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.
This web site still exists? Huh.
Posted by: Inkstained | December 24, 2011 at 03:50 PM
Bengals were up 23-0 at home. Now 23-16. Benson has 2 fumbles in the 4th quarter.
Classic Bengals.
Even if they pull this out, this team still does not know how to WIN or close out big games at home.
Posted by: TJanns | December 24, 2011 at 04:00 PM
benson sux balls.....that he'll eventually fumble.
Posted by: Neutered Bengal | December 24, 2011 at 05:27 PM
Congrats, Bengals. It was a game of two halves. It wasn't pretty. But you won.
Before the season, I predicted a seven win season with the weak schedule. I didn't see an Indy win (who woulda thought?). You have exceeded my expectations. Having said that, I don't think this team is winning next week and will have earned 8 of its 9 wins against teams that finish with losing records.
Having said this, I've watched this team for far too long to buy in. I will buy in when they win their first playoff game since Jan 6, 1991.
Posted by: me | December 24, 2011 at 09:16 PM
Very solid game, though obviously letting off the gas in the 4th quarter is disconcerting. On Benson, he's got 5 fumbles in the last two games, but then again, he didn't fumble at all the first 13 games. I'll call this dumb (bad) luck.
I think what happened to the defense in the 4th is that we spent the whole game blitzing our asses off and Skelton finally figured it out. That guy, by the way, is horrible. The Clements pick was one of the worst I've ever seen.
Assuming AJ is at or near 100% next week, I think we have a real chance since it's at home - we were a replay decision away from overtime @ Baltimore. I also would like our odds @Houston in round one.
It's been a fun season, and in one week I'll shift from enjoying that to wondering how MB will ruin this in the offseason.
Posted by: Dan R. | December 25, 2011 at 08:37 AM
that is nice and its so awesome from some one can get helpfull from it.
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