01-21-2022, 12:10 AM
(01-21-2022, 12:04 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: then either should some of the players that could not finish the deal with your logic in the playoffs either. The browns are still trying to find a consistent coach after their terrible 10 year run, no one gave Lewis a chance to turn the worse team in history of a decade (before the browns took that over) and he not only did that but made the team competitive ... 29th in the list is still a nice accomplishment especially with the franchise he started with... your post is laughable to disregard his ranking and what he did for this franchise..
Essex...the players get in based on how they perform individually. The coaches can't be judged that way so they have to be judged on their coaching. Winning "a bunch" of games because you were fortunate to hang around long enough isn't something to hang your hat on when you lost (in the regular season) as much as you won and you were one-and-done an NFL record 7 straight times.
There are honestly only a handful of former Bengals players that "deserve" to be in the RoH based on what they did when they played. A, sadly, pretty small handful considering how long this franchise has been around.
Putting in a coach that won 131 games in 16 years (8 per year) and never even once won a playoff game cheapens the "honor" completely.
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