Bengals Winning Out Is Simply Unacceptable

Last week, I wrote the following post and never ended up putting it up because I felt hypocritical saying to not root for the Bengals to win when I knew full well I would be rooting for them against the Browns and Chiefs. But now, since it is obvious that even when we lose all flipping year long we still aren't going to finish with a high enough draft pick to get the right guy for our team, I don't see the harm in saying it. So here is my plea for a top 4 pick. Oh and a lot of this might be moot if there are actual real changes made to our front office hierarchy, but I'm not holding my breath for that.

Please Bengals, don't do it. Don't go and win your last three games like everyone knows you're going to do. This situation would be comical if their weren't such dire consequences. You are going to finish 4-11-1 and end up with the 7th pick or something around there. OT's Oher and Smith will get drafted by some team that trades up right in front of the Bengals knowing full well that Mike Brown does not negotiate with terrorists other GM's on draft day, unless it is to trade down to get Chris Perry and Keiwan Ratliff instead of Steven Jackson.

Mikey will end up sitting in the war room with John Cooper and a belligerently drunk and half asleep Marvin, and Cooper will talk him into taking Todd Boeckman, cause the kid showed a lot of class after being benched.

So if any of you out there don't want to watch Levi Jones attempt to maybe sort of get in someone's way next season, hope KC or the Browns can keep us in the top 4 of the draft.

Comments

[ct]

don't feel bad I did root this weeks since they were playing browns but this week I hope we get creamed!! Lets have some change http://www.CTSportsPicks.com

[K. Phelps]

I don't know... I can't find it in me to root against the Bengals. Plus what is a high draft choice going to get us? Another Mike Brown Draft Bust? Remember Akili Smith? I don't think that the Bengals are ready for such a huge responsibility of making a smart draft, and by huge responsibility I mean task that requires some brains. If we DO infact get a GM, especially the man rumored to be getting looked at, then maybe a high Draft Choice will actually be helpful, but untill we improve everywhere I still am not comfortable rooting for a team against the Bengals.

[porkopolis]

You had me, but the last paragraph was a deal breaker. To ask someone to root against the team of which they are fans of is stupid. High draft pick or not, you always want your team to win.

[Benzoo would poop on Mike Brown]

only delusional masochists root for their team to win a meaningless game now that will cost them the shot at a better draft pick next year.

of course the bengals would screw that up regardless, so as with everything in bengaldom, it does not matter.

[porkopolis]

^ Yeah, whatever you say, brah. Wait, so, you are trying to tell me I'm delusional because I want my team to win?

You are missing the big picture here. The draft is a crap shoot anyway you look at it. You never know what you are going to get from a top pick. Obviously, it's easy to point fingers at the past Bengals drafts. You argue for a top pick, thus losing, because you think a top 3 pick is surefire, blue chipper. What makes you think the Bengals brain trust is going to get that one right? I argue for winning out / finishing strong, picking in the 5 to 7 range. It's probably a safer pick. Side note: What about a Curry pick at 5 - 7?

The key... We are a young team, they need all the PT they can get. Face it, if Marvin can still coach the guys up for win the last 3 games, there is still some hope for next year. My fingers are crossed that MFB does make some changes, as rumored. We will have to see if they come to pass.

[la vita bella]

look i get that most on this site just dismiss all unfortunate happenings with the bengals as mike brown's fault, but there's on instance that gets repeated over and over again that can bring a team down and usually ignorant twats are trying to pin it on an owner/GM: injuries.

you all do realize that this is a full-contact sport and when a player goes down you don't get to armchair QB it up and say, "told you all along that guy would be a bust"...it happens. it happens when nobody touches a player. it's the nature of sports and this sport in particular. they didn't screw up the draft of kijana carter, david pollack, or anybody else that was lost due to injury.

the other stuff, yeah, you can make great cases for not making smart draft-day decisions: small school/raw 2nd rounders, undisciplined locker-room nightmares, projects with potential. but the injuries are not an appropriate place to hammer on the management, even if you say we have substandard medical facilities and staff...if you recall, this is the same team that had players like willie, rudi, chaddy, and justin smith go for years in wear/tear positions without missing any games. even carson had a stretch where he was the only QB in the league to take every snap one year...

the draft is a crap shoot. but you might as well have as many choices as possible and not let your division rivals block you from a potential long-term answer to some of your problems. this game is absolutely meaningless to both squads. it's no big deal if they lose, and i'm going to come down on the side of rooting for them to win, but not even caring the slightest bit or holding it against anything or anybody if the lose (and no, i don't think a team would ever lose a game on purpose...)

[Daniel Venrick AKA the Danimal]

Matt Millen* is still available, he can't do worse than Mikey B...wait a sec

*sarcasm intended. If this happened, I would seriously contemplate a slow and painful suicide.

But on a less sarcastic note, We need a GM who is a Reputable football mind. Or we chip in on Mega Millions tickets, Hopefully win with a large jackpot, reinvest the money for a year or two and buy the damn team ourselves.
Either way Mikey B needs to relinquish all football related ops.

[Daniel Venrick AKA the Danimal]

Fuck, I meant to post that in a different thread

[Mockenrue]

In case you were wondering, this phenomenon of terrible Bengals teams ending with wins near the end is called the "Dead Cat Bounce." We all thought this year was too bad to have one. Oops.

[ItmightbeJB]

This was perhaps the funnies, saddest and most painfully appropriate post I've seen on here in a long time. Bravo!