Who Ya Got: Marvin Lewis or Mike Zimmer?

[wolfkaosaun]

(08-12-2016, 04:11 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Zimmer inherited a team that had won 5 games and was only one year removed from making the playoffs and had a losing record.

Lewis inherited a team that had only won 2 games and had not even had a winning record in 13 years and finished at .500.

Zimmer inherited a team with multiple Pro Bowl players (OT Matt Kalil, LB Chad Greenway, K Blair Walsh, KR Cordarrell Patterson, TE Kyle Rudolph)

Lewis inherited a team with zero Pro Bowl players.


Marvin stepped into a much worse position than Mike Zimmer.

Corey Dillon was here in 2003 when Lewis took over. Granted, he became injured and that allowed Rudi an opportunity to step in.

Also, there were players on the Bengals roster before Lewis got here that became Pro Bowl players. (OT Willie Anderson, WR Chad Johnson, WR TJ Houshmandzadeh, RB Rudi Johnson, DE Justin Smith, Tory James CB).

There was talent on the team. Let's not act like Marvin had nothing to work with. Yes, Marvin coached them up and brought in players as well, but there were building blocks already here.

Both he and Zimmer brought in talent when they came in as well. I mean, the Vikings had 5 Pro Bowl players last year. 4 of them it was their first time making the Pro Bowl. 2 of which Zimmer drafted.