BengalszoneBilly Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 I don't want to know where Mikies fortunes lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 So, a lease that has been described as completely one-sided in favor of an evil carpetbagging NFL owner results in a ranking of......NFL Team Values 1. Dallas Cowboys 2. Washington Redskins 3. New England Patriots 4. Houston Texans 5. Philadelphia Eagles 6. Denver Broncos 7. Chicago Bears 8. New York Giants 9. Cleveland Browns 10. New York Jets 11. Baltimore Ravens 12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13. Kansas City Chiefs 14. Carolina Panthers 15. Miami Dolphins 16. pissburgh Steelers 17. Green Bay Packers 18. Tennessee Titans 19. Seattle Seahawks 20. Cincinnati Bengals 21. Indianapolis Colts 22. St Louis Rams 23. Arizona Cardinals 24. Detroit Lions 25. New Orleans Saints 26. San Diego Chargers 27. Buffalo Bills 28. Oakland Raiders 29. Jacksonville Jaguars 30. San Francisco 49ers 31. Atlanta Falcons 32. Minnesota Vikings Note: Exactly half of the teams ranked lower than the Bengals are in the process of building new stadiums deemed crucial to their ability to continue competing financially. And an additional team, Jacksonville, is now the subject of rumors that it will be forced to relocate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Cincinnati BengalsTeam Value - $912 mil Revenue - $194 mil - (1st - Redskins, 312.0 million...32nd - Minnesota,182.0 million) Note: Lowest ranked Vikings only 12 million less than Bengals. Highest ranked Redskins 118 million more. 2nd Ranked Patriots 61 million more. Operating Income - $11.7 mil (1st - Redskins, 66.0 million) Player Expenses - $133 mil Gate Receipts - $44 mil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Ah, the annual Forbes numbers. Always a treat. I have to say, they lend support to those owners who regard Mikey's dire warnings of financial disaster as something akin to the rambling of a crazy uncle at Thanksgiving dinner.Mikey wants to increase shared revenues? Well, heck, let's go whole hog and share everything. The whole $6.469 billion that the Forbes revenues figures add up to. Divided by 32 teams, that's $202 million smackers each.A whopping $8 million more than the $194 million the Bengals, per Forbes, rake in now. Revenues up 4.1%! Woo-hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Ah, the annual Forbes numbers. Always a treat. I have to say, they lend support to those owners who regard Mikey's dire warnings of financial disaster as something akin to the rambling of a crazy uncle at Thanksgiving dinner. I'd say the opposite is true. Our favorite crazy uncle may look spiffy wearing a sailor hat made out of tin foil, but he's not pleading poverty or warning about a looming doomsday. Instead, he's a small market based multi-millionaire explaining the challenges of trying to compete with mega-millionairs and a major market few billionaires. Granted, Joe Sixpack is never going to have much sympathy when any millionaire pleads financial hardship, but the numbers back Mikey up. Again, if you look at the numbers you'll find that most teams in the NFL aren't widely seperated in the amount they generate. In fact, the lowest rated Vikings bring in only 12 million less than the 20th ranked Bengals, and Cincinati's numbers don't look vastly different from many teams ranked just ahead. But at the very top of the rankings you find a handful of teams that blow all of the other teams out of the water....including a Redskin franchise that pockets a staggering 112 million dollars more than the Bengals....a competitive advantage that is repeated year after year after year. And it doesn't end there. Check out operating income. The Redskins 66 million dollar total is nearly six times more than the Bengals. Last, look at the teams whose franchise value ranks below the Bengals and see how many are in the process of building new stadiums that they insist are absolutely vital if they're to increase their revenue streams enough to prevent them from falling even farther behind. And that's what revenue sharing is supposed to address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Mikey wants to increase shared revenues? Well, heck, let's go whole hog and share everything. The whole $6.469 billion that the Forbes revenues figures add up to. Divided by 32 teams, that's $202 million smackers each.A whopping $8 million more than the $194 million the Bengals, per Forbes, rake in now. Revenues up 4.1%! Woo-hoo! By mocking 8 million as a paltry figure you're actually making Mike Brown's argument for him. Because I'm pretty sure the Bengals will receive a little more than 2 million under the current revenue sharing system. Woo-hoo indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobcat Bengal Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 no suprise here.I mean, they are "AMERICA'S TEAM", right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 no suprise here.I mean, they are "AMERICA'S TEAM", right?I'm an American, and they sure ain't my team. Eff the Plowboys. Eff their cheeleaders too! No seriously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
711chad Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 y in the world are the clowns 9th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Eff the Plowboys. Eff their cheeleaders too! No seriously! I call dibs on the redhead in the front row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Eff the Plowboys. Eff their cheeleaders too! No seriously! I call dibs on the redhead in the front row.If anyone would have a thing for "Fire Bush" I knew it would be you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Eff the Plowboys. Eff their cheeleaders too! No seriously! I call dibs on the redhead in the front row.If anyone would have a thing for "Fire Bush" I knew it would be you! Weird thing about that. DadOnFire rarely gave me advice, but once warned me...."Be careful around redheads, as they'll even pick a fight with you during sex." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Eff the Plowboys. Eff their cheeleaders too! No seriously! I call dibs on the redhead in the front row.If anyone would have a thing for "Fire Bush" I knew it would be you!Weird thing about that. DadOnFire rarely gave me advice, but once warned me...."Be careful around redheads, as they'll even pick a fight with you during sex."So what's wrong with a "Grudge F**k? Take 'em any old way you can get 'em boys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who? Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 y in the world are the clowns 9th?Because we have amazing fan support, a rich owner, I don't know? Think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 y in the world are the clowns 9th?Because we have amazing fan support, a rich owner, I don't know? Think about it.Who!! You can't come back to visit us without your Browns squeaking out a win first? Get some self respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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