03-05-2018, 03:27 PM
(03-05-2018, 02:47 PM)fredtoast Wrote: You don't remember the Bengals being close to winning a playoff game under Marvin?Sad how some people block anything positive about the Bengals from their memory because they are afraid it will interfere with their complaining.
Both the Bengals and Browns bottomed out in 2010. In the 8 drafts since then the Brown have had 14 extra picks in the first 4 rounds including FIVE extra first round picks. The Brown have had a lot of extra picks for many many years and they still are the worst team in NFL history.
I think the key word is close. They couldn't close it out that one game. Every other playoff game Merv led wasn't close. He was outplayed, out coached and everything in between. The team that almost beat the Steelers before imploding (again blame it on coaching) was when this team was at their peak. Gonna build it all up again just to watch it disintegrate once again?
