Marvin Lewis is a decent coach, the guy seems to have a knack for finding and developing talent. AFC South is pretty brutal conference and having to get over both the Steelers and Ravens both is a bigger task than most divisions in football. They won the division a couple of times going like 10-6 with the Ravens and Steelers going like 9-7... A couple of the playoff losses were totally fluky as they lost Palmer in the first series of the first playoff game and his knee was always a bit bonky after that play. His best team lost Dalton down the stretch run and had that insane loss to the Steelers with a backup QB a couple years ago.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 00:39 (five years ago) link
Yeah there’s definitely an element of luck to that, much as there was when McCarthy was like 0-6 in OT games (several of which were in the playoffs). He’s probably the best guy on the market, right?
― frogbs, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 01:18 (five years ago) link
marvin lewis may have been as successful as was possible for a team controlled by mike brown, but what talent did he find or develop? not sure i'm willing to credit him with turning the undrafted burfict into a . . . notable player
the ravens and steelers were ~good~ during lewis' tenure, but neither was by any means the patriots, and god knows the browns were the browns
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 01:35 (five years ago) link
Steelers made the playoffs 10 times since 05, went to 3 Superbowls and won 2.Ravens made the playoffs 9 times since '05 and won a Superbowl.
That's pretty good. Outside the Pats, I think the only division that has won 3 SB would be NFC East (Giants x2, Eagles last year)... NFC South has had Saints, Falcons and Panthers be in the playoffs with some regularity.
Bengals have had a good run of drafting on defense. Cincy was able to keep a good part of that core together for a while too. Some of these guys have had really long careers...
Geno AtkinsCarlos DunlapDomata PekoFrostee RuckerRey MaualugaLeon HallJonathan Joseph
Lewis isn't quite Marty Schottenheimer, but he has had middling success.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 03:20 (five years ago) link
well, the steelers made the playoffs that many times because they went 26-8 against his bengals
anyway, worlds will collide when the steelers hire him to run their defense next year
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 03:38 (five years ago) link
what a good team name tho
bengals
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 03:39 (five years ago) link
only because you can easily change it to "Bungles"
― frogbs, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 04:08 (five years ago) link
it's no 'pukers'
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 04:59 (five years ago) link
so you’re saying marvin lewis is the harold baines of NFL coaches
xxxp
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 1 January 2019 06:34 (five years ago) link
Interesting stat: the six highest-paid QBs - Rodgers, Ryan, Cousins, Stafford, Garrappolo (lol), and Carr (double lol) - all missed the playoffs this year. Goff, Trubisky, Mahomes, Dak, Foles, and Lamar Jackson are all in. Maybe the "QB is everything" era is over.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link