01-08-2019, 01:41 PM
(01-08-2019, 01:04 PM)grampahol Wrote: I'm not 100% convinced that the mere notion of having worked under Marv ever in their lives consigns anyone to being life long losers.. It's not AS IF Marvin ever had some magical ability to make every coaching candidate think exactly the same way he ever did. It's kind of like saying a player was once on the Bengals roster therefor he can never succeed on another team because Marvin once was his head coach.
I want a clean break as much as anyone, but some of you have predetermined that there's no possibility of anyone who has ever had contact with Marvin Lewis can ever have even the slightest bit of independent thought. If Marvin has that kind of influence then he's much more powerful than anyone could even imagine. It's a bit like saying anyone who ever worked at Kmart should never be considered for advancement at any other company much less hired. Nope, they worked for losers therefore they'll never amount to ANYTHING...EVER.. Perhaps it goes up a tad higher up in the organization to the Brown family. If a guy ever swept floors at Paul Brown Stadium they should never be given the opportunity to mop floors anywhere else because they once worked under Mike Brown.. Is that how we should view everyone from now till the end of time?
I believe that maybe you have predetermined what some of us have predetermined before we have even predetermined it.
I’m not saying that Marvin’s residue has no chance to succeed, but in my opinion the best way to change the culture around here is to eliminate all traces of those who had a hand in setting the culture that we are wanting to replace....But if they do decide on a new custodial staff, I wouldn’t be totally opposed to it.
