A few questions to ponder

[Shake n Blake]

(07-05-2015, 01:18 PM)bfine32 Wrote: 1. Nobody has ever placed 100% of the blame on any one person. That’s just a phrase folks use to defend someone: “I guess it’s all Andy’s fault”, ‘So you are saying Marvin is 100% to blame?”. If I had to find a scapegoat it would be Mike Brown. He treats his team solely as a business and often cuts corners on his players’ amenities. To be a Champion you’ve got to believe you’re a champion. That is very hard to do when you are commuting to the local University or recreational soccer facility to practice indoors.

2. Yes, Andy is improving, the problem is that he is doing it very slowly and he may be nearing his ceiling.  For instance Andy enjoyed a much better rookie year than other young starters such as Luck and Tannehill; yet both have already demonstrated they have a higher ceiling than Andy.

3. I am not confident anyone will take us to a Super Bowl; however, Andy currently gives us the best chance.  

Great post. While I'm always hard on Marvin about prime-time/playoff games, I agree that the lack of a practice facility is a major issue. This and the small scouting department are things that Marv has to deal with. Other teams are way ahead of the Bengals in these categories. Marv has to deal with these issues and still fields a consistently good team. The only issue I have with him is the choking. Other than that, I think Marv has done a wonderful job.

As for the OP, I don't put 100% blame on Marvin, and I'm the one who obviously inspired this thread. But I do believe it starts from the top down. More financial commitment (practice facility, additional scouts) would help Marvin to do his job better. Better coaching and preparation would help the QB (and every other player). 

I completely agree with your take on Andy's progress. It's slow going and I think he's close to peaking. Although I do think he will rebound from last year. I'd like to see him hit 90 with his passer rating and see him have fewer "disaster" games. If that doesn't happen, I'd be okay with exploring other options next year.