(12-29-2015, 07:38 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: And you think the #1 Defense by far in the league is going to continue to play like they did in 1st half and you think a unproven backup QB is going to keep playing at the level ?
how many games have you watched in the NFL.. I can count numerous games this season that what happen last nite has happen to other teams.. How about Carolina.. they totally blew it against the Giants... to let them come back.. it happens...
Both teams needed the game, Denver a bit more but I feel safe to say that the Bengals played just as hard as Denver.. they lost in OT in Denver .. Come on Man.
I've witnessed every single game of Marvin Lewis's tenure, and am a former season ticket holder, what happened in that game is not unique due to Denver's #1 overall yard per game defense, but rather a continued losing philosophy of going extremely conservative in big games. This is a clear precedent.
It has happened with different coordinators, different players, and always in the biggest of games. It is reflected in his overall playoff and primetime record.
I'm not saying teams don't comeback in the NFL, or Denver still wouldn't fight to win that game, what I am saying is don't put the brakes on and pull back the reins!!!! PLAY TO WIN!!!!!
Marvin Lewis has been the coach in Cincinnati for 13 seasons and been to the playoffs six times without one single win, not ONE (Freaking Tim Tebow beat the Stoolers in a playoff game)!!! Only Bellicheat, has a been with the Patriots as long as Marvin, no other coach has been with a team as long including coaches who have won championships and playoff games. The Cincinnati Bengals have not won one playoff game in two and a half decades!!!!!
So please, when you want to compare our Cincinnati Bengals to other "teams" in the NFL, please don't!!!! They are unique in their own right, and same goes for this head coach!!! So you, C'mon Man!!!!