Marvin, Marvin, Marvin...

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(09-26-2016, 10:42 AM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: I've never felt that there is an urgency to win with this organization.  There does not seem to ever be an "all in" mentality.  There is a "we did some good things, need to improve on a few, but it just did not go our way" thought process in both Mike Brown and Marvin Lewis.  In many ways I feel they are sort of kindred souls.  I don't think any other owner would have kept Marvin for this long, and I'm not sure that any other coach could have gotten Mike to relinquish some of the control.

I often hear about how much things will change once Mike finally steps down and Katie assumes full control, but I wonder if that is the case.  She is after all his daughter; she grew up in his house and has learned the business by working with him every day of her adult life.  She seems extremely frugal, extremely private, set in her ways.  Does this sound like anyone else we know?

It does seem this way. I would imagine it's because Mike Brown does not want to gamble the future for the now.

In a related note, does it also seem like the Bengals never try to go down the field to get extra points near the end of the first half if they get the ball back at the second half? Specifically yesterday, when they just lost the lead and were down by just two due to blocked PAT, had ~30 seconds and two timeouts. Rather than try to at least get into FG range to try and have the lead at half and get the ball to start the 2nd half, they just took a knee. Yet another example of never seeming to have any urgency.