Ken Zampese is the OC

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(01-16-2016, 12:43 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Is it better to be a quitter and pretend you are standing on some sort of "principle".....   Or better that when you hit a wall you find another way to get where you are going.    You can say marvin is a crappy coach but he found a way over the wall without resorting to quitting.    

It's easy to say you will quit to leverage what you want but quite another when you are personally responsible for a lot of families livelihoods in the building.     CP had his 70 million.   He wasn't risking anything.    Marvin was responsible for all coaches, staff, and their families.     I'm sure they appreciated his ability to find another way.

You're right.  Carson didn't risk as much as Marvin Lewis because Carson Palmer had interest from other teams to be their starting QB while Marvin Lewis realized quickly that his only hope of keeping his job title was to stay under Mike Brown's skirt.  I'm not telling you to respect Carson Palmer, I'm telling you to realize Marvin Lewis' loyalty to the Bengals only went as far as his resume could carry him after the 2010 season...and that wasn't anywhere else as a HC.

Marvin and Carson agreed to storm the hill together, but Marvin decided to surrender as soon as Carson started what was to be the mutual charge.  Nuts to that.  I'll be buried a Bengals fan, but Marvin Lewis is anything but a selfless hero in my mind.

Anywho, what it really comes down to is Mike Brown.  Andy Dalton is the 3rd legit franchise QB Mike Brown has had, and if Andy leaves the Bengals on good terms, he will be the first to do so.