The stat nobody talks about

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(09-20-2016, 09:45 PM)Daddy-O Wrote: And that's the problem.  Marvin is measured against complete and utter failure so anything accomplished is success.  On the other hand, imagine if Mike Tomlin lost to the Bengals and failed to win in the playoffs.  It would be hatchet time for ole' Mike.  Truth is it's all relative.  Pittsburgh has known winning and anything less is unacceptable.  The Bengals on the other hand, at least under Mikey Boy, have known failure.  So anything remotely associated to success, as in winning a division title, is considered worthy of extreme accomplishment.  Only in Cincinnati could Marvin have a 16 year run of mediocrity.  Success is championships to most NFL owners but not Mike Brown.  Success equals HOPE which equals seats filled with asses.  

It's not that Mike Brown is a bad guy.  I truly believe he wants to win, just doesn't know how.  He'd rather put his eggs in the HOPE basket rather than making a change from good to great.  A wise man once said "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself".  I think this is the way Mike Brown looks at things, not that somebody might be better than Marvin but somebody might be worse.

Some might say this is making decisions with an empty nutsack.  Maybe so, and maybe that's what separates the haves and the have not's.  No balls.

What a great point. Somebody at work today went back 14 years to remind me of what it was like before Marvin. I had to remind him that the Bengals had zero talent. Now they have talent but can't do anything with it other than win a few games against inferior opponents. When they need to stand up in a high pressure game and defeat a tough opponent, they are usually crushed. Underachieving coaching.