Athlon Magazine Picks Bengals 3rd in AFC

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(06-21-2017, 11:56 PM)Dr. Bombay Wrote: You would have given Marvin more credit for those finishes and been more impressed if the Bengals had been worse at the start of the season?

I don't see any logic in that.  To me a strong finish to make the playoffs is a "cluth run" no matter how the season started.  I don't see how playing worse at the start of the season means the head coach is better.

Finishing strong is what always needs to happen, but winning the games early justifies the team as a contender. Playing bad at the beginning of the season just happens, and this past season there were a lot that factored in, a lot of missed calls, and a lot of missed field goals. Sometimes it is out of the coaches' hands.