01-10-2016, 10:50 PM
(01-10-2016, 10:34 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Im sorry but passion does not mean it is ok to have a lack of discipline. Sanu and Gio are just as passionate as Burfict and Jones but you rarely see them make those type of mistakes...
As for blaming Marvin for the fumble .. come on man.... he made the right call but we fumbled...
I am sorry but if Burfict and Jones are not on the field, the Bengals lose that game by a lot. I won't throw them under the bus.
I blame Marvin for the team coming out flat on offense for three quarters, no run game, dumb penalties in general (Whitworth twice, Jones and Burfict, etc), not playing smart situational football, and being 0-7 in the playoffs. Excuses are pretty old and everyone has them, but seven straight losses is more than a trend.
At some point you have to realize that Marvin Lewis has a glass ceiling. "The Bengals can never have good things." He is great with drafting, finding talent both in the draft and from the scrapheap of FA, developing talent, etc. Here is the secret to Marvin Lewis's success...His team's talent is best in the league; therefore, beats most teams in the league. The disparity of the Bengals' talent vs most teams is enough to mask Marvin Lewis's limits on gameday coaching. But once his team is in a primetime game (usually vs very talented teams) or the playoffs (again usually vs very talented teams), the difference in talent levels between Bengals' talent vs the other teams' talent is small enough so that coaching factors into the equation. This is why Marvin Lewis's record in primetime games and playoffs is atrocious...Marvin Lewis can't get his teams mentally ready to win the game, play smart football, and usually come out flat. Marvin Lewis is the modern day version of Jim Mora...Their records and careers are eerily similar...
