Who Ya Got: Marvin Lewis or Mike Zimmer?

[kevin]

I voted Marvin Lewis because from 1991 to 2002 The Bengals were not just the worst team in the NFL but considered the worst franchise in all pro sports....The Vikings were not that bad for Zimmer......Coach Lewis still one of the first black head coaches, not the first,but one of the first. It was a great Branch Rickey move by Bengals because no top white head coach in his right mind wanted the Bengals job after 2002, this was the worst NFL franchise going.  Call it racism or whatever but there were good black assistant coaches more than ready to become head coaches. The Bengals dipped into that pool of coaches and it was a great move....Lewis did the impossible taking the worst NFL franchise and turning it around to 7 play-off seasons in 13 years which is over 50 % of the time in the play-offs that was going to the play-offs none of the time from 1991 to 2002 and known for their 4-12 seasons or worse. ......I remember how stinking awful the Bengals were and do not ever tell me those were good teams....Coach Lewis turning the worst team in the NFL into a team that has gone play-offs 7 out of his 13 seasons and 6 out of the last 7 is amazing.  I do not know how he turned this stinking franchise around. Few coaches could have. It has indeed been a Lombardi like effort bringing winning to the sad sack Bengals......To those who always want Coach Lewis fired, be careful what you wish for. Without Coach Lewis I see this Cincinnati franchise reverting back to their 1990's form of being the worst team in the NFL, and maybe pulling out of Cincinnati all together for some other city.