IN THIS TIME of perpetual Cincinnati Bengals incompetence and futility, with zero playoff wins in the nineteen seasons since the WhoDeyRevolution Godfather, Paul Brown, passed away in 1991 and handed the team to his fortunate son, the Despot, Mike Brown;
Introduction
WE, the members of the Who Dey Revolution, in our fervent dedication to the Cincinnati Bengals and fanatical desire to transform our hometown team into perpetual Super Bowl contenders, call for a popular revolution of fans to demand comprehensive reform to the managerial decisions and approach of Cincinnati Bengals ownership, management, staff and players, and hereby call for the adoption of the following Who Dey Revolution Manifesto:
Manifesto Demands
THAT the Mike Brown, Katie Blackburn, Marvin Lewis, along with every other member of the Bengals management, staff and personnel, state publicly to all Bengals fans, “I will do everything in my power to help the Cincinnati Bengals win a Super Bowl;”
THAT Mike Brown will hire a general manager, drastically expand the scouting department and relinquish all control of player personnel;
THAT all training, rehabilitation and medical facilities are considered best-in-class compared to other NFL teams;
THAT the management fill the team only with players who fit the system, both mentally and physically, and are not reluctant to makes changes to player personnel when needed, regardless of cost or loyalty concerns;
THAT offensive and defensive line depth is considered the top priority for all player personnel decisions;
THAT all decisions made by ownership, management, staff and players, both on and off the field, are judged only by this criterion: “Does this help the Cincinnati Bengals win a Super Bowl?”
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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.
It's Hue...not Hugh. ;-)
I wonder if Chad has a 'welcome home' headlock waiting for him?
Posted by: Remember Rembert | January 19, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Good news, terrible headline. Our prayers will not be answered until someone other than Mikey is calling the shots.
Posted by: Leo deTrotskyo | January 19, 2009 at 11:04 AM
They better get on it if they are gonna do it. Ryan has accepted the job in NY.
Posted by: Thom Tadsen | January 19, 2009 at 11:07 AM
A new offensive coordinator is a very small thing we need but hey, it's one of those things we need. Gotta be happy that the rumor is even there. Now let's see what happens.
Posted by: Randy | January 19, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Leo I think the point of the title is that people have been clamoring (including WDR) for a change of some kind this offseason. Are all the Bengals problems solved? Of course not.
However, outside of a general manager or additional scouts or a practice facility, this is still high on my list on a change that needs to be made immediately.
Right now beggars can't be choosers.
Posted by: Ghost of Boomer | January 19, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Boomer, I'd just asking the writers at WDR to stay focused. However you and I might feel about Brat, hiring a new OC is not part of the Manifesto. A new (or would it be old) assistant coach at this point is a band-aid, certainly not the answer to our prayers. Some would argue that pumping up the Revolutionaries over a band-aid plays into Mikey's hands. Change is good, but let's eliminate the hyperbole. We heard the same sighs of relief when Brat replaced Ken Anderson.
Posted by: Leo deTrotskyo | January 19, 2009 at 01:49 PM
When it seems like 7 out of 10 plays are off-tackle runs, any change to the play-calling is welcome in my book ... unless it become 8 out of 10. God help us.
Posted by: Mike | January 19, 2009 at 10:52 PM
I think the point of the title is that people have been clamoring.
There are certainly some people who revert back to juveniles after they mate.
Nothing beats finding some useful information, for my research, keep em coming.
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