Bengals Bailout

Dear Roger Goddell,

Given the historic and current state of the Cincinnati Bengals franchise and the state of the economy we dedicated and loyal fans come to you with a solution to a common problem, the ownership of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Since the great Paul Brown died and left control of the Bengals franchise to his children eighteen years ago the franchise has been stuck in the dulldrums, for better or worst. Through all of the changes in coaches and players the one thing that has remained constant is the ownership of the Cincinnati Bengals; herein lies the problem.

What we are proposing is a "Bengals Bailout" similar to what we have seen for the good folks on Wall Street and what could happen for the automotive industry in Detroit. We would like for the NFL to buy out the Bengals, thereby taking control of the organization allowing the opportunity for it to be run like a real NFL franchise instead of the mom and pop corporate structure(that clearly is not working) that we currently have. In taking a controlling interest in the organization you could allow fans to purchase shares of the Bengals similar to the situation in Green Bay and you would not have to deal with Mike "Da Redeemer" Brown aka Father Flanigan. Considering all that is going on regarding the salary cap and the 2010 season we know you do not Mikey Boy getting bright ideas like he did the last time around.

We fans have suffered enough of the dictatorship of Saddam Hussien..err Mike Brown and the Brown family, we are asking you to spread democracy to the Cincinnati Bengals franchise and bailout the fans who desperately want to support a NFL team but are subjected to the horrors of the ownership style of the Brown family. For the love of everything that is good and wholesome please consider buying out the franchise.

Thank you for your time and consideration of the matter.