05-22-2019, 07:12 PM
(05-22-2019, 06:42 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No need to talk about hypotheticals. Just go to any thread about Marvin holding John Ross accountable.
I don't just make this stuff up.
Fans rip Marvin for not holding players accountable, and then they rip Marvin when he does hold a player accountable.
Now tell me how many head coaches throw their starting QB under the bus on a regular basis. Marvin has made plenty of comments about Dalton needing to improve and be more consistent. I don't know what else you expect him to say.
John Ross (1st round pick) fumbled on an end around play two seasons ago and was promptly benched. Billy Price's (1st round pick) bad snapping put Andy Dalton out for the season with an injury and wasn't punished at all, despite his mistake being a WAY bigger deal and having a proven capable backup behind him. THAT'S THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
You do understand that "being critical of" is not the same thing as "throwing them under the bus", right? But if you want coaches that were actually critical of their QBs last season, here's a start: Adam Gase, John Harbaugh, Mike Tomlin, Hue Jackson, Doug Marrone, Mike Zimmer, Tampa Bay's coach... probably more, but those are some I remember hearing from at points throughout the season while Marvin was running out the same old cliches everytime his QB was brought up.
