08-12-2016, 06:09 PM
(08-12-2016, 04:11 PM)butfredtoast 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 (Very up and down career.), LB Chad Greenway (Great linebacker), K Blair Walsh (He's a kicker. A good kicker but his impact is really limited. On the other hand he was the guy who missed the chip shot victory field goal in the playoffs.), KR Cordarrell Patterson (A kick returner who had one good season and has failed miserably at being a wide out.) TE Kyle Rudolph (A great TE.) Greg Jennings also never had a Pro Bowl worthy season (As far as production his name was plenty recognizable.) outside of Green Bay.
I feel like most fans have an idea about what the Pro Bowl is about. To be brief it's a popularity contest as much (if not more) as it is a showcase for the premier talent in the NFL. Players (Like Whit and Willie) get snubbed time and time again and players with easily recognizable names will get in even if they are injured most the year (Terrel Suggs) or play like crap.
Lewis inherited a team with zero Pro Bowl players.
Corey Dillon was a pro bowler. Willie Anderson played at a pro bowl level but lacked recognition in the popularity department.
Marvin stepped into a much worse position than Mike Zimmer.
While that may be true Zimmer didn't become a head coach until 2 years ago and Marvin has had his team turned around for about 5 years now. Zimmer has turned a franchise around and achieved what Marvin has in a much shorter time. While Marvin has been a victim of his ownership at times since 2011 onwards he has had multiple Pro Bowlers and scouts have been churning out talent.
I feel like some of these arguments are reaching pretty hard.
