05-20-2021, 12:37 PM
(05-20-2021, 01:19 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I never take a HC firing for granted.
After going 11-5 in 2005, the team got progressively worse for 3 straight seasons, culminating with a disastrous 2008 season. We started 1-11-1. Most teams would've fired Marvin right there. Instead he wins 3 straight at the end and we use that as an excuse to bring him back.
In 2010, we lost a whopping 10 straight, despite Super Bowl level expectations. Every team but the Bengals fires Marv here as well.
2015 playoff meltdown brought Merv's playoff record to 0-7, and it was such an embarrassing loss of composure on a national stage. Again, 99% of teams fire Marv here. I'm pretty sure no coach has ever stayed in one spot as long as Marv without a playoff win.
We kept Shula around so long that he was able to set the record for "fastest to 50 losses". A record that will never be broken, unless by Taylor.
After a 7-2 record as interim coach (following Shula), Coslet went 14-37 over the next 3+ seasons, and still wasn't fired. He resigned out of embarrassment after being outscored 74-7 in the first 3 weeks. The Bengals were going to keep the guy after that.
Pretty crazy. Hope my prediction is correct and the light comes on for Taylor cause it sounds like even if it doesn't he could
still be around for a few more years sucking it up with this organization. Still, I think it is different now and MB has taken a
step back and Katie and company have taken over. Maybe they won't be as satisfied with mediocrity as the old man.
