11-26-2018, 04:35 AM
The most consistent thing I've seen about Marvin Lewis coached Bengals teams is the disaster of coming out flat, and not ready to get after it right away, right from the opening whistle. It happened again today. We were not up in the bit and ready to kick ass.
Now taking this season as a microcosm, this was a big game for us. We came in with a chance to still make a run, it was the Browns, they were mouthing off all week, and continued today, right there in our own stadium. Why wouldn't we have been breathing fire and ready to run them out of there.
But looking at Marvin's tenure as a whole, I've had this feeling many times, including a number of playoff games. It's like we don't grasp the moment, and we're not fired up at all. How do you take a bunch of professional football players, who have fought their way to the NFL, and make them come off as disinterested? or at least not ready to kick some ass and show the world how awesome they are.
We can question personnel choices and scheme all day, but that can be hard to see from our standpoint. What I think is easy for us fans to see, and feel, is an uninspired football team.
Now taking this season as a microcosm, this was a big game for us. We came in with a chance to still make a run, it was the Browns, they were mouthing off all week, and continued today, right there in our own stadium. Why wouldn't we have been breathing fire and ready to run them out of there.
But looking at Marvin's tenure as a whole, I've had this feeling many times, including a number of playoff games. It's like we don't grasp the moment, and we're not fired up at all. How do you take a bunch of professional football players, who have fought their way to the NFL, and make them come off as disinterested? or at least not ready to kick some ass and show the world how awesome they are.
We can question personnel choices and scheme all day, but that can be hard to see from our standpoint. What I think is easy for us fans to see, and feel, is an uninspired football team.
