11-19-2018, 06:21 PM
(11-19-2018, 05:43 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: So, I'm curious brother. How exactly do you 'define' Marvin's tenure here?
He had a very good stretch from 2011-2015 where he had 5 straight winning seasons and playoff appearances.
In the 7 years prior to that, he was 60-67-1 and in the 3 years after that, he's 18-23-1.
He deserves a lot of credit for that 5 year run, but he has a losing record in the 11 years outside of it.
That isn't even talking into account the playoff losses, the primetime record and so forth.
Marvin has had success despite being handicapped by one of the worst owners in professional sports. His record is far from great, but it is pretty good considering what he was given to work with.
(11-19-2018, 05:43 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Teams like the Packers and Giants have won Super Bowls with rosters that were hit hard by injuries.
Because they signed free agents to help with both starters and depth. Perfect example is the 2011 team. In the offseason the Bengals admitted they needed help at OG when they tried to sign Deuce Lutui, but when that deal fell apart they did not go after anyone else. We end up in the playoffs with Mike McGlynn starting at OG. Multiple years we needed a LB and they signed an over the hill guy like Hawk, Harrison, or Minter instead of brining in real talent. In 2009 we made the playoffs with an O-line that was mostly unsigned free agents with no starting experience (Cook, Livings, Roland).
