12-13-2017, 10:57 AM
(12-13-2017, 01:35 AM)Pat5775 Wrote: Again, Mike keeping Marvin on is saying he is loyal to an initiate amount of faults. Mike firmly believes, despite his obvious deficiencies, that Marvin is capable of winning a championship. Also doesn't hurt that Marv is his buddy. It has more to do with grand delusions than simply "accepting mediocrity" on Mike's part.
Our drafts may not have worked out but they have been universally praised by most experts for several years running now. Again, the drafts are a complete crapshoot and sometimes guys work out, and sometimes they don't. It happens. Rarely does any team consistently draft all pros year in and year out. Our drafts picks have made sense for the most part, drafting for positions of need and selecting players at the right spot and not reaching as much as other teams. But sometimes things don't work out.
Again, I believe a huge reason our draft picks haven't worked out if because our coaching staff has failed to coach them up. Ogbuehi is a big example. He looks nothing like he did in college. You could say his injury has changed him, but his overall technique looks very different. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
The time to fire Marvin was actually 7 years ago, but anyway you're right. The window for our current group of core Bengal players is nearly closed. Wasted by the poor coaching of Marvin Lewis. I wouldn't say it's completely shut yet, but it's mighty close.
We can only hope whoever replaces Marvin can work some magic, and fast. We'll know more soon enough.
Loyalty isn't an excuse. When you are in upper management you do what is in the best interest of the company.
While the drafts are a crapshoot...I've posted how small our scouting department is in comparison to the Steelers and Ravens. They've been to a combined 6 Super Bowls since we last won a playoff game.
And scouts matter. The coaches have games during the season and can't be at games. 4 scouts can't be at every college game too. The Bengals rely heavily on workouts to scout...which isn't guys on the field playing football.
But yes...we need whoever replaces Marvin to work magic. They need to immediately have impactful drafts and breathe life into several players who are playing Poorly. I won't say it's impossible...but it's easier to revive a team like the Rams with young talent PLUS they signed and traded for 4 good to really good players. I doubt we take on that kind of payroll here.
I'll also say that IF we had both Whitworth and Zeitler this year...we possibly win 8-9 games as our schedule was really weak.
