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Title: The Reason the Cincinatti Bengals Are Awful Post by: Marshal Dillon on July 26, 2011, 09:10:53 PM This says it all. Instead of getting some solid players or draft choices, the owner spits in the wind.
Asked why he wouldn't trade Palmer and get some draft picks in return, Brown said it was a matter of principle. ''Carson signed a contract. He made a commitment. He gave his word,'' Brown said. ''We relied on his word. We relied on his commitment. We expected him to perform here. He's going to walk away from his commitment. We aren't going to reward him for doing it.'' Title: Re: The Reason the Cincinati Bengals Are Awful Post by: 2Stater on July 26, 2011, 09:15:03 PM This says it all. Instead of getting some solid players or draft choices, the owner spits in the wind. Asked why he wouldn't trade Palmer and get some draft picks in return, Brown said it was a matter of principle. ''Carson signed a contract. He made a commitment. He gave his word,'' Brown said. ''We relied on his word. We relied on his commitment. We expected him to perform here. He's going to walk away from his commitment. We aren't going to reward him for doing it.'' But they reward the rest of the no talent, criminal derelicts on that team. :-\ Title: Re: The Reason the Cincinati Bengals Are Awful Post by: Marshal Dillon on July 26, 2011, 09:20:50 PM Incredible, he lets the team stay in total mediocrity instead of trying to improve the team by getting high quality players for an excellent QB like Palmer.
Title: Re: The Reason the Cincinatti Bengals Are Awful Post by: 2Stater on July 26, 2011, 09:27:22 PM They should crash and burn this year. Palmer doesn't want to be there and both he and
Title: Re: The Reason the Cincinatti Bengals Are Awful Post by: Marshal Dillon on July 26, 2011, 09:36:15 PM Apparently, the owner doesn't care, as demonstrated by all the losing seasons the team has had. The fans should all say home and let the TV show 60,000 empty seats.
Title: Re: The Reason the Cincinatti Bengals Are Awful Post by: Dead Oak on July 27, 2011, 09:11:19 PM I am not sure that Mr. Brown is the sharpest knife in the drawer among NFL owners.
Title: Re: The Reason the Cincinatti Bengals Are Awful Post by: ssmith general on July 27, 2011, 09:18:44 PM Cincinnati sucks. I dont know how all those people got stuck in that part of the country but it sucks for them.
Title: Re: The Reason the Cincinatti Bengals Are Awful Post by: BAMAWV on July 28, 2011, 10:07:53 PM Cincinnati sucks. I dont know how all those people got stuck in that part of the country but it sucks for them. Cincinnati has been making the Top 5 (I saw #1 once, I think last year) of someone's nicest places to live list. I can't really explain it, but I've heard they have cleaned up their act in the last 10-15 years. Factors always include air quality, medical care, education, parks and recreation, local economy, nightlife...Title: Re: The Reason the Cincinatti Bengals Are Awful UPDATED INFO Post by: Marshal Dillon on July 29, 2011, 12:03:25 PM UPDATE. Great article about Bengals owner Brown and his incompetence.
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