For much of his tenure as the Bengals owner however, that hasn't always appeared to be the case. The franchise's darkest period came under his watch in the 90s, and the 2000s weren't drastically better. Brown has been accused of being cheap, greedy and more concerned with his own interests than that of the Bengals' franchise.
That's far from the truth. Though Brown hasn't always run the Bengals like a model franchise, he's slowly learned through the years how to, and part of that has been empowering those under him more frequently. Head coach Marvin Lewis is a great example of this, and Lewis can see as much as anyone how badly Brown wants to win, and win it all.