Marvin Lewis Number 1 failure

[kevin]

(10-06-2016, 05:09 PM)kevin Wrote: Then Vince Lombardi was a lousy coach because every game of every year he told his Packers they needed to play better and they needed to give even more.  ...." Well I think I can speak for Field Marshall Montgomery--He would say you are asking the impossible of your men"....." Of course he would, because he's never realized that's what we're in business for "........What in the heck do you want Coach Lewis to say.  That 2-2 is great.  That no play-off wins since the 1990 season is great.  You know, you people can complain all you want about Coach Lewis as you have for years, but to whine because he tells the players they need to play better is just some weak chicken shot.   My God, I hear Pee Wee coaches tell kids they have to play harder.  I think these grown up men getting paid millions can take a little kick in the pants now and then......and look at my Super Bowl Trophy that all Bengals players and fans want.  That is only won by being the most motivated, the most dedicated team, the team that gives everything and then is asked to give even more and somehow they do.  A trophy won by the teams Dedicated To Always Wanting To Play Better Than Their Last Game. ...Yes, all teams lift weights.  So that must NOT be what wins the Super Bowl.  You gotta have heart.  Miles of heart. ....Woody Hayes said coaching is 90 % motivation.  Now that may not be true in the NFL, but winning coaches such as Paul Brown, Vince Lombardi, John Madden, Tom Landry, Don Shula,  Chuck Noll certainly were big on MOTIVATION. ....I can't see how you can be upset with a coach that tells his team to play better.  You don't realize that is what they are in business for.

and I'll stand by my answer to how this thread started.