09-20-2016, 07:51 PM
(09-20-2016, 06:29 PM)Antares Wrote: We are all aware of Marvin Lewis's 0 & 7 playoff record. His failure to win high profile, high pressure games is known. The blown time outs, the chaos and lack of discipline is no secret. But the thing nobody mentions is his abysmal record vs Pittsburgh. Marvin has played the Steelers 29 times and lost 21 times. How can this be acceptable to Bengal fans?
What if it were reversed? What if a Steeler coach had 21 losses against the Bengals? We all know what would happen. But Bengal fans are so tolerant of failure, they simply sit back and take it. Marvin's miserable record, is never his fault. This is why Pittsburgh is suscessful. They wouldn't accept this crap.
Am I right?
I think that pretty much every fan, including the biggest Marvin supporters, are pissed about the record versus the Steelers and in big stage games. Many fans are, and have been, very vocal about it. If you think it's a 'stat nobody talks about'...then you've never followed this board, or the previous one.
It's not a matter of accepting it. There's nothing we can do about it. Whether you love or hate Marvin...the simple fact is that he'll be the HC until he or Mike Brown decides otherwise. I've personally been saying Marvin needs replaced since the SD game in '13. But...what I think or want has no impact on what Mike Brown does.
You can call it 'acceptance'...I call it reality.
Now, what Mike Brown is willing to accept and tolerate is a whole different story. That's what it comes down to. Not what Bengals fans or the Steelers organization would do.
