As Comrade Sleeping with Bieniemy so eloquently put it - progress has been made. However, progress does not happen overnight. Since launching this site in 2008, the Bengals have failed to sellout just five regular season games. The good news? They have been the last five games played at the mausoleum known as Paul Brown Stadium.
Nearly 20,000 revolutionaries refused the...umm...urge to watch yesterday's titanic struggle. Think about that. Last year's home opener against Baltimore had over 64,000 in attendance. Sunday's announced crowd was 43,363. The rest of America might be saying this morning that Cincinnati is not a football town - but boy do we know better. Looking ahead to the schedule - the announcement for a non-Bills sellout is forthcoming. The 0-3 Manning-less Colts will not be sold out. While Pittsburgh on November 13th will be the only reprieve (unless the fighting Colt McCoy's keeping winning), expect a mid-90's like appearance by Steeler fans to get the "Litter Box" sold out.
By the way - that's my new name for the Jungle - the Litter Box.
The Bengals continue to amaze, if nothing else. Yesterday, it was no halftime entertainment for a home opening NFL football game - in 2011. Hell, you could argue they forgot the actual entertainment for 4 quarters. A friend who had never seen the NFL Sunday Ticket RedZone channel asked if they too were blacking out the Bengals-Niners game. It's hard to show a game on the RedZone channel if neither team gets there, I explained.
The sad part, which I will be explaining in more detail during an upcoming post, is the following:
- I love Cincinnati.
- I love football.
- I love the NFL.
- And yet I absolutely detest the Cincinnati Bengals franchise.
The Bengals continue their free-fall, slamming into new lows on the way down. Unbelievable to think we are only at Week 3.
Your numbered list is exactly how I feel.
Carson Palmer walking away from 50million dollars has woken up many fans. (On top of a lousy 4-12 season last year)
As much as I like Palmer and feel he got screwed, I wish he'd have been more of a leader and more vocal about management sooner. (maybe his contract had something against speaking out, who knows) Remember how he came back from a torn ACL in 8 months and then broke the franchise record for passing yards in '06? Yeah, not many people do, because every other week another Bengal was arrested and the team blew 3 games missing the playoffs.
Him retiring has irked fans. That has never happened in the NFL. A franchise QB literally saying, "I don't want to play for this franchise anymore. I don't care about money".
I hope no games sellout. Sadly, I don't think Mike Brown will ever change, but at least he can hopefully start losing money. Hopefully...
Posted by: TJanns | September 26, 2011 at 08:04 PM
Carson Palmer is a fucking pussy unless and until he speaks out against ownership/management of the team; otherwise, his boycotting is selfish and will be forgotten. I hope he finds the stones, someday, to speak out for the people (the fans) who made his excessive salary and ensuing lifestyle possible.
By the way, when/what is the next project mayhem? There is no marching on until action is taken. Perhaps WDR nation needs to write to Palmer and ask him why he is doing this, i.e, plead with him to go public about this qualms with the Family.
Posted by: EverybodyDey | September 26, 2011 at 08:44 PM
..And still, you won't make a dent in MBB's pocketbook. He may say something to that effect and that may stiffen your spines a bit, but he knows as does anyone else who used clear and cogent thinking, he makes a profit without an ass in the seat. With that, you aren't going to see him leave for a long time and waiting in the wings is a business clone (his daughter) of him -- or worse! For your money, you'd better hope it is "WORSE". You want to see something like an 'Uncle Carl' situation where the kids with no apparent business sense took over. You know what's happened to the Lindner companies!
Only that could make the team leave sooner. Otherwise, expect more of the same regardless of what you do or want to have happen. IOW, you aren't making a hills' difference. Congrats!
Posted by: wch | September 26, 2011 at 11:12 PM
If I was Carson Palmer I wouldn't say anything to spite the old greedy bastard. Yet. There's a still change that old greedy bastard will let him out of bondage so that Carson can have another chance at NFL life.
As much as I would *love* Carson to speak out, it's really not the smart move.
Hopefully old greedy bastard will trade him to the 49ers and then he can start telling the world what a greedy old asshat Mike Brown is.
Posted by: GetRidofMikeBrown | September 26, 2011 at 11:47 PM
EverybodyDey/GetRidofMikeBrown: Palmer can't speak out against the Browns because he remains under contract with them, and that's part of every Bengals player's contract (Google "The Carl Pickens Clause"). Even if Palmer retires, the Bengals will retain his rights if he ever unretired (unless they cut him like the Jets did the nearly-retired Favre prior to his signing with Minnesota), so I don't imagine he'd be able to speak out even then.
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