12-13-2017, 01:35 AM
(12-13-2017, 12:19 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Of course no one rolls out of bed saying they want to be mediocre...but when you keep a coach who is 0-7 in the playoffs...whay is that saying?
Most of our 'talent' was the result of 2 GREAT drafts. Our drafts since then have been average to bad. The past 5 years almost all of our drafts have been below average.
You know teams can get lucky drafting a guy like Atkins. It isn't like they're consistently drafting Pro Bowl players.
The time to fire Lewis was 3 years ago. Now we need 4 new lineman, 2 new LB's, a WR2, a DT next to Atkins, and changes at CB.
It's just like when Lazor took over and people acted like our offense would be great because of a coaching change. The issue wasn't Zampese. It was the personnel.
Again, Mike keeping Marvin on is saying he is loyal to an initiate amount of faults. Mike firmly believes, despite his obvious deficiencies, that Marvin is capable of winning a championship. Also doesn't hurt that Marv is his buddy. It has more to do with grand delusions than simply "accepting mediocrity" on Mike's part.
Our drafts may not have worked out but they have been universally praised by most experts for several years running now. Again, the drafts are a complete crapshoot and sometimes guys work out, and sometimes they don't. It happens. Rarely does any team consistently draft all pros year in and year out. Our drafts picks have made sense for the most part, drafting for positions of need and selecting players at the right spot and not reaching as much as other teams. But sometimes things don't work out.
Again, I believe a huge reason our draft picks haven't worked out if because our coaching staff has failed to coach them up. Ogbuehi is a big example. He looks nothing like he did in college. You could say his injury has changed him, but his overall technique looks very different. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
The time to fire Marvin was actually 7 years ago, but anyway you're right. The window for our current group of core Bengal players is nearly closed. Wasted by the poor coaching of Marvin Lewis. I wouldn't say it's completely shut yet, but it's mighty close.
We can only hope whoever replaces Marvin can work some magic, and fast. We'll know more soon enough.
