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Who Dey Revolution Manifesto

Preamble
IN THIS TIME of perpetual Cincinnati Bengals incompetence and futility, with zero playoff wins in the seventeen seasons since the WhoDeyRevolution Godfather, Paul Brown, passed away in 1991 and handed the team to his fortunate son, the Despot, Mike Brown;

Introduction

WE, the members of the Who Dey Revolution, in our fervent dedication to the Cincinnati Bengals and fanatical desire to transform our hometown team into perpetual Super Bowl contenders, call for a popular revolution of fans to demand comprehensive reform to the managerial decisions and approach of Cincinnati Bengals ownership, management, staff and players, and hereby call for the adoption of the following Who Dey Revolution Manifesto:

Manifesto Demands

THAT the Mike Brown, Katie Blackburn, Marvin Lewis, along with every other member of the Bengals management, staff and personnel, state publicly to all Bengals fans, “I will do everything in my power to help the Cincinnati Bengals win a Super Bowl;”

THAT Mike Brown will hire a general manager, drastically expand the scouting department and relinquish all control of player personnel;

THAT all training, rehabilitation and medical facilities are considered best-in-class compared to other NFL teams;

THAT the management fill the team only with players who fit the system, both mentally and physically, and are not reluctant to makes changes to player personnel when needed, regardless of cost or loyalty concerns;

THAT offensive and defensive line depth is considered the top priority for all player personnel decisions;

THAT all decisions made by ownership, management, staff and players, both on and off the field, are judged only by this criterion: “Does this help the Cincinnati Bengals win a Super Bowl?”

April 30, 2008

The Drugstore List

I thought it would be a good idea to see where the Bengals draft picks stacked up against the Drugstore List. The Drugstore List is put out every year by Jerry Jones, a former Mariemont pharmicist who had a number of Bengals coaches and management as customers. As they left to coach other teams, his network increased. Jerry Jones is the most respected (and consistently accurate) man in draft projections.

For Reference:

A - Picks 1-10

B - Picks 11-20

C - Picks 21-30

D - Picks 31-40

And so on...

Keith Rivers, OLB, USC (Drugstore Listed 1st Overall at position)

Bengals Draft - 1A

Drugstore List - 1A

Jerome Simpson, WR, Coastal Carolina (28th overall)

Bengals Draft - 2B
Drugstore List - 6A

Pat Sims, DT, Auburn (5th overall)

Bengals Draft - 3B
Drugstore List - 2B

Andre Caldwell, WR, Florida (8th overall)
Bengals Draft - 3D
Drugstore List - 2A

Anthony Collins, OT, Kansas (7th overall)
Bengals Draft - 4B
Drugstore List - 2C

Jason Shirley, DT, Fresno State (24th overall)
Bengals Draft - 5A
Drugstore List - Free Agent

Corey Lynch, S, Appalachian State (22nd overall)
Bengals Draft - 6B
Drugstore List - Free Agent

Matt Sherry, TE, Villanova(17th overall)
Bengals Draft - 6E
Drugstore List - Free Agent

Angelo Craig, DE, Cincinnati (17th overall)
Bengals Draft - 7D
Drugstore List - 7A

Mario Urrutia, WR, Louisville(34th overall)
Bengals Draft - 7D
Drugstore List - 7D

One final note...loyal reader Mike brought up a good point about the Saints/Cowboys that I touched on in my draft analysis. The Saints not only traded up for Sedrick Ellis, but they traded up to snag DeMario Pressley (DT, NC State) and forced the Bengals to scramble and take the troubled Jason Shirley. You can add Orlando Scandrick (CB/S, Boise State) to that list when the Cowboys traded up to take him just ahead of New Orleans. I also point to two years ago when the Cowboys traded ahead of the Bengals to take their target at tight end, Anthony Fasano.

Posted by Jason Buck on April 30, 2008 at 03:27 PM in Draft Analysis | Permalink

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Bengals Futility - By The Numbers

17 - Years since the Bengals have won a playoff game

0 - Total number of playoff wins in Mike Brown's tenure as owner

.348 - Bengals regular season winning percentage since Mike Brown took over as owner (97-181 in 17 seasons)

15-23 - Record since 2005 playoff game vs Steelers

6 - Seasons the Bengals have lost their first six games since 1991. No other team has more than two.

0 - Teams North of Cincinnati without an indoor practice facility

10 - Players arrested in a 14 month span from 2005-2006

32 - Mike Brown's ranking, out of 32, of the "Best Owners in the NFL" by Michael Silver of Sports Illustrated in 2007

458,000,000 - Amount, in dollars, that Hamilton County Taxpayers paid to build PBS

2032 - Year that Hamilton County will have finally paid off its debt on the stadium deal

6 3 - Total number of non-clerical employees employed in the Bengals scouting department, lowest in the league

747,000,000 - Amount, in dollars, paid in free agency by the Bengals from 1994 - 2005, second worst of all 28 teams in existence for the duration, behind only Arizona

118 – Ranking, out of 118 professional teams, of the “Worst Franchises” in professional sports, as ranked by ESPN the Magazine in 2003.

97 – Ranking, out of 98 general managers in all four major sports with three or more years of experience, of Mike Brown’s performance as a GM, as ranked by Forbes in 2007.

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