04-09-2019, 08:33 PM
(04-09-2019, 07:24 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I don't think Zimmer has ever had the talent level of the 2013-2015 Bengals teams to work with in Minnesota.
They won a postseason game in 2017 with their 3rd string QB in Case Keenum.
I would think that means he could do much better than Lewis did with the '14 and '15 teams.
Case Keenum may have been their 3rd stringer, but he also had starting experience in the league and was even then probably better than most teams backup QB. Since then, Minnesota has spent quite a bit of money on the position and they took a step backwards.
I don't necessarily disagree with you, but we'll never know. All I'm saying is that he hasn't exactly lit the world on fire yet.
I also think it would be pretty hard for a coach to do better than Lewis did with the 2015 team, even if it ultimately left a very bitter taste in our mouths.. I put a lot of the blame for the playoff loss on Marvin's shoulders, but at the same time he had an AJ McCarron-led team leading a heavily favored Steelers team with minutes left to play, and I think that does count for something.
