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Btw, Carson hasn't confirmed or commented on this either way so far.Naturally Ocho has already whined, asking why Lewis hasn't publicly thrown Carson under the bus - like one leaked story is the same as Chad going everywhere in the media with his trade request 3 years and dropping every hint he possibly could otherwise. Wish Chad would threaten to retire...-QG
I hope paragraph one is correct.I fear paragraph two is correct.-QG
Chad is right tho. Granted Palmer hasn't made it the circus that Chad did but he is correct. BYE CARSON!
I apparently missed Carson's entire "I'm leaving" tour, 87 tweets about leaving or dreaming what it would be like playing with other teams, reality show, name change and other "look at me" behavior. The Carson's trade demand story doesn't even indicate who leaked it as far as I know. That's a damn sight different than what Chad has done. Carson has sucked up a lot of BS that really should go Chad's way. Surprised he hasn't decked him on the field.-QG
Excellent point
The Bears drafted him in Round 6 and cut him in training camp. Bengals picked him up pretty much right away. That they cut JTO instead of him doesn't necessarily say anything about LeFevour. Dunno if they see him as the guy of the future though - at least that buzz hasn't existed to this point.-QG
I would love to know what position he would be considered for. The Bengals don't really hire actual front office positions.
Whoa! That's not an imaginary news source either!Can it be true?!?!?-QG
Yes Please.Btw, it's even on bengals.com now. The search is "ongoing" it says there.Who ever had Brat getting fired before Mubarek, time to cash in that winning ticket.-QG
I'm not 100% sure this wasn't plan A believe it or not.As I've mentioned previously in the thread, this staff/organization considers the Senior Bowl a gold mine of recruiting information and have done it every time the opportunity presented itself. Replacing the OC earlier would've foreclosed on that option almost certainly (big example - Carolina's house cleaning basically meant they wouldn't be able to do it). A big question is if Brat is gone totally from the organization or if, since he already apparently has a year left on a contract, they'll use him to scout. Any boosting of the scouting department would be good, and I frankly wouldn't object as we have drafted some good talent over the years*.If you go back in time, particularly to the press conference in hell, they indicated they would do it on their own time-line. That is totally consistent with Brat going now.-QG* - I take this back if taking Chris Perry over Steven Jackson was Brat's idea.
This is like putting a tourniquet on mangled limbs while ignoring the gaping chest wound.
What?
Maybe a better medical analogy would be that Mike Brown is the Frank Burns of ownership. The patient is doomed.What?
This.While I agree Mike Brown is a nightmare, Brat gone is huge.Also, with Brat gone next on the totem pole is Marvin (I'm giving him another chance, his ship hasn't sailed yet for me) if we don't see some improvement.
Don't they play the NFC West next year? Improvement is almost a foregone conclusion no matter what.Carry on the good fight, Drink G2, all 10 if the people I've tailgated with for the last 10 years are cashing out, and I've had so much trouble even finding people to take a free ticket from me that it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that the seats my family has had since 1970 (me for the last 15 or so) are not going to be renewed. My only real regret is that Mike Brown will get to sell the COA again.I will still root for the Bengals, but I can't give Brown anymore of my cash.
Its hard, but I don't think Marvin is a bad coach. At this point he needs more control over other aspects of the team, and he needed a better OC who hadn't been with the team 2 years longer than he had, he needs someone is more creative, a better play caller, and someone who plays the exact style he wants. And he needs to get rid of Chad Johnson who has been there two years longer than Marvin.Marvin doesn't have roster control or say over big personal decisions so he has wait for everyones contract to expire without Mike Brown jumping in, wait till his franchise QB requests a trade and threatens retirement to get something done, or he has to publicly trash them. In order to even have a say in who is hired.
Is Kevorkian out on bail? Gotta think that's the first call Mike Brown makes.Btw, congrats to not-Bob-Bratkowski for being named offensive coordinator.-QG
Not a rumor
Actually that news was out when I posted but I thought his name was of secondary to the fact that he's not named Bob Bratkowski The 2 long-time team doctors have resigned btw. While it's not clear that they were at fault for some of the Bengals' medical-related woes here's to hoping that there's improvement in this area as well. Mikey Boy doesn't spend enough in general to be blowing $8m each year on the next Antonio Bryant!-QG
Now THAT is great news.
Isn't the doctor used by the Reds, Dr. Kremchek, one of the best sports med guys in the world? It seems like he is getting a lot of business from professional athletes outside of Cincinnati. Should be Mike Brown's first and only phone call.
Bengals doctor cut on my knee in 2005.let's just say I am not surprised by the Antonio Bryant fiasco.
-QG
