09-12-2015, 12:57 PM
I was just thinking about why we all keep getting involved in the same debates regarding Marvin Lewis and Andy Dalton. We all know both sides of the debate There isn't anything new that is going to pop up. My theory is that the debate is so strong because there really are valid points on both sides.
I'll bet I can find a fan of almost every NFL team who thinks their QB needs to be replaced. In some cases the QB clearly stinks and every one agrees. In other cases The QB is pretty good and the fan is not being reasonable. With the Bengals we have a QB who was used to define the line between these two groups. There is probably no guy in the league who has more good points on both sides of the argument than Andy Dalton. On one hand he has failed miserably every year in the playoffs, but on the other hand he has shown that he can produce with the best QBs in the league when he has healthy receivers.
Same goes for Marvin Lewis. Overall he has a winning record and is on a hot streak with 5 playoffs in the past 6 years. But he has never been able to win a playoff game either. It is very, very rare for a guy who is consistently making the playoffs to be fired. And history shows that it is not always the best move. But how much longer do you give Lewis? There has to be an end of the rope somewhere.
By posting this thread I did not mean to restart another Dalton/Lewis debate. I just wanted to point out that we are in a unique position as the fans of the Bengals. Both the "haters" and the "homers" have valid points on their side.
We are not an elite team, but we are much better than some give us credit for. And BOTH sides want us to be an elite team. We just disagree on what is the best plan to get us there.
The season will be upon us in a flash. I know there will be huge "over reaction" threads after every game both good and bad. But at least we will have something new and exciting to discuss every week.
I'll bet I can find a fan of almost every NFL team who thinks their QB needs to be replaced. In some cases the QB clearly stinks and every one agrees. In other cases The QB is pretty good and the fan is not being reasonable. With the Bengals we have a QB who was used to define the line between these two groups. There is probably no guy in the league who has more good points on both sides of the argument than Andy Dalton. On one hand he has failed miserably every year in the playoffs, but on the other hand he has shown that he can produce with the best QBs in the league when he has healthy receivers.
Same goes for Marvin Lewis. Overall he has a winning record and is on a hot streak with 5 playoffs in the past 6 years. But he has never been able to win a playoff game either. It is very, very rare for a guy who is consistently making the playoffs to be fired. And history shows that it is not always the best move. But how much longer do you give Lewis? There has to be an end of the rope somewhere.
By posting this thread I did not mean to restart another Dalton/Lewis debate. I just wanted to point out that we are in a unique position as the fans of the Bengals. Both the "haters" and the "homers" have valid points on their side.
We are not an elite team, but we are much better than some give us credit for. And BOTH sides want us to be an elite team. We just disagree on what is the best plan to get us there.
The season will be upon us in a flash. I know there will be huge "over reaction" threads after every game both good and bad. But at least we will have something new and exciting to discuss every week.
