P-Doc's take:

 

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/daugherty/2010/10/27/the-morning-line-1027/

 

* How come the venom toward The Men is still 90 percent Mike Brown-aimed?

 

Having been here since ’88, I’ve heard every rant against The Family. Offered a few myself. Most are legit, though the claim that MB still lords over every decision is not. M. Lewis has had loads more autonomy than any before him. He has, for the most part, made good use of it. For all the venting, Lewis’ Bengals are very close to what the NFL strives for: A .500 team.

 

You can make a very good case that, overall, The Family’s leadership breeds a culture of complacency and mediocrity. I buy that one. Given the NFL’s Marxist economics, The Family has never had to actually roll up its sleeves for a living. To each, according to his need, you know?

 

The TV deal, the licensing deal, the rev-sharing deal, the free stadium deal. All guarantee that even an incompetent NFL owner should make money. And if he doesnt, well, there’s always Los Angeles.

 

So 6-10 or 10-6, the money still spends. Your definition of winning is likely somewhat different than The Family’s.

 

And yet…

 

What has MB done this year that would make you blame him? I mean, you could suggest it was the medical staff that he pays that made some bad calls on A. Bryant. That may or may not be true. Maybe the Bengals signed Bryant against said staff’s recommendation. Maybe, the Bengals didnt even work Bryant out.

 

Still, Brown spent lots of money. In recent years, hHe spent lots on a couple of wasted pass rushers. A. Odom’s career here has amounted to basically one game, when he tore apart a rookie tackle last year at Green Bay. Meantime, does R. Geathers still play for the Bengals?

 

Brown OK’d the Adam Jones signing. Jones was pretty good, until he messed up his neck.

 

The Bengals had all their draft picks in camp early. Mike paid for TO, who is the team’s best receiver.

 

So, this year, why is Mike to blame?

 

Beyond the knee-jerk, I mean.

 

* SI.com’s Don Banks says Lewis is on the sort-of hot seat. No, he’s not. Not even sort of.

 

But (Wade) Phillips is far from alone as Halloween approaches and the 2010 season starts to take a turn for the worse in various NFL venues. Joining him on anyone’s short list of coaches who are now on the hot seat are names like:

 

Denver’s Josh McDaniels (2-5 so far in 2010)

San Francisco’s Mike Singletary (1-6)

San Diego’s Norv Turner (2-5)

Jacksonville’s Jack Del Rio (3-4)

Carolina’s John Fox (1-5)

Chicago’s Lovie Smith (4-3).

 

To a slightly lesser degree, the heat is also on:

 

Cleveland’s Eric Mangini (2-5)

Cincinnati’s Marvin Lewis (2-4)

Houston’s Gary Kubiak, should his 4-2 Texans again falter and fail to make the playoffs

Mike looks like he's got a lot left in him... :cry:

BUT, If you could find that time travel lady from the proof of time travel thread, maybe she will take you to the year Katie takes over the team. :sssh:

This ship sailed 15 or 16 years ago boys and girls. The city and everyone in Hamilton County had a chance to get rid of Mike Brown then, but passed the sales tax to fund the stadium. If it fails, Mike Brown takes his team to LA, or somewhere else. I don't think we'd have seen NFL football in Cincinnati again.

 

I'm glad someone posted Doc's comments,saved me some time. I don't get how Mike's still the bad guy here. He's signed draft picks, he's signed free agents, he locked up guys to long-term deals. Is the guy a weasel who held the city hostage for his personal gain, sure. But, when I watch these idiots play on Sunday, the last person I think to blame is Mike.

 

In fact, when I look at the roster I wonder if maybe the front office is the only part of the organization doing its job. What about that?

Edited November 1, 201015 yr by Sandman