Marvin

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(03-07-2018, 09:11 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Sure, hindsight is a wonderful thing to invoke.  However, in Mike's mind, Marvin is still the best thing that he ever brought to this team.  He likely thinks that Marvin is still awesome, despite not giving him the real ammunition to win the title.  Kind of like that old Lumina, "Dammit, that thing WILL take me to Vegas and back, one more time...".

Is it really hindsight?  There were a number of people, Bengals fans and otherwise, who were pretty damn sure Marvin and Mike didn't have what it takes to advance in the playoffs despite the fact that we were winning 10-12 games per year at that point.  

Mike Brown likes Marvin because Marvin doesn't rock the boat, or if he does rocks the boat as he did in 2010 and 2017, he is given a small concession and falls back in line.  This is why I see Marvin as rather handcuffed by Mike Brown, but at the same time I don't feel bad for Marvin because he's become complicit in perpetuating the non-winning of the franchise.