05-08-2018, 04:26 PM
(05-08-2018, 03:51 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I don't blame the media for resenting the Bengals though. They were riding that Bengals train a few times, and we always made their predictions look bad come playoff time.
I think the Air went out of the Bengal's balloon with the National Media after it seemed all but certain that Marvin was not going to return as the Head Coach. Media types were excited that change was coming. Then the Bengals gave him a two year contract extension.
Media and Analyst types seemed very surprised that the Bengals extended Marvin again and seemed to imply that doing so meant the Bengals were not pursuing winning the same way other NFL organizations would, since they would Fire or not retain a Head Coach much more quickly. They would many times mention Marvin's 0 and 7 playoff record when speaking of his new extension.
I think they have dismissed the Bengals for not doing what they deemed an obvious move to make. Bengals going way against the NFL grain which has most coaches on shorter leashes.
Signals to media types (whether right or wrong) that winning playoff games and more is not what Bengals Ownership requires from it's Head Coach. The Bengals chose the 15 year and counting status quo thus seeing no need for a change.
They abandon the Bengals via low Power Rankings since they see the Bengals abandoning the desire to pressure their Head Coach with a typical NFL time horizon to succeed in or be replaced.
A you don't care so we won't care type of response from Media and Analysts.
(Fair or Unfair is in the eye of the beholder)
