02-07-2018, 06:46 PM
(02-07-2018, 05:56 PM)fredtoast Wrote: "When we get to the playoffs" being the point I was making.
If the coaches were as bad as so many of you claim we would never make the playoffs to begin with. We would not win more games than all but 5 other teams over the last 8 years. I am not saying our coaches are great, but they are not as clueless as many of you claim. Especially when you factor in the handicap of having Mike Brown as owner.
And its not like a lot of the Bengal players who stunk in the playoffs have gone to other teams and been playoff game stars. Carson Palmers postseason passer rating for the Bengals was 66.5 compared to 67.1 with the Cardinals.
In most of the playoff games Marvin has coached the other team had more talent. And against the chargers I can't blame Marvin For Gio fumbling at the goal line and Dalton fumbling for no apparent reason.
This sort of illustrates the problem Fred.
The Bengals have had 7 opportunities in the playoffs. During those 7 opportunities, there have been different scenarios: favorites, underdogs, home, away, more talented, less talented, relatively healthy, important injuries, etc, etc.
The Bengals have been able take advantage of, or win in spite of, exactly zero of those situations. Zero times in 7 chances. That's more than just players not performing well. It's more than just mistakes or bad breaks. It's a failing from the top - Marvin and his staffs...from game plans, to adjustments, to preparation for big stage pressure.
When you lose 7 times in 7 straight chances, including 5 consecutive, all under the same head coach...there comes a point where the obvious conclusion is that the head coach is in over his head in terms of the challenges of postseason play. People can make as many excuses as they want for each individual game, but at the end of the day - instead of talking about a playoff win or two - that's all we're left with...a myriad of excuses.
