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Marvin Lewis moving on (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Hankmoody
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NeverEnough
Footballguy
Overdue
mr roboto
Footballguy
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
He'll go out as the best coach the Bengals ever had. Right in line with best winning %, ~twice as many games as the other contenders, and took over the team after 11 years of Schula-Coslett-LeBeau futility.
Forrest Gregg ‡ 1980–1983 57 32 25 0 0.561
Bill Johnson* 1976–1978 33 18 15 0 0.545
Marvin Lewis* 2003–present 224 118 103 3 0.533
Paul Brown † 1968–1975 112 55 56 1 0.495
Sam Wyche 1984–1991 121 61 66 0 0.480
Bruce Coslet 1996–2000 60 21 39 0 0.350
Homer Rice* 1978–1979 27 8 19 0 0.296
Dave Shula* 1992–1996 71 19 52 0 0.268
**** LeBeau ‡ 2000–2002 45 12 33 0 0.267
Forrest Gregg ‡ 1980–1983 57 32 25 0 0.561
Bill Johnson* 1976–1978 33 18 15 0 0.545
Marvin Lewis* 2003–present 224 118 103 3 0.533
Paul Brown † 1968–1975 112 55 56 1 0.495
Sam Wyche 1984–1991 121 61 66 0 0.480
Bruce Coslet 1996–2000 60 21 39 0 0.350
Homer Rice* 1978–1979 27 8 19 0 0.296
Dave Shula* 1992–1996 71 19 52 0 0.268
**** LeBeau ‡ 2000–2002 45 12 33 0 0.267
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dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Funny that he is "leaving" rather than "fired," which is something Mike Brown has proven he would never do.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Have to remember the long drought between Wyche & Lewis. The Bubgles were ugly year after year.
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Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Mediocre coach. Good DC. No idea why NFL owners have such trouble differentiating between those roles.
bostonfred
Footballguy
He was on s year to year contract and is not pursuing another year. Whether that is his decision or not is up to him.
bigupsetter
Footballguy
Mavin "haven't won a playoff game in !5 years" Lewis is leaving. Marvin " I'm a lame duck coach that probably wouldn't be back anyway" Lewis is going to pursue 'other opportunities'. Good luck with them!
bostonfred
Footballguy
They were a perennial playoff team until last year. They had some terrible luck in the playoffs between multiple aj green injuries and that debacle of a game against the Steelers. They developed sanu and Marvin Jones but never had both healthy at once. One year in the playoffs their leading receiver was rex Burkhead.
He was too willing to take on character issues but did a good job keeping those guys in line for the most part. He just couldn't push them past the first round of the playoffs. Above average coach leaving at least 12 games over .500 for his career.
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
I'm going to be on the side of the camp that thinks he did as well as anybody could be expected in that city.
Will be interesting to see what happens over the next several years.
Will be interesting to see what happens over the next several years.
Gotta root heavily for the Rams and Eagles as they brought in fresh ideas on the O side of the field and are thriving. May be the Bengals FO is paying attention.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
15 games over .500 in 15 seasons, 0-7 in the playoffs.
If Caldwell stayed another 11, that's exactly where I would expect him to be; make the playoffs every other year (easy schedule), lose in the first round, miss the playoffs (ooooh, just barely!) when it's a tough schedule.
Martha, we can do better. Do the right thing.
Insein
Footballguy
-OZ-
Footballguy
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
A creative young coaching staff could get a lot out of the pieces and weapons Cinci has on offense and defense...
They will make a terrible good ol' boy hire and stay the same though.
They will make a terrible good ol' boy hire and stay the same though.
TwinTurbo
Footballguy
TwinTurbo
Footballguy
knowledge dropper
Footballguy
I could see them hire Gunther. That would be terrible. They need to clean house and bring in fresh ideas.
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
Talking about his place in Bengals history is laughable. His team can’t get past the 50yd line today. That’s what Bengals fans should remember. Not his compiled record that any coach would have after a decade of coaching the same team (except for Hue Jackson).
Norman Paperman
Footballguy
I know people are happy Marvin is moving on, and its probably time. But, I think people forget just how bad the Bengals organization was before Lewis was hired. The absolute worst organization in the NFL - on par with the then hapless Clippers for worst organization in all professional sports. Lewis brought stability and pride back to the Bengals.
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
Ya, so were the Patriots before Bill Belichick. Embracing mediocrity gets you just that.
Norman Paperman
Footballguy
In the 4 seasons prior to Bellichick the Patriots were - 8-8, 9-7, 10-6, 11-5
In the 4 seasons prior to Lewis the Bengals were - 2-14, 6-10, 4-12, 4-12
#knowyourfacts
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Dedfin
Footballguy
The Duff Man
Footballguy
Beat the Ravens one last time on your way out the door - signed Bills fans
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
So I’ll just change it from BB to Pete Carroll another coach who is one of the best in the NFL and you’ll still be wrong.
In the 4 seasons prior to Bellichick the Patriots were - 8-8, 9-7, 10-6, 11-5
In the 4 seasons prior to Lewis the Bengals were - 2-14, 6-10, 4-12, 4-12
#knowyourfacts
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
I think his point was the pats were pretty much chumps pre brady and the hoodie...
In the 4 seasons prior to Bellichick the Patriots were - 8-8, 9-7, 10-6, 11-5
In the 4 seasons prior to Lewis the Bengals were - 2-14, 6-10, 4-12, 4-12
#knowyourfacts
Dizzy
Footballguy
Hankmoody
Footballguy
Shutout
Footballguy
Yeah, not even close after seeing what a coach with no experience has done with the same team Fischer made a laughing stock a year ago.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
knowledge dropper
Footballguy
cheese
Footballguy
I have so much respect for his tenure here and how he basically earned Mike Brown’s trust enough to get full say in things.
It is time though.
With Mike’s age and Katie’s involvement, I don’t expect the next coach to come in with the same handicaps placed on them.
Everyone is making assumptions about who they will hire from the same tree but remember that last time this job was open they went outside the organization for a hot assistant (not to mention a minority). I think it’s lazy to pencil in an old familiar name here.
It is time though.
With Mike’s age and Katie’s involvement, I don’t expect the next coach to come in with the same handicaps placed on them.
Everyone is making assumptions about who they will hire from the same tree but remember that last time this job was open they went outside the organization for a hot assistant (not to mention a minority). I think it’s lazy to pencil in an old familiar name here.
