Coach versus Culture

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(12-27-2017, 10:48 PM)Whatever Wrote: If I thought MB was giving Marvin marching orders on who to play, I would think he would push him to play his 1st round picks.  That's why I don't read a lot into that.

The Bengals FA model changed under Marvin.  The Bengals weren't massive FA spenders previously, but they brought in a fair number of "name" FA pre Marvin and in the early years of the Marvin era.  Neil O'Donnell, Barry Foster, Ashley Ambrose, Richmond Webb, Bobbie Williams, Kevin Hardy, Tory James, John Thornton, Antonio Bryant, Jon Kitna, Gus Frerrotte, and Laverneous Coles were all pretty big name signings.  Heck, Warren Sapp has a grudge because we had agreed to terms, then by Marvin's own admission, he nixed the deal because he didn't think he was worth it.  

We need a Bobby Williams level FA Center signing big time.  That would be an enormous help.