01-21-2017, 04:34 PM
(01-21-2017, 11:19 AM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Marvin should focus on his failures instead.
I've never heard Marv call himself (or the entire staff) out for anything specific like he does with players. He has no qualms breaking out that tired BS about "player x" needs to step up as a leader.
Does it occur to him that if lack of leadership has always been a problem, that maybe HE is doing something wrong? Of course, it all traces back to lack of accountability.
Our "GM" is ok with mediocre (based on past comments and continual extensions for mediocre coaches)....therefore Marv's seat is very comfortable. There's no pressure on anyone, and that extends down to our players, who are often kept to the ends of their contracts regardless of performance.
(01-21-2017, 11:27 AM)kevin Wrote: 1 out of the 7 is all we should have won...The Chargers in Cincinnati.
1. Even if you're right, teams often win games they shouldn't. It happens every single year in the playoffs. By sheer probability, the Bengals should've at least lucked into a couple. Instead, we were thoroughly overmatched (outcoached) in all but the last Pittsburgh game.
2. You could easily make an argument that we should've beaten TJ Yates even in Houston. We were up 17-14 at halftime with Kitna playing lights out. We should've beaten the Jets in Cincy. The Chargers game should've been a lock...Our first home loss all year - in convincing fashion - against a team we'd beaten on the road. We also should've beaten the Steelers in the last game.
The offense has never shown up, and we get blown out in the 2nd half. Our star players have almost always folded like a tent. That's a coaching issue, not a "the other teams were better than us" issue
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