20 - Years since the Bengals have won a playoff game
0 - Total number of playoff wins in Mike Brown's tenure as owner
.359 - Bengals regular season winning percentage since Mike Brown took over as owner (115-206-1 in 20 seasons)
29-34-1 - Record since 2005 playoff game vs Steelers
6 - Seasons the Bengals have lost their first six games since 1991. No other team has more than two.
0 - Teams North of Cincinnati without an indoor practice facility
10 - Players arrested in a 14 month span from 2005-2006
32 - Mike Brown's ranking, out of 32, of the "Best Owners in the NFL" by Michael Silver of Sports Illustrated in 2007
458,000,000 - Amount, in dollars, that Hamilton County Taxpayers paid to build PBS
2032 - Year that Hamilton County will have finally paid off its debt on the stadium deal
3 - Total number of non-clerical employees employed in the Bengals scouting department, lowest in the league
747,000,000 - Amount, in dollars, paid in free agency by the Bengals from 1994 - 2005, second worst of all 28 teams in existence for the duration, behind only Arizona
118 – Ranking, out of 118 professional teams, of the “Worst Franchises” in professional sports, as ranked by ESPN the Magazine in 2003.
97 – Ranking, out of 98 general managers in all four major sports with three or more years of experience, of Mike Brown’s performance as a GM, as ranked by Forbes in 2007.
I have no idea what this whole article is about. Either ive had a few too many or you have.
Posted by: Jake | January 18, 2009 at 04:35 AM
Im an idiot. I didnt click on the link before. Im the one thats had too many. Im trashed. Go Ravens. For one day atleast.
Posted by: Jake | January 18, 2009 at 04:37 AM
Are team Dr's don't know what steroids are so this will never happen here...just like winning.
Posted by: Ejm1 | January 18, 2009 at 09:32 AM
"Link comes via Bill Simmons (lending further weight to its truthiness)."
'Truthiness'? TRUTHINESS? OMG! Normally I am not one to pick on spelling errors but this isn't a spelling issue is it? This is ridiculous and 'self-destructive' lack of a creditable vocabulary (and credibility for this board as well). This is the actual invention of a word -- no less! "How's about": "...lending further weight to its truthfulness."? Maybe: "...lending additonal credibility to the article." Or "...lending credibility to the 'theme' of the article." etc.?
Oh well, nothing can be done about it now... ...I guessIt's kind of like this board's propensity towards: 'antidisestablishmentarianismness'!
Let me write this 'agin' in the vernacular...
Dis link come by BIlL Sammmens (makin' it mo like it is resolving da troof y'all). Y'all go to da Hood or to da holla' and Drankin' sum mo 'shine b'cuz we be speakin' dat troof wunse again.
Jeez, this is really bad! PFTC
Posted by: WC | January 18, 2009 at 11:18 AM
WC - just when I think you can't get any more ridiculous...you come up with a comment like that and prove me wrong. My hat is off to you sir. You win...agin.
Posted by: Sleeping With Bieniemy | January 18, 2009 at 01:23 PM
As if the Steelers didn't get enough help with the officiating crews' favoritism alone...
Posted by: suprchrge | January 18, 2009 at 01:39 PM
I find it amusing (and a load of total bullshit) that there wasn't one mention of the HGH story in last night's game commentary between the Steelers and the Ravens.
Posted by: Toddle In | January 19, 2009 at 07:59 AM
WC, don't blame WDR for "truthiness": blame Stephen Colbert! It was his very first segment of "The Word". Check it out at http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/24039/october-17-2005/the-word---truthiness
We don't need any wordinistas in our Revolution.
Posted by: Leo deTrotskyo | January 20, 2009 at 08:47 AM