05-15-2021, 12:01 PM
(05-15-2021, 11:30 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Just because Zac Taylor is an absolute clown of a coach doesn't mean Marvin Lewis wasn't here too long. Both things can be true.
Also, the "All Time Wins Leader" is a lot less impressive considering the tenures of our previous head coaches:
Marvin Lewis - 16
Paul Brown - 8
Sam Whyche - 8
Bruce Coslet - 5
Dave Shula - 5
Forrest Gregg - 4
Bill Johnson - 3
Dick Lebeau - 3
Homer Rice - 2
Johnson and Gregg had higher winning percentages, and Greg went to a Superbowl. Whyche was slightly lower than Lewis but also went to a Superbowl.
I'm not pointing any of this stuff out just to shit on Marvin Lewis. He was a solid coach, and honestly given what he had to work with he was probably better than we'll ever really know. But the man was here entirely way too long. He would have been fired anywhere else about a decade earlier. To continue to retain a coach who can't even win a single playoff game sends an absolutely terrible message. To your fans, to your players, to all of your employees.
Good post.
One nit: Sam Wyche. No 'h' in his name.
