Are the Bengals the worst franchise?

by Kirkendall on May 6, 2009 12:00 PM EDT Comment 17 comments

The Nats Blog posed a question in response to Michael Wilbon saying that the Washington Nationals is the worst franchise in professional sports. Being a Bengals fan with some insight with futility, they asked yours truly with my impression on whom the worst franchise is. Admittedly, I'm not as well versed with other sports as I am with football.

Even though I feel in large part that Mike Brown holds us back, I couldn't come to the conclusion that the Bengals are the worst franchise in sports. We've had some issues, there's no doubt (that's saying it lightly, eh?). However, are we the absolute worst franchise? No. I gave that to the Detroit Lions. What do you guys think? Was I right to steer the Bengals away from that title? Or is this just another case of homer defending his team?

T.J. Houshmandzadeh loves a whole lot of himself. “I can’t believe how many touchdowns I caught,” Houshmandzadeh said. “It was at least eight or nine, and I should have caught more. I’ve never caught that many in one practice. You should never catch that many in one practice.”

Chick Ludwig thinks that Tank Johnson and Domata Peko should start at defensive tackle Pat Sims rotates in at DT and DE. John Thornton disagrees.

One site previews the Bengals and Vikings match-up. They give the Vikings a 20-16 edge saying that the Bengals defense is better and that the Vikings defense and passing game will be key to success in the game. Hello? Carson Palmer anyway? Shesh. Lest us not forget the God of the Golden Arms.

Marvin Lewis on Florida wide receivers.

“Florida receivers come to the NFL prepared and ready to play,” Lewis said when asked. “They are familiar with a philosophy that we are implementing. We ask our receivers to run precise routes, read and react, block on the edge, and play with toughness. The Florida receivers do just that. We drafted Andre Caldwell in 2008 because we felt he was so well prepared to contribute immediately, which he did for us last season.”

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Funny thing about the TJ article

The author says TJ “lulled the defender by using a slow release, only to then unleash an explosive burst to get past him for the score.” Now TJ is a great route runner and works hard to get open, but I think former TJ fans will agree that he is not that explosive. He is tough, durable and confident. He is not explosive. Could it be that another NFL team is trying to get it’s fans to drink their brand of the Kool-aid.

by ToledoRocket on May 6, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Right on!

by BamaBengal on May 6, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+84

by TheWalrus1971 on May 6, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

"T.J. really works his routes," Hasselbeck said. "T.J. starts working his routes from the first step. He eventually gets there, but it’s just a different timing I’ve got to get down. He will always create separation. He will always give you a window."

This is what I recall. I still wish he was here instead of OchoInoThinkSo.

by UpStateMike on May 6, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

vikings prediction

the ahole that wrote that has the vikings going 14 – 2. sage rosenfals will never win 14 games and a 40 year old quarterback with no true wr core won’t either

by nadfflictar on May 6, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

14-2???

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

by TheWalrus1971 on May 6, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Forgetting someone?

What about Tarvaris Jackson, not saying he can go 14-2, but right now I think he is the best QB on the Vikings roster.

by Greener's eyes on May 6, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tavaris Jackson

Tavaris Jackson would be the 3rd string QB on my flag football team.

by smoormandiddy on May 6, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s right, Marvin. Don’t let Reidel Anthony, Ike Hilliard, Jabar Gaffney, Taylor Jacobs, Reche Caldwell, or Chad Jackson make you think differently.

by bodacio on May 6, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think the only difference is that those guys were drafted to be #1 receivers. We drafted Caldwell to be a #2 or #3 receiver. Not nearly as much pressure on him when he’s playing behind Chad and T.J. / Coles.

by smoormandiddy on May 6, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He said Florida receivers were prepared to play in the NFL;he did not say they were certain to succeed. Marvin was right. Andre Caldwell and Percy Harvin will succeed, just like that great Gator of my generation-Cris Collinsworth.

by blueridge624 on May 6, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

FLA recievers

“Don’t let Reidel Anthony, Ike Hilliard, Jabar Gaffney, Taylor Jacobs, Reche Caldwell, or Chad Jackson make you think differently.”

The coaching change at FLA to Urban Meyer may produce better NFL recievers than the former regimes, so I am not sure that other failures, though recent, are comparable.

by jim0ijk on May 7, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

worst franchise?

What the heck is the point of even bringing this obnoxious matter to our attention? Seriously. And why in the title to this post? This is like picking at a scab. Stop already.

by blueridge624 on May 6, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Rrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!

by UpStateMike on May 6, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

RE:

The question was posed by another site, not us. We’re just reaffirming that no, we’re not. It’s like a question in the title, and the answer somewhere in the body (or on the jump).

Blogger at CincyJungle.com -- SB Nation Cincinnati Bengals blog.

by Kirkendall on May 6, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I do think it’s fitting that one potential worst franchise ever- the Nats, owes most of their decrepitude to a Cincinnati import- the finally jettisoned Jim “Leatherpants” Bowden. It’s true. We are the Cradle of Futility.

Also, while last year, the Lions were undoubtedly worse than us, they, at least, changed management- coach, GM, and team president, afterward, indicating someone up there is at least some of the time in touch with reality.

by IgnatiusJReilly on May 6, 2009 6:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Worst Franchise

There is no way that you can argue the Benaglas are currently the wordst franchise.

You could argue that the Bengals were the worst Franchise in Sports in the 90s; however, since Marvin Lewis arrived the Bengals have been an average football team (46-49-1 off the top of my head). Plus the Bengals have won their division more recently than most teams in the NFL let alone all of sports.

If you go all time, while the Bengals have not won a championship, they are one of a handful of franchises that have been to 2 superbowls. That isn’t the best endorsement, but its more than Detroit can say, or the Browns since the merger.

by jim0ijk on May 7, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs