03-13-2018, 05:01 PM
(03-13-2018, 04:59 PM)depthchart Wrote: Toast's point could be that we could have avoided Super Bowl game losing heartbreak back then had Merv been the Head Coach for those two 80's teams, by having those two 80's teams be one and done in the playoffs.
Montana would not be a thorn in our sides now because Merv would have kept us at our current day one and done ceiling thus preventing any Super Bowl heartbreak back then by us not even being in those Super Bowls.
No way for him to prove this without a Time Machine but fans should prefer the last 15 years type of "success" to those 80's Bengal teams.
Middle of the road one and done playoff consistency with Marvin should Top the Forrest Gregg and Sam Wyche eras since winning playoff games themselves is unimportant to any fans that gets it.
At least that is how I am interpreting the OP here.
I've been enlightened and my appreciation for Marvin is growing.
"Better send those refunds..."