06-20-2017, 01:30 AM
(06-19-2017, 09:17 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: Believe it, my friend. He said it:
https://www.cincyjungle.com/2017/1/4/14153912/coach-talk-marvin-lewis-talks-keeping-veterans-and-not-trusting-rookies
"Question: Are the fourth quarter struggles a matter of intangibles? Or is it competitiveness?... What about Xs and Os?
Lewis’ response: We have to figure out a way to get better at it...It’s not x’s and o’s.
Question: So you don’t think teams are adjusting?
Lewis’ response: No...the ‘adjustment,’ that’s more journalism jargon than truth."
Basically, he doesn't think teams are adjusting. He has likely never made halftime adjustments, and it is the main reason why Marvin will very rarely win a meaningful game against a strong opponent.
Just as I thought. Nothing in that quote says that Marvin does not make half time adjustments.
I knew there had to be some kind of misunderstanding. Marvin is simply saying that failure to make big plays in the fourth quarter is not as much about X's and O's as it is about "a mental thing. . . a repetition thing, a confidence thing, a poise thing, time on task thing. It’s all those things.”
Here are some quotes that proves Marvin makes half time adjustments.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2014/08/20/marvin-lewis-bengals-health/14368727/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=
He said he likely won't have the starters play in the second half, where in the past he would have them play a series or two to see how they reacted to halftime adjustments
