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.
Wow. That's pretty much all I can say. All the planets aligned and somehow Bratkowski conjured up a lucky year having all these pro-bowl athletes at the top of their game BEFORE the Bengals' terrible training staff and nutritional staff got a hold of them and ruined them so now they think he is a great OC. What a joke. I wonder if Mike Brown offered a couple shiny nickels to these writers to make BB look better.
Posted by: Randy | June 04, 2009 at 07:38 AM
He is using the run more often??? That is the biggest lie I have ever read. This guy does not have a clue! We are a passing team. Just go look at the stats. Well, and watch our games. More than likely this CHUMP never has.
Posted by: TigerJ@w | June 04, 2009 at 05:28 PM
I don't think tiger j@w realizes that it was C Trant's job to watch and discuss Bengals games for a while.
However it IS rediculous that ANYONE would rank bob very high at all
Posted by: K. Phelps | June 08, 2009 at 08:18 AM
All of the Bengal fans are are laying it on Chad Johnson. I just have one question and tell me if I'm off base--when has Carson Palmer ever had a clutch performance in a meaningful game? I recently watched the NFL Replay of the Cincy at Denver game in 2006, and he missed at least three touchdown passes that would have put the game out of reach. He seems to lack any movement and looks as stiff as Drew Bledsoe. He always seems to overthrow open receivers. All I know is that he got the Bengals to a winning season one time when they had a weak schedule.
Posted by: michaelallenstowe | June 09, 2009 at 11:55 PM
uhhh...the very next week, CP basically carried us over the Steelers w/ 2 TD passes and the pass/catch that will forever keep me a Chris Henry apologist in the 4th quarter. which would have put us in the playoffs if our franchise player didn't miss the game winning FG
Posted by: Tremain Mack's Cabbie | June 10, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Looking at the stats of that New Year's Eve 23-17 OT loss, Carson was 20-38 including that prayer to Henry. The Bengals lost time of possession 40:41 to 20:52! I believe they scored that touchdown late in the 4th to even get to 17 points. Is this the best example we can come up with of CP being an elite, clutch quarterback when it counts?
Posted by: michaelallenstowe | June 10, 2009 at 10:49 PM