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Breaking Shit - Bengals 2010

My season preview is going to be very one sided because I'm sick of thinking or talking about the Bengals offense. Its coached by an imbecile and most of the time that isn't fun to watch. Unless you're a glutton for punishment, which most of us are. But I digress... 

This season for me is all about Mike Zimmer fucking up opposing offenses with his mind and ridiculously large testicles. The man has mastered football gestalt. In art terms it means something or other about a work of art being bigger than the sum of what's on the canvas. In football terms, its coaching players to function as a well oiled fire breathing death machine. And in 2010, I believe that the Bengals D is going to be like Caesar's Legions advancing to and fro as they please, raping and pillaging and salting the earth as they ride out of town. 

That's why I have the Bengals going 17-2 and winning the chip. 

Or Brat and TO will send everything straight to hell and they'll go 5-11.

I have no idea which.   

Mike Brown's Compassion for T.O. vs. Hamilton County Taxpayers

As Joe Reedy reported on Monday, Mike Brown used his annual media appearance to make it very clear that the he feels that no longer feels any responsibility for working with the County to re-structure the financial mess the Stadium Fund has created for the County.  The Fund, approved by Hamilton County Taxpayers, build Paul Brown Stadium (and GABP) and continues to pay for upkeep and improvements.  Because tax receipts have not met their projections, the County is considering many options to cover the gap, from raising taxes to shifting revenue.WDR has covered this issue extensively, and instead of rehashing old arguments, scroll through these past posts. 

The quick overview is this:

• Mike Brown and his team of lawyers completely out-lawyered lead Hamilton County Commissioner Bob Bedinghaus.
• The Bengals got one of this most lucrative sweetheart stadium deals ever.
• Mike Brown then hired Bob Bedinghaus, who is still currently employed by the team as a "Director of Business Development."
• As the financial problems mounted, the Bengals did offer to make a $40M concession, though with the caveat that they could get out of the contract in 2017, or 15 years before it is supposed to expire on 2032.
• The Bengals have now pulled this offer after a non-response from Hamilton County, who have set an August 31st deadline to respond.

On Monday, Mike said that: "We made a deal with the county. We’ve lived up to it and we expect them to live up to their end of it." In yesterday's TML, Doc does a great job putting Mike Brown's recent comments about the stadium in the proper context.  WDR mostly agrees with his summary of Mike Brown, which we will further summarize thusly:

• If you know Mike Brown personally, he is generally a nice guy. 
• In his public life, however, Mike Brown often says things that make him come off as cold, without emotion and generally heartless.
• Mike Brown has surprised many by spending money on free agents this offseason, albeit ones with a history of questionable character decisions.

WDR agrees that Mr. Brown is under no legal obligation to Hamilton County or Hamilton County Taxpayers to renegotiate any part of the 1996 lease.  He got the deal he wanted and we are on the hook.  But for a team struggling to sell tickets coming off a division championship,it might help for Mr. Brown to display some of that compassion he shows for players with character issues to Hamilton County taxpayers.  Mr. Brown has cited his warm heart as a leading reason for bringing in guys like Matt and Pacman Jones.  Perhaps he should extend some of that good will towards Hamilton County Taxpayers who will have to deal with the deficits, potential cuts to schools/hospitals or tax hikes to pay for Mr. Brown's free stadium.

Imagine You Are the Bengals GM (Hahahahaha). What Do You Do?

Here's the situation.  The situation is this. (where is that from?  I can't remember)

TO v Marshall v Bryant

Let's look at each.  I have my own, whiskey-soaked, unprofessional thoughts on each so I'll try to add some more respectable takes from others where I can.  Sadly though, it appears sources like ESPN Insider's Scouts Inc haven't been updated and would be backward looking evaluations, not forward looking, and hence not that useful.  Here goes: