The Difference Between The Falcons And Bengals

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(01-24-2017, 10:10 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Yep, Mike Smith had the Falcons stagnant with the occasional tumble. Now he's replaced with Dan Quinn and they are able to get to the Super Bowl.
Denver did the same with John Fox, then they moved to Kubiak and won a Super Bowl. Fox was at least able to get his team deep into the playoffs, but Elway still made a move and it paid off.

As good as Marvin Lewis is, he's a Mike Smith. This franchise seems to fear a drop off rather than try and hope for improvement.

They seem to have a history of hiring who they feel comfortable with (and getting rid of who doesn't toe the line).  And while I admire them as people they place loyalty (theirs and the players' / coaches') higher than competency and thinking outside the box.  I see them pass up an obviously brilliant football mind like Walsh, somehow manage to keep Gregg for a short stint at head coach even though he took us to the Super Bowl, find a way to lose Wyche - the other guy who took us to a Super Bowl and hire what looks to be a lot of yes men in between.

I do admire the Brown family.  But they need to get over the need to control their head coach to the degree that they don't end up with the same creativity that made Paul Brown one of the true pioneers of the game.   Lewis did the best job of straddling those positions, but he seems to be too much like them himself.

I can see the family sticking with Lewis as long as they have.  But Shula????   Sheezz

It's time for a change.  And they need to hire someone who has demonstrated an extremely high level of performing in the NFL.   I know McDaniel fizzled in Denver.  But I bet he's learned...

After watching the Patriots create a game plan that stifled a very good Pittsburgh defense and evolved as the game progressed, I'd love to hire McDaniels and see what he could do with our personnel.