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Originally Posted by chippewastud79
I thought we were talking about how the owners spend (or don't spend) money on their franchise. The Bengals are notoriously cheap, spending little to no money on players. It is why players who get drafted there leave, and then come back to hang on for a few extra years. Its unfortunate that Mike Brown is only worried about the cash in his pocket when Art Rooney continues to put trophies in his office.
Getting lucky and finishing first in the division twice in the last 8 seasons isn't exactly a history success when they follow those years with less than 6 wins. Even a blind squirell....or something like that. 
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Does reading comprehension escape you? Seriously man...
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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty
So what if the Pirates or Royals ownership pockets most of the money, the fan base doesn't care.
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Originally Posted by Stephen
No offense, but baseball fans don't show up to root for the accountants. We want to see a semblance of a competitive team on the field.
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Originally Posted by Starscream
Ask the Bengals, Lions, and Panthers.
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Originally Posted by Stephen
...his teams have been successful in the last decade, as recently as 2008 (best record in the conference). The Bengals? They won their division last year. The Lions are starting to pull out of it, but was plagued by having inept people running the show (see: Millen, Matt).
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That should about bring you up to speed. Now you can get back to constructing strawmen...