Zac Taylor vs Marvin Lewis

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(12-26-2021, 06:58 PM)fredtoast Wrote: At the end of the day Marvin had a winning record against the rest of the NFL despite being handicapped by the worst front office in the league.



No they did not.  The Bengals were rarely preseason picks to challenge for championships.  They were underdogs in 5 of their 7 playoff games under Marvin.  

You can try to run with the "worst FO in in the league" narrative, but Marvin's 15+ years of employment is one of the biggest cited examples of the Brown family's incompetence.

You understand that odds makers don't just look at a team's roster when setting betting odds, right?  They also look at the coaching staff.  When your teams consistently choke and crumble in big games, odds makers are not going to favor you in playoff games.  That's been a constant through two roster rebuilds and numerous coordinators and assistant coaches.  Plus the same talking heads you're citing as not picking the Bengals in preseason are the same talking heads that screamed for years that Marvin should be fired for his failure in primetime and the postseason.  Marvin was a big reason why pundits wouldn't back the Bengals.