"Corey Dillon finds his helmet, closure"

[Pat5775]

http://m.bengals.com/news/article-1/Dillon-finds-his-helmet-closure/cd75a767-90e9-41bd-abce-8f1a5dc1e14b

A pretty nice read posted on the Bengals website today. The story about the helmet tossed into the stands and Willie Anderson encouraging him to come back to Cincy was great... But when he had this to say about Marvin Lewis...

"Cool dude. Cool dude. He's got a tough job on his hands. He's a great coach, a great motivator," says Dillon, maybe revealing some of the regrets. "I've never been a coach, but that's one of the jobs that takes all your energy. All your focus. I just want to be on record saying sometimes people would think the wrong thing about people. That guy's a great coach. I think he's a great motivator of men."

Cmon, man    I know Dillon is obligated to say the PC thing but that's surely not what he truly believes. Marvin a "great motivator of men", get that crap out of here. Marv was one of the big reasons Corey forced his way out of here, and it's the polar opposite of what he said about Marv last year.

[Interceptor]

A great motivator - to find a team that has a chance to win a Super Bowl, let alone a playoff game.

[BengalsRocker]

Yes.  The man who drove a wedge between Dunlap and himself by calling him out publicly.

Way to go Marvin!  Way to go!

[jfkbengals]

(12-10-2017, 12:40 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: http://m.bengals.com/news/article-1/Dillon-finds-his-helmet-closure/cd75a767-90e9-41bd-abce-8f1a5dc1e14b

A pretty nice read posted on the Bengals website today. The story about the helmet tossed into the stands and Willie Anderson encouraging him to come back to Cincy was great... But when he had this to say about Marvin Lewis...

"Cool dude. Cool dude. He's got a tough job on his hands. He's a great coach, a great motivator," says Dillon, maybe revealing some of the regrets. "I've never been a coach, but that's one of the jobs that takes all your energy. All your focus. I just want to be on record saying sometimes people would think the wrong thing about people. That guy's a great coach. I think he's a great motivator of men."

Cmon, man    I know Dillon is obligated to say the PC thing but that's surely not what he truly believes. Marvin a "great motivator of men", get that crap out of here. Marv was one of the big reasons Corey forced his way out of here, and it's the polar opposite of what he said about Marv last year.

WTF are you talking about?  He wanted out long before Lewis took over, and it was pretty clear.  Look at his outburst from Oct 2003...

Quote:"Do I feel a little bit stepped on? Yeah, I do," Dillon said.

"Have I been feeling this way for a long time? Yes, I have. It has
nothing to do with the new regime here, the coaches. This boils
back to '97, and it's been like this for a long time with me."

http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1644225

[*jason*]

I think most players have a different perspective of Marvin Lewis than the average fan. We don't see him behind closed doors. I've wanted him gone for a while now, but one thing you can't take away from him is that his players have never quit on him.

[Pat5775]

(12-10-2017, 12:52 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: WTF are you talking about?  He wanted out long before Lewis took over, and it was pretty clear.  Look at his outburst from Oct 2003...

http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1644225

Granted, there was obviously more to it. But he never bought in to Marvin Lewis either. 

http://m.sfgate.com/sports/article/Selfish-Dillon-fits-in-nicely-with-selfless-2733952.php

https://youtu.be/98hrWIle5Rc

[BengalsRocker]

Love Corey and Willie.

I just wish they'd stop kissing the FO's ass.

We all know they had legitimate beefs just like Boomer and all of the rest.

It's okay to make amends and acknowledge the fans do not hold them accountable for their disdain of the owner and way things were handled in their careers.

We dislike the damn owner too.

It's the one thing the fans and some former players can agree upon!

[jfkbengals]

(12-10-2017, 01:01 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: Granted, there was obviously more to it. But he never bought in to Marvin Lewis either. 

http://m.sfgate.com/sports/article/Selfish-Dillon-fits-in-nicely-with-selfless-2733952.php

https://youtu.be/98hrWIle5Rc

Put yourself in Corey's shoes.

You are the star running back, but you want out.  How do you get what you want?  There is a brand new guy running the show.  Anger him and cause tension, and he will request that ownership move on from you.

It's not about buying in.  Corey damn well might have loved what Marvin was selling, but participation and conformity will keep you there longer.  By acting out, in addition to helping to groom Rudi Johnson (who Corey once called his ticket out of town); you make yourself into a malcontent who is no longer needed and thus easier to decide to part with.

[Bengalitis]

He looks out of shape now and the way he left cincy, i would say more time is needed maybe 30 yrs to be invited back. We can surmise all those arrests and divorce and time has humbled the man down quite a bit. Now as as far as a player, while the patriots gave him the much coveted ring, the bengals gave him the time to become that workhorse he is/was known for. He still holds about 18 bengal records. That cannot be taken away.

[grampahol]

One thing is certain. Plenty of misinformation is spun around the NFL to intentionally mislead fans to believe everything is always peachy keen.. Plenty of people believe it's a fixed league and plenty of others don't believe there's any possible way to rig things.. 32 fan bases all wanting to believe different things.. Divide and conquer has always been the providence of the big monied interests.. I don't really care that there may or may not have been bad blood between Marvin, Mikey and Corey.. Whether they kissed and made up is of no interest to me.    

[Utts]

(12-10-2017, 12:58 PM)jason Wrote: ... but one thing you can't take away from him is that his players have never quit on him.

Until this Bears game today.

[*jason*]

(12-10-2017, 06:52 PM)Utts Wrote: Until this Bears game today.

Hell, I quit today.

[CanadianBengal]

(12-10-2017, 06:52 PM)Utts Wrote: LBeat me too it

Until this Bears game today.

[THE PISTONS]

(12-10-2017, 12:40 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: http://m.bengals.com/news/article-1/Dillon-finds-his-helmet-closure/cd75a767-90e9-41bd-abce-8f1a5dc1e14b

A pretty nice read posted on the Bengals website today. The story about the helmet tossed into the stands and Willie Anderson encouraging him to come back to Cincy was great... But when he had this to say about Marvin Lewis...

"Cool dude. Cool dude. He's got a tough job on his hands. He's a great coach, a great motivator," says Dillon, maybe revealing some of the regrets. "I've never been a coach, but that's one of the jobs that takes all your energy. All your focus. I just want to be on record saying sometimes people would think the wrong thing about people. That guy's a great coach. I think he's a great motivator of men."

Cmon, man    I know Dillon is obligated to say the PC thing but that's surely not what he truly believes. Marvin a "great motivator of men", get that crap out of here. Marv was one of the big reasons Corey forced his way out of here, and it's the polar opposite of what he said about Marv last year.

The players know how poorly the Bengals are managed.

Honestly...Vince Lombardi may not be able to do better under a Mike Brown owned team.

I guess we'll get to see after this year.