]

Also, in case you were wondering (which I'm sure you're not), I did drink away the pain at Stoned Crow. It was good.

[Steven Mayne]

Great post--and yeah, who cares if the quote is taken slightly out of context. Troy Blackburn is a public spokesman for the Bengal's organization, and he should realize that any comparisons to mediocrity should be avoided. But that's just the thing--he doesn't get it. There are innumerable quotes that illustrate that our ownership is fine with mediocrity--both on and off the field. So here's to another 8-8 season! Woo-Hoo!

I read on espn.com today that the Steelers, Jags, and Rams may be bought out by new ownership. If you want to see me get really excited, tell me that the Bengals are going to get bought out.