Why is Marv 0-7 in the playoffs?

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(01-18-2017, 05:21 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: "Everybody understands the object of the game is to win games. That’s our responsibility to pull it out of the players. It’s our responsibility to pull it out of the players as much as we can. When it’s not there then we have to get a new player."  - Marvin Lewis


This quote, addressing the playoff failures, exemplifies the lack of accountability that is often talked about when it comes to Marvin and the coaching staff, and goes a long way towards explaining why he's 0-7 in the playoffs.


He acknowledges that it's the coaches 'responsibility' to get the players to perform well in the postseason, but then when it doesn't happen, he says they have to get a 'new player'. 


If it's the coaches responsibility and the head coach has failed all 7 times...then it would seem logical that the head coach has failed miserably and should be held accountable. But, Marvin doesn't seem to see himself as part of the problem, and evidently doesn't see the incredible irony in his statement.

"We didn't execute" is another Marvin go-to. It seems contradictory when on one hand he says "our responsibility" to imply the coaches fault, but then say "we didn't execute" to put the blame on the players. Also, I notice Marvin doesn't say "Me" or "I" when talking about who to blame. It's always "we". He will never take the brunt of the blame himself.