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.
Just a quick update, the team has now spent 14 million finding a replacement for TJ. TJ's money that Seattle guaranteed, 15 million. Now the team is renting TO who will take a roster spot away from another receiver which means they'll be signing another WR next year or drafting one. Makes sense, right?
Posted by: B_town | August 30, 2010 at 11:13 AM
Great post. Supposedly this is the same doc who recommended that they stay from Brees. This douche needs to go ASAP.
Posted by: blesterov | August 30, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Sorry, I meant this is the same doc that recommended that the Dolphins stay away from Brees and choose Culpepper instead.
I know this goes against the Republican talking points during the healthcare debate, but there is a good lesson here: don't always trust shit that your doctor tells you.
Posted by: blesterov | August 30, 2010 at 12:28 PM
I am freaking sick of any and every insinuation that the Bengals would have avoided this whole situation by just resigning TJ. They can't sign an unrestricted free agent who refuses to put his name on any deal you slide his way. TJ wanted out, and it was not a money issue. He wasn't even shy about expressing his relief that offseason to finally be out of Cincinnati. He would not have signed.
Replacing him is a pain, and we've failed twice now, but keeping him in the first place wasn't an option, so can we PLEASE stop going there?
Posted by: Mockenrue | August 31, 2010 at 02:21 PM
t.j is a crybaby anyway and hes old and slow, hes already complaining and crying in seattle, and as far as antonio bryant goes, hay its mikes money he can spend it however he wants, he wsted a bunch of money but he shoulda never signed bryant anyway, and jeanty is old and hes always banged up so no room for him either, mike wants to win and thas why he brought in owens, because ocho and carson think owens will make the offense better so mike made a deal to get him, sometimes i think this website is ran by someone from pittsburgh!!!! some of the things i read on this site are just downright ridiculous, i will admit that mike brown has done some awful things and has put together some terrible teams but the bengals are contenders now and favored to win the afc north by everyone, but still nothing but negativity from this website, what can mike do to make u happy for crying out loud, just be haqppy the bengals are contenders
Posted by: dave | August 31, 2010 at 08:01 PM
"the bengals are...favored to win the afc north by everyone"
What have you been reading other than Bengals.com? The Ravens are almost unanimously the pundits' choice to win the AFC North division crown. There are the odd Bengals believers here and there, but the prevailing opinion is decidedly in favor of Baltimore, and many of those people don't even think the Bengals can squeeze past Pittsburgh this year.
In that sense WDR is actually more optimistic than the majority. But you'll believe whatever you will, naturally.
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