01-06-2018, 02:30 PM
(01-06-2018, 03:09 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Now if you want to bring up the lack of practice facility, lack of real free agents and being tethered to Paul Alexander...Those are possibly valid excuses for Marvin. Although I still feel he does something that causes this team to wither in the big games.
The numbers would certainly suggest that he'll never be ready for the big stage, and that he also struggles with competing in his own conference on a consistent basis...
Marvin now shares the NFL record for most games coached without a playoff win.
He holds the NFL records for most playoff losses and most consecutive playoff losses.
Of the 25 coaches in NFL history with 15+ seasons and 7+ playoff games, he is the one of only two guys that don't have at least 4 playoff wins. The other guy, Steve Owen, won 2.
He is 90-90 in the regular season versus the rest of the AFC in his career, but just 68-82 against AFC teams not from Cleveland. (68-89 if you count the playoffs)
His record against the top 5 teams in the AFC during his tenure (total wins + PO berths) is 33-52. (33-55 counting PO's)
Of course, this doesn't even include the overall prime time record or the embarrassing home record against the Steelers.
But with all that in mind, he is currently the second longest tenured coach in the NFL behind only a future HOFer that has 5 SB titles and 26 playoff wins.
