03-09-2018, 02:01 PM
(03-09-2018, 01:36 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: The Marvin led Bengals have been middle of the pack during the regular season during the past 15 years:
Regular season wins: 7th in AFC - 14th in NFL.
Total playoff games: 9th in AFC - 20th in NFL.
Win % vs teams with winning season: 7th in AFC - 13th in NFL.
Win % vs teams that made playoffs: 8th in AFC - 15th in NFL.
AFC wins vs teams with winning season: 7th of 16.
AFC wins vs teams that made playoffs: 8th of 16.
Overall, they've basically been extremely mediocre...not great, not terrible.
This is a very accurate depiction of the Marvin Lewis era. Although I would add a couple of stats that make them look a little better.
Total wins vs teams that made playoffs 12 of 32
Total wins vs teams that had winning record 6 of 32
I feel that Marvin deserves a lot of credit for attaining even these slightly above average results while handicapped by the worst owner in the league, but even I felt he should have been fired after last season.
But just because I felt he should have been fired I am not going to let people criticize him for things that are not true.
