08-28-2018, 07:09 PM
(08-28-2018, 12:10 PM)PhilHos Wrote: It is. Which is probably why no one actually says that all the blame goes to Marvin. Just that he should be getting the brunt of it.
Under Merv in the playoffs:
QB plays like crap (4 different ones)
Only 1 RB with a 100 yard game
Star WR's disappear (Chad, Green, Housh)
O-line gives up hella sacks
D-line can't get pressure
Can't force turnovers
Can't stop the pass
Can't stop the run
Yet some want to look at all this and say: "That one QB should be immune to the Marvin effect. Everyone else is off the hook though."
It makes zero sense. The HC is more responsible than anyone for setting players up with a scheme and game plan to be successful in the playoffs. Marvin has consistently failed to do so for 16 (?) years now. For that reason, I can't help but feel Andy (and everyone else) has been a victim of circumstance to a large degree.
I will never fully judge Andy (or any player) for playoff failures as long as Marvin Lewis is the coach of this team. We hire a new guy and the results are the same? Sure. Ship Andy's ass somewhere else. I have a strong feeling though (based on a mountain of evidence) that Merv is the primary problem with regards to failure in the bright lights. This was a discussion well before Dalton or any of these new guys were even around.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
