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.
Nice one guys Hulu isn't available outside the US for us long suffering foreign bengal fans!
Posted by: Rob | May 14, 2009 at 03:21 PM
Those guys look like Frenchies, not British
Posted by: Hofbraunow | May 14, 2009 at 03:26 PM
He fooled everyone didn't he. He has done so much since the draft to prove he is not responsible and only cares about money. He must be the only draft pick left that is unsigned.
You should take these posts and instead of publishing them, maybe save them until (if) they are relevant.
Posted by: Gambling Fool | May 14, 2009 at 03:51 PM
Well said Gambling Fool.
Posted by: Mhlit1980 | May 14, 2009 at 07:37 PM
OMG! Guys who play the offensive line are fat? Who knew.
They eat a lot? Go figure. They don't necessarily look firm when they run as fast as they can with their shirts off? Imagine that.
You guys are really running out of material if you're stooping to this before the guy even comes to training camp. Get a life.
Posted by: IgnatiusJReilly | May 14, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Holdouts happen every year with draft picks, even(especially) with Bengals players. Carson held out in '03, and he turned out to be our best QB since Boomer. L.T.(not a Bengal, but an example of someone who held out and turned out OK) held out for SD in '01, and he is arguably the best halfback in the current era. I'm gonna give Andre the benefit of the doubt and at least watch him play before I pass judgment on his ethic(though fortune is not on our side in these matters). He could be another Levi Jones, but maybe "if" we are lucky he's a Willie Anderson.
For the record, I am a huge fan of Sunny.
Posted by: Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds, Eviscerator of Steeler Fans | May 14, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Carson signed before the draft.
Posted by: jomamadillama | May 15, 2009 at 08:55 AM
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Posted by: wdr means fags | May 15, 2009 at 12:11 PM
I will not be going to ANY Bengal games this year, because I don't have nor want to spend the extra money on Mike Brown. I will instead do as I do every year and watch the games on Sunday Ticket or listen to them on NFL Mobile. I am however more optimistic now than I was pre-free agency. Filling most of our glaring needs + easier schedule -(hopefully)Ochocinco * 18 years of failure = Better results(in theory)
For the record, I am a commenter/reader, not a writer.
@joemammadillama
However, that may be true, but the contract was renegotiated almost immediately into a deal with more years and bonuses after a short training camp holdout. Either that or ESPN just started a rumor about Carson holding out during training camp in 03(Which I would not put past them)to get people other than Bengal fans to actually talk about the Bengals that year.
But let's face it, of course media outlets will be talking about the Bengals this year. The draft and variables obviously favor the Bengals. I find myself optimistic about at least a 9-7 record this year, if Carson can stay upright(Split BAL, Sweep CLE, swept by PIT, wins against DEN, KC, OAK, possibly SD, DET, MIN if Brett signs with them and we shut down AP, Hell, we went 4-0 the last time against the NFC North and picked off each QB 5 times, and we will face one[Orton in DEN], possibly two of those QBs this year if Brett signs with MIN, possibly 3 if Daunte stays healthy until week 13, and possibly all four if Garcia starts for OAK.)
*shit that was a lot of variables on the 05 NFC North QBs.
Posted by: Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds, Eviscerator of Steeler Fans | May 15, 2009 at 12:42 PM
I was mistaken on Garcia in 05 for DET. It was Harrington, who we will probably never see take another regular season snap in his career.
Posted by: Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds, Eviscerator of Steeler Fans | May 15, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Dear wdr means fags ,
If this site is run by fags, and you read it, wouldn't that make you a fag by default?
Posted by: Sandra Oh | May 15, 2009 at 01:02 PM