BWAAAHH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
There hasn't been one follow up story to Pro Football Talk's blurb about the Bengals potentially hiring a GM. While we were skeptical of the rumors immediately, WDR is surprised that there has been ZERO additional discussions about the rumor and wonders how it even started. PFT is definitely one of the best, if not the best, football blogs around so there must have been a source of some sort. Our guess is that this was just some sort of internal discussion that yet again got shot down by Mike Brown. WDR has heard that Troy and Katie Blackburn would like a GM but Mike refuses. Perhaps it was just along the lines of those conversations.
Still, it's pretty strange that the only thing relating to this was this one five-sentence post wondering if we were successful. Well Comrades, the ultimate success has not been achieved but rest assured, we shall press on.
but if we had a GM, how can we be sure he'd be savvy enough to franchise the kicker?
Posted by: Andy | February 16, 2009 at 03:26 PM
The man himself said it best: "I’m afraid you are stuck with me as the team’s chief executive." Revolutions are never easy, and seldom brief. Persevere, comrades. I look forward to the next step of Project Mayhem.
Posted by: Leo deTrotskyo | February 16, 2009 at 03:35 PM
I'm sure that Mikey probably floated the rumour out there so that people would believe-- for just ten seconds-- that he's at least THINKING about change. Give 'em false hope, they might renew their tix that way.
Posted by: BMN | February 16, 2009 at 05:57 PM
He may want to go out on top(9-7)and step down after this year and feel like he had something to do with the turnaround. Too bad he didn't feel like 05 was the top of the mountain.
Posted by: Chris | February 16, 2009 at 06:28 PM
Guys come on, Mike Brown is an amazing GM. We have improved since the 90s somewhat haven't we? and we DID win those 4 games this season. Yeah we could hire a general manager and have a shot at the playoffs, but I'm perfectly content with the Bengals winning a few games, I don't want to be some patriots fan and be happy all of the time, just a few times in the year. Speaking of the Patriots, they were awful until 2001, maybe a new HC is what we need, it worked last time right?
God I hate him so much
Posted by: K. Phelps | February 17, 2009 at 10:20 AM