01-21-2017, 03:12 PM
(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 LewisMarvy's dismal record in primetime, playoffs, and against Pittsburgh is not only due to the reasons mentioned above, but to his admitted attitude that each one is "just another game". NOT COOL!
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.
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 a part of the problem, and evidently doesn't see the incredible irony in his statement.
John Cooper (the Bengals "outstanding" special consultant) was the Ohio State Buckeyes head coach for > a decade. He had a good record EXCEPT he couldn't beat Michigan mostly because, unlike MI coaches, he treated the Michigan game as just another game. It took Jim Tressel and Urban M. to fix it!
This mindset is a big part of the reason the Bengals always fail in the big games. Who is going to fix it in Cincy???
