12-18-2017, 11:20 PM
(12-18-2017, 11:10 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Unlike Lovie Smith and Jeff Fisher, Marvin has never won a playoff game. At least Lovie and Jeff took their teams to the SB once while they stewed in their mediocrity.
Interesting that once the Bengals finish losing out (we all know they will) Marvin will finish 2 games over .500 for his career. The same number as Lovie Smith, just minus the 3 postseason wins and 1 AFC Championship.
Braylon Edwards abused a LOT of people that year. 80 catches, almost 1,300 yards (back when that was still a ton), 16 TDs. He was a 2nd Team All-Pro.
The Browns were actually 10-6 that year. That was the year Kellen Winslow was a Pro Bowler, too.
Braylon was the worst of it, but I remember Leon getting burned quite a bit that first year. Enough to make me concerned.
He definitely took his lumps early and I think he got better because of it.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
