Moving the Chains talking about HC's...

[Murdock2420]

(01-05-2021, 01:49 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Actually Marvin Lewis's teams were often getting ready for the playoffs in week 10.  But even in down years they played tough late in the season.

We knocked the Ravens out of the playoffs in the last week of the '17 season, and unlike the Steeler game this year the Ravens didn't lay down and give the game away.  

We also knocked the Browns out of the playoffs in week 16 of the '07 season.

In '08 we won the last three games of the year after starting 1-11-1.  One of those wins was against the 7-6 Redskins who were playing for a playoff spot.

In 2010 we won 2 of our last 3 after starting 2-11.  One of those wins was against the 8-6 chargers who were fighting for a p;layoff spot.

A well led team wouldn't commit the dumb penalties of the 2015 playoff team.

A well led team wouldn't crumble in high pressure situations over and over.

A well led team wouldn't shit it's own pants at the sight of it's divisional rival over and over.

A well led team doesn't fail to get out of the first round of the playoffs.

Marvin was not a leader. He had so many guys that played recklessly and out of control and he could not get those personalities under control. See Burfict, Pac-Man, Chris Henry, Odell Thurman, the list goes on.

He was great at finding talent. And he good coach those guys up to play a position, but be poised, control themselves, play team football, and give great effort every play. Nope, he never did that, and had he done it just once, we'd have a playoff win with the talent we had.