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.
Dont forget the Bengals vision for the future also includes having the best website in the NFL. haha
GO REDS!
Posted by: Jordan | March 26, 2009 at 11:35 PM
Did anyone catch that article by Baghdad, 'Brown Salutes Roone'? I wonder if anyone would ever salute Mike Brown for his contributions to the city, league, and team. Nope! Never!
Posted by: Jordan | March 26, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Hey who is the washed up veteran?? Maybe it has something to do with the Reds' stands being empty every game. Supply and demand smart guy.
Posted by: Matt | March 26, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Not just a dollar menu...but FIVE DOLLAR BEERS!!! I know that is still expensive for 14oz of an alcoholic beer flavored water product, but it is better than you can get at any other MLB stadium, as far as I know.
Posted by: Leeroy Jenkins | March 27, 2009 at 07:32 AM
the washed up veteran was coles, the jets cut him for a reason so the smart thing to do was sign him to 4 years for 28mil? hmm somehow that dosnt seem right. someone needs to tell mike brown to stop taking tips from isiahh thomas
Posted by: Andrew.gau@quinnipiac.edu | March 27, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Coles has never had a dynamic qb tossing to him. Lets wait til next season until we call some one washed up.
Posted by: Matt | March 27, 2009 at 11:01 AM
please don't compare the Bengals to the Browns. We suck up here now, but we'll get better eventually. You guys... not so much.
Posted by: js | March 27, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to the Reds. At least they show promise
Posted by: Danimal | March 27, 2009 at 12:12 PM
sorry for double stamping...
@js
Brownengals is more a reference to Mike Brown and not so much a reference to the Browns.
Posted by: Danimal | March 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM
JS-
Yea, your clueless you have no idea what this article refers too, Stick to the Clowns websites and good luck to the Cleveland Jets!
Posted by: Clown | March 27, 2009 at 02:27 PM
@ Matt
We sign our washed up vet usually after the draft. Plus Kaesviharn's on the market...
And for the empty seats, PBS's actual attendance is going to be a joke this year.
Posted by: Sly Vramavomovich | March 27, 2009 at 03:53 PM
There's a difference between winning and losing and there's also a difference between trying hard and losing and just plain losing. That's the difference between the Reds and the Bengals.
Gestures like this show that the Reds GET IT, for lack of a better word. They might not improve on the field, but they are demonstrating an acute awareness that SOMETHING has to improve to make going to a Reds game a better experience for the fan. That means something to the customer. It shows the customer: "hey, this business understands that they need to earn my buck, they can't just expect it automatically." The Bengals, namely the ownership and family, treat the fan with contempt (intended or not) by saying "the product is already well worth paying for as it is so why should we change anything?"
Not all sports teams can be winners, but every franchise has the capability of showing that they "get it." The Bengals don't.
BMN
Posted by: BMN | March 27, 2009 at 05:50 PM
That is part of MFB's revenue and he will not give up a dime, but I will say this though, the GAB seats 42K and they have 81 games a year there compared to PBS seats about 66K and only 8 games a year there. I would say, the Reds need to lower their prices compared to the Bengals for sure since the Reds could possibly pull in over 3M people a year compared to the Bengals only pulling in 528K. I big difference if you ask me. I do get your point though.
Posted by: TigerJ@w | March 28, 2009 at 12:32 PM
no way this happens with the bengals:
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090331/NEWS01/903310375/1055/NEWS
Posted by: Artist formerly known as Section101 | March 31, 2009 at 07:14 AM
Mikey is heavily sudsidized by TV-the Reds are not. PBS could be empty and Brown would still make money.
Posted by: PAl | March 31, 2009 at 10:14 AM