A Bengals Revolution in Cincinnati
November 16, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Cincinnati Bengals
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Some Cincinnati Bengals fans have assembled the Web site WhoDeyRevolution.com “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.” They’ve got billboards up around town as part of a “Project Mayhem” plan. And their mission statement is pretty clear:
“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.”
They offer a list of “Manifesto Demands” that you really can’t argue with — most notably that Mike Brown will hire a general manager, drastically expand the scouting department and relinquish all control of player personnel. Two guys — “Showtime” and LeeRoy Jenkins — “live blogged” the Bengals/Eagles game today and here’s how they wrapped the end of a 13-13 tie as Bengals kicker Shayne Graham attempted to win the game with a 47-yard field goal:
- Showtime: Let’s do it Shayne
- LeeRoy Jenkins: 47 yard chance for Shayne, with the game clock running down
- Showtime: TIE BALLGAME!
- Showtime: Eagles ball on the 37
- LeeRoy Jenkins: Ladies and Gentleman, Your 2008 Cincinnati Bengals!!!
- LeeRoy Jenkins: I thought that was going in
- Showtime: I just live blogged a tie
- Showtime: How depressing
No argument here. The only thing worse than being a Cincinnati Bengals fan this season is being a Detroit Lions fan. (OK, the Kansas City Chiefs are right in there, too.) And the fans have a right to this revolution. I’m just not very optimistic that things will get better anytime soon. But it’s a nice try.
Source: WhoDeyRevolution.com
