The "Low Bar" of success & what it will mean for Marvin & Mike if they Jump over it

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(01-10-2018, 02:29 PM)depthchart Wrote: For the first time in 18 years the Buffalo Bills made the Playoffs. They jumped over their Bar of success like a dog in a dog show. A tiny dog with his bar set on low pegs. Jumps over it and then struts towards his owner for a treat. Euphoria ensues in Buffalo. They did it. Fans celebrate, local & National Media erupts with Praise. All is well.

The Bar to jump over is a Peg higher for Bengals Owner Mike Brown and Marvin. Two more years for Marvin to make his jump. The bar is set at a Playoff win. It looks like a high jump to Bengal fans. To Mike & Marvin. Gets us all nervous looking at that big old bar gleaming in the sunlight which has stopped us every time Mike & Marvin have tried. Downright scary to think of trying again but they have to. Just sat in front of cameras again explaining how they are beginning to plan on making the 2018 Plan to do so.

Heck, we just saw the Titans jump it so why can't we.

This dog show style bar jumping exercise is our Super bowl in Cincinnati.

Truth is that in the Grand Scheme of the NFL it is really a rather "low Bar" of expectations. Higher than the Bills bar though and much higher than the "win a game" bar the Browns have set for themselves.

Given the talent level of the Bengals 2015 team (with a healthy Dalton) it isn't far fetched to think that Mike & Marvin have at least a chance of pulling it off in the next 2 years.

Doing so would put a spring in their steps just like that Dog show wiener dog had when he made it over his bar. Local media would erupt with praise and the National Media would exonerate Marvin as now being a Playoff game winning coach. Euphoria in Cincinnati.

The Bar is set. Our Super Bowl. A day at the office for the Steelers and Patriots but our Super Bowl.

Will be a lot of Strutting around top to bottom, throughout the entire Bengal Organization & Local Media if they do pull it off.

Tails will wag and treats will be given.

Two more years to try before Contract renegotiations start up again.

Choose the Odds they pull it off in the Poll.  A Playoff game win. Gauge Board faith in the Organization over the next 2 years.

To me, you have to set your bar higher than win just one playoff game.  This might have something to do with all the losing.  You have to go in thinking winning this game is just the first step, as opposed to holy shit, we have to win this one playoff game. 

A first round playoff game is not the mountain.  It's just the first hill on the way up the mountain.