Pay him what he wants, you need to start by firing everyone in the front office, get rid of the coach(s) , trade all the so called “stars” on the team for draft picks.

It can’t get any worse so wipe the slate clean and do it the right way.

Not sure if anyone mentioned Gus Frerotte switching hands to throw an INT for a TD on the play of the half in that one game.

The drafting of Klingler. Knew it was bad from the word go.

Turning down the Ricky Williams trade offer so we could keep our draft pick and take Akili.

Chad Johnson changing his name (it’s been downhill for him since the switch).

David Shula getting hired.

David Shula coming back the next year.

And the next.

And the next.

And the next.

Bratkowski staying about 3 years too long.

-QG

Chris Henry’s death after to seeming to have it all figured out would be next IMO.

-QG

On a side note, I figured Peter King would’ve done his first ever article for PFT on this one as constantly ripping on the Bengals is his favorite pastime (other than tired coffee shtick).

-QG

That was the day that this team went into the tailspin that it will never recover from.

They could hire the Belicheck as coach and go 3-13.

If this was an all-time list I’d say #2 was hiring Tiger Johnson as head coach and letting Bill Walsh leave. Funny how most football fans don’t know that the West Coast offense originated in Cincinnati.

Around here, we call that “the curse of Bo Jackson”

@thravishingrachelnichols

I was watching it on TV, so me and my pops were doing the WTF pose at home. That kind of stuff doesn’t happen to other teams…

I was at that Dever game in 09, my first game at PB.

It was a punt fest, CedBen punches one in late in the fourth to give Cincy the lead. There was about a 1:30 left in the game, I told my girlfriend that as long as Denver doesn’t return the kick to the 50, there is no way Neck Beard will drive the field to win it. We watch Eddie Royal get tripped up inside the 10. I told her “that’s it, let’s get out of here and beat the traffic” so we headed to the bathrooms.

I was standing NW end of the stadium waiting for the old lady when I hear 60,000 people gasp in unison. I run back to see what was up, only to see a bunch of Broncos piled up in the far endzone.

The place was silent, everyone just stood there with their hands on their heads in the WTF pose.

They ran the replay on the stadium monitors, the image of Bradon Freaking Stokely streaking down the sideline with Dhani Jones giving chase still haunts my dreams, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

The stadium was dead silent as it emptied out. The handful of Denver fans at the game didn’t celebrate, they ran out of there like they stole something. I don’t think they had to worry about any retaliation, us Bengals fans were too depressed and stunned to do anything.

I think the worst moment is every morning when we all get up and decide that we are still Bengal fans.

Darn it, just happened again. I will never learn.

Who Dey.

Not that I would care.

2. Carson’s knee…January 2006.

3. Ki-Jana Carter’s knee… 1995.

4. Joe Montana. 2 of his Superbowl victories came against the Bengals. At least we kept it close though. The Broncos and Dolphins got blown out.

5. Gus Frerotte left handed interception to start 2002.

6. Brandon Stokely running a tipped pass in to win the game for the Broncos on one of the goofiest plays EVER. I was like “why us?” (2009)

7. Mike Brown turning down Mike Ditka’s offer of 8 picks…so we could draft Akili Smith (1999)

8. Being a fan of a team that has no real hope until the owner dies. That’s the most unfortunate thing of all.

However…I would just say that without the Bengals the league may have never seen Brett Favre play. (Vintage Favre not Mr. Retirement)

Of course the same could be said about David Klingler, Artrell Hawkins, Ifeanyi Ohalete or anyone from the 99 Draft.