Anyone who knows me knows that I love my NY Jets and despise the Cincinnati Bengals. The Jets and Bengals aren't really a rivalry and have had limited interaction over the years (trades, big games ...ect) I just hate the way they do business.
Mike Brown has held the city hostage since he took over in 1991. He refuses to hire a GM to shape the image and overall direction of the team. The roster has been put together with the same attention a 12 year old boy puts into his fictitious 'Madden' video game franchise. There have been times over the past decade that one has to ask ones self if Brown and Marvin Lewis have been targeting the absolutely lowest character players available in the draft and free agency.
Lewis has been the coach for 8 years and has only made the playoffs twice, has never won a playoff game, and overall losing record to go along with it. After winning the division last year and returning mostly the same roster the Bengals proceeded to put up another horrible 4-12 season. Instead of firing their underachieving coach, Lewis laid out some demands and ground rules revolving around him accepting a contract extension. SERIOUSLY??
The latest news out of Cincy is about Carson Palmer who has released a trade demand to the team and media, and he followed it up with a threat of retirement if Brown tries to play hardball. Watching owners like Al Davis and Synder from D.C. make horrible moves and mismanage their teams is bad enough, but at least they are trying to win. They just don't have the ability to evaluate players, the patience to let their teams develop an identity or the clear vision to hire the right front office personnel to steer the ship.
Brown just doesn't care. This is all a big joke to him, and he refuses to set standards or provide his fan-base with a quality return on their dollar. Sickening!
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