(11-21-2017, 09:48 AM)Takedown Wrote: LOL, I'm game. Avatar/Profile pic of your choice for me and I will use it for 2 months (and vise versa if we go to the playoffs, LOSE and keep Marvin).

Deal or no deal? Counter offer?

No deal, plus I can't even figure out how to update the pic....my son in the middle is now as tall as me!

How about a bottle of your favorite?  Put the price ceiling at $30?

4-6 teams don't get to call anything a trap game.

(11-21-2017, 10:08 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: No deal, plus I can't even figure out how to update the pic....my son in the middle is now as tall as me!

How about a bottle of your favorite?  Put the price ceiling at $30?

Deal. FWIW, I love me some Jack Daniels

(11-21-2017, 10:14 AM)michaelsean Wrote: 4-6 teams don't get to call anything a trap game.

They do when you're still in the playoff hunt (technically we are still) and the other team is 0-10...

(11-20-2017, 01:04 PM)sandwedge Wrote: I don't want Marvin to retire. I want him fired!! If he retires, then my fear is we keep most of the position coaches, include PA. Maybe firing him, will get rid of the position coaches.  I can already hear the interview and MB telling candidates, "we have an excellent staff already and all you have to is clap and do what I say"....

No potential HC would take the job if they were denied the opportunity to assemble their own staff. None. Any head coach that would accept the job under those terms is not a coach we would want.

(11-21-2017, 07:33 AM)Takedown Wrote: You want us to fire Lewis mid to late season risking PG or someone else on this staff (who is not 'yet' qualified to be a HC) being stuck our HC for the next year or so? If we're going off your logic here (all due respect), we're screwed either way...

Its probably best at this point to let Marvin finish the season and he can retire or he can walk. There will be more options during the off-season (season is basically lost anyway, no one on this staff is going to get us anywhere). It will be up to Mike Brown whether or not we keep the rest of our staff, not Marvin or the new HC unfortunately. Hope I'm wrong.

I didn't mean now but fired after the season is over. 

(11-21-2017, 01:26 PM)sandwedge Wrote: I didn't mean now but fired after the season is over. 

He's under contract, won't really matter, but I see what you're saying.

This thread is the perfect example of what happens after a win against a horrible team. Next week against the Browns and win back to back games? We'll see posts about Super Bowl bound Bengals...

(11-21-2017, 02:06 PM)GodFather Wrote: This thread is the perfect example of what happens after a win against a horrible team. Next week against the Browns and win back to back games? We'll see posts about Super Bowl bound Bengals...

I don't know where you're seeing anyone claiming the Bengals are going to the playoffs? Its not so much my prediction that we make the playoffs as it is "The Bengals can still make the playoffs". I don't think, nor do I believe they deserve to make the playoffs, but it is possible given this years AFC teams aren't doing that great. You're not going to hear superbowl talk from this guy till (one day) we're back in the AFC Championship game. We suck, but we're still in it. Is what it is lol

(11-21-2017, 01:26 PM)sandwedge Wrote: I didn't mean now but fired after the season is over. 

His contract is up after the season is over. You want Brown to give him a contract just so he can fire him? I, too, want Merv gone, but I don't care how and I don't care when as long as it's before the Super Bowl (this year's Super Bowl).

(11-21-2017, 04:35 PM)PhilHos Wrote: His contract is up after the season is over. You want Brown to give him a contract just so he can fire him? I, too, want Merv gone, but I don't care how and I don't care when as long as it's before the Super Bowl (this year's Super Bowl).

I get it. I'd just like to see "Clapping Clarice" and "Alexander The Great" shown the door and being humiliated at the same time...

I did the ESPN playoff machine and wound up with this:

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine/_/results/400951569~1~400951573~1~400951577~1~400951586~1~400951588~1~400951591~2~400951595~1~400951600~1~400951606~2~400951610~1~400951618~2~400951614~2~400951622~2~400951629~1~400951633~1~400951640~1~400951672~2~400951677~2~400951680~2~400951684~2~400951707~1~400951710~2~400951713~1~400951718~2~400951726~1~400951728~1~400951731~1~400951722~1~400951733~2~400951740~1~400951746~1~400951754~2~400951557~1~400951560~1~400951561~1~400951564~1~400951647~1~400951649~1~400951652~2~400951654~1~400951660~2~400951662~2~400951665~2~400951687~2~400951689~1~400951692~2~400951694~1~400951696~2~400951705~1~400951768~1~400951772~1~400951774~1~400951777~1~400951778~2~400951781~1~400951784~1~400951806~1~400951808~2~400951809~1~400951811~1~400951812~2~400951813~2~400951814~1~400951816~2~400951596~1~400951602~2~400951613~1~400951617~1~400951621~1~400951625~1~400951631~1~400951637~1~400951642~1~400951667~2~400951671~1~400951675~2~400951682~2~400951709~2~400951714~2~400951719~1~400951734~1~400951739~2~400951741~2~400951745~2~400951748~1~400951750~1~400951756~1~400951757~2~400951759~1~400951762~1~400951764~2~400951788~2~400951789~2~400951791~2~400951792~1~400951793~1

Now that's with the Bengals going 4-2 down the stretch with losses to Pitt and Minny, while beating Baltimore in week 17. The Ravens have a fairly easy schedule down the stretch, with games against the Texans, Colts and Browns coming up. I have them losing to the Steelers, Lions and Bengals. If we go 4-2 down the stretch and all of this happens, we'd still need the Ravens to lose one of those 3 "easy" games to get in.

Of course, we also have 5 other AFC teams with the same record as ours. We need to go at least 4-2 down the stretch and hope for some help. An unlikely win over the Steelers would help immensely.

I'm not sure what in the history of Mike Brown's tenure, leads anyone to believe fan opinion will drive his decision making. I think Marvin is probably ready to hang it up, and if that's the case, you will probably wind up with Fat Paulie as the next HC of the Cincinnati Bengals. UNLESS Vance Joseph or Hugh is unemployed, and then I'd give one of them the edge over Fat Paulie.

(11-20-2017, 11:22 AM)Brownshoe Wrote: Lewis is done after this year. He doesn't want another extension, and it shows. I think he's going to retire from coaching this year.

This is my biggest hope as my biggest fear is if we win enough games to get into the Playoffs, he would stick around.

Same with PA, but i think i see the same thing you see Brownshoe and Marv and PA are gone regardless, thank God.

With the way the AFC is playing right now i think we could get into the Playoffs even with this shitty O-line.

The coaching is just so terrible, schematically as SHRacer said and it leads to lack of effort because it is so passive.

But i mean that is how bad the AFC is right now and our team is still talented. We just will never win a Playoff game under Marv
and that is fine with me so we can finally move on. It is beyond time to move on from Marv and PA if we ever want to make a
run. This O-line gets fixed next Offseason and our team will be much better off to finally get that big ass monkey off our back.

(11-21-2017, 07:33 AM)Takedown Wrote: You want us to fire Lewis mid to late season risking PG or someone else on this staff (who is not 'yet' qualified to be a HC) being stuck our HC for the next year or so? If we're going off your logic here (all due respect), we're screwed either way...

Its probably best at this point to let Marvin finish the season and he can retire or he can walk. There will be more options during the off-season (season is basically lost anyway, no one on this staff is going to get us anywhere). It will be up to Mike Brown whether or not we keep the rest of our staff, not Marvin or the new HC unfortunately. Hope I'm wrong.

I agree, said it before, firing Marv in season would be a bad move. Would be all for firing PA in season though.

The best thing his franchise could do is fire PA right now, hire McNally for the rest of the season and pick a new HC that can
be allowed to pick him a whole new staff after the season. Nagy, Lafleur, Peterson etc are my top picks right now for Head
Coaching candidates. Offensive minded coaches.

(11-22-2017, 03:45 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: This is my biggest hope as my biggest fear is if we win enough games to get into the Playoffs, he would stick around.

Same with PA, but i think i see the same thing you see Brownshoe and Marv and PA are gone regardless, thank God.

With the way the AFC is playing right now i think we could get into the Playoffs even with this shitty O-line.

The coaching is just so terrible, schematically as SHRacer said and it leads to lack of effort because it is so passive.

But i mean that is how bad the AFC is right now and our team is still talented. We just will never win a Playoff game under Marv
and that is fine with me so we can finally move on. It is beyond time to move on from Marv and PA if we ever want to make a
run. This O-line gets fixed next Offseason and our team will be much better off to finally get that big ass monkey off our back.

I'm a huge optimist when it comes to the Bengals, but I don't see how we make the playoffs this year. IMO we would have to go 5-1 the next 6 games to have a chance. I don't see us making it at 8-8. Meaning we would have to beat a team like the Vikings or the Steelers, which is really unlikely.

(11-22-2017, 04:10 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: I'm a huge optimist when it comes to the Bengals, but I don't see how we make the playoffs this year. IMO we would have to go 5-1 the next 6 games to have a chance. I don't see us making it at 8-8. Meaning we would have to beat a team like the Vikings or the Steelers, which is really unlikely.

Love the Vikes and Keenum is playing great right now and they have a great Defense under Zimmer but you never
know when something is going to happen. Bridgewater is pushing for that starting QB spot if Keenum falters any.

QB controversy could hurt them and we know Zim. I find this to be a possible win as are all the others besides the
Steelers with our HC being a fan of them and treating them different. We will be swept by the team we hate the
most. Maybe the biggest reason Marv needs to go after the season is over.

(11-20-2017, 10:03 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: He would only be offered a return if they went on a run in the postseason, and that isn't happening.  This team is still a bottom feeder with the pathetic coaching schematics they use.  

(11-20-2017, 10:55 AM)Takedown Wrote: That's where I disagree. Mike Brown would most likely offer him a contract extension if we just made the playoffs.

(11-20-2017, 09:56 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: Wanna bet?

(11-21-2017, 07:24 AM)Takedown Wrote: Based off the last 15 years of Marvin being here without one playoff win, I would assume my chances of being right are at least decent... Then again, I would love to be proven wrong

(11-21-2017, 09:41 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Name it.  I say that Marv is gone.  You say he is staying if he makes the playoffs.  If he doesn't make the playoffs (they won't), then no bet.  If they make the playoffs and lose in Rd 1, I say he is gone and you disagree.

Name the prize.  

(11-21-2017, 09:48 AM)Takedown Wrote: LOL, I'm game. Avatar/Profile pic of your choice for me and I will use it for 2 months (and vise versa if we go to the playoffs, LOSE and keep Marvin).

Deal or no deal? Counter offer?

(11-21-2017, 10:08 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: No deal, plus I can't even figure out how to update the pic....my son in the middle is now as tall as me!

How about a bottle of your favorite?  Put the price ceiling at $30?

(11-21-2017, 11:22 AM)Takedown Wrote: Deal. FWIW, I love me some Jack Daniels

Racer... Not that the deal was on since we missed the playoffs, but pretty sure I would have been right lol. Would've made it that much easier for MB to justify re-signing Marvin.

(01-04-2018, 10:55 AM)Takedown Wrote: Racer... Not that the deal was on since we missed the playoffs, but pretty sure I would have been right lol. Would've made it that much easier for MB to justify re-signing Marvin.

I humbly bow in submission to your victory. The Bengal's level of stupidity was even greater than I thought.

(01-04-2018, 01:18 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: I humbly bow in submission to your victory.  The Bengal's level of stupidity was even greater than I thought.

I was wrong as well. I thought it would take AT LEAST clinching a wild card spot for him to get an extension win or lose...

Never underestimate the stupidity level of Mike Brown and company