Reported in a simple roster update by Joe Reedy last week, the Bengals finally made some changes to their medical and training staff that have been under fire for the last few years. Dr. Heidt and Dr. Colosimo are gone (Heidt was the doctor for 27 years - are you suprised Mikey kept the same guy in there for that long?), replaced by Dr. Galloway and Dr. Reilly, who by all accounts are actual doctors (a legitmate worry for Bengals fans).
Reedy points out that the past medical/training staff "came under fire this past season after the signing of Antonio Bryant and claims by Rashad Jeanty’s agent that Jeanty’s injury was misdiagnosed." But it goes back well before that - Willie Anderson, Levi Jones, Jeremi Johnson, Chris Perry. And Carson Palmer respected the Bengals doctors so much that he went to see six others before agreeing to a treatement. CincyJungle has a great post from September outlining the challenegs.
It is infuriating when the Bengals chalk up losing season after losing season to some gosh darn bad luck from injuries and then have a medical staff so severly criticized by the players who are pretty importatnt to the success of the team. So kudos to the Bengals for finally getting rid of these guys and bringing in some new guys. Will they be any better? Who knows - but it would be pretty hard to be worse.
Im wondering if this was one of Marvin's demands.
Posted by: Counting_Saturn | February 18, 2011 at 11:11 AM
I'm thinking it is an attempt to placate Palmer.
Posted by: Leo DiTrotskyo | February 18, 2011 at 12:32 PM
"Calling Dr. Bombay, calling Dr. Bombay. Emergency! Come right away!" (He's a warlock. He can fix anything!)
Mr. Miagi did not return Mike Brown's calls.
Posted by: Major Payne | February 18, 2011 at 01:29 PM
I would suspect that the old geezer retired thus leaving MFB no choice but to replace him. Gee, I hope the 1 scout or his 3 part time consultants who when their ages are added equal to around 300 years old retire cause their expertise cannot be matched by anyone who attempts it.
Posted by: kotw65 | February 18, 2011 at 02:50 PM
Dr. Kevorkian has been offered a job with the bengals.
Posted by: Theme of losing | February 20, 2011 at 04:21 PM
I saw your Simpsons art work here and I laughed. Last night as I sat watching the Simpsons it hit me that Mike Brown and Montgomery Burns share the same initials. Now, I am not sure and maybe it has been brought up here before. But I wondered if Mike Brown and Montgomery Burns shared more than just initials. So I perused Montgomery Burns Wikipedia page. Here is what I found. I have changed Montgomery Burns name to Mike Brown and I have changed the locations from Springfield to Cincinnati. (ALL CHANGES I MADE ARE IN ALL CAPS)
Everything else is verbatum from Monty Burns wikipedia page.
"MB is the intensely evil owner of the CINCINNATI BENGALS and is MARVIN LEWIS's boss.
MB is a stereotype of Corporate America in his unquenchable desire to increase his own wealth and power, his inability to remember his employees' names, despite frequent interactions and lack of concern for their safety and well-being. Reflecting his extreme age, MB is given to expressing dated humor, making references to pre-1950 popular culture, and aspiring to apply obsolete technology to everyday life...
...MB is CINCINNATI's richest and most powerful citizen; his current net worth has been given as $1.3 billion[1] by Forbes, though it fluctuates wildly depending on the season. He uses his power and wealth to do whatever he wants, usually without regard for consequences and without interference from the authorities. These qualities led Wizard Magazine to rate him the 45th greatest villain of all time."
...MB resides in a vast, ornate mansion on an immense estate...
...MB routinely subjects CINCINNATI and its residents to his abuse and, as a result, there is a general dislike of him throughout the town...
...MB still believes a nickel will buy "a steak and kidney pie, a cup of coffee, a slice of cheesecake and a newsreel, with enough change left over to ride the trolley from Battery Park to the polo grounds.”[11]
...MB's' state of mind is the subject of frequent jokes...At times, he appears to be completely removed from reality and modern conventions. He continually fails to recognize BENGAL PLAYERS or remember their names...He (MB) also displays mannerisms which are considered outdated..."
I have to ask...Twin sons from different mothers?
excelllllent
Posted by: Pill | February 21, 2011 at 03:22 PM