Marvin Lewis should be fired!
Mate27
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OMG, 5 straight years losing in the first round of the playoffs says something, but Marvin Lewis needs to be held accountable for the thuggish type of play his gangsta not only displayed last night, but all year. It starts with the head coach, and the organization needs to reign it in if they have any shot of success in the future.
Good teams have great management, which the Bengals opponents last night has. I would be embarrassed to be part of an organization led by someone who continued to let that behavior fester all year long. Watching NFL countdown today is showing many infractions by Burfict in previous week's games, and they even call for the leash to be shortened on Marvin Lewis. I think because he has made the playoffs is the only reason why they've kept him, but last night's thug like mentality displayed at such a crucial time will give management some ammunition to cut loose on some garbage.
Good teams have great management, which the Bengals opponents last night has. I would be embarrassed to be part of an organization led by someone who continued to let that behavior fester all year long. Watching NFL countdown today is showing many infractions by Burfict in previous week's games, and they even call for the leash to be shortened on Marvin Lewis. I think because he has made the playoffs is the only reason why they've kept him, but last night's thug like mentality displayed at such a crucial time will give management some ammunition to cut loose on some garbage.
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And meanwhile, Ray Rice still can not get a job..
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1. Marvin Lewis appears to be a class act, maybe a little bit too passive at times with his players.
2. Pacman and Burfict lost that game for Cinci, not Marvin Lewis. Could Marvin have handled the situations with Pacman and Burfict? Maybe, but probably not. I personally know Pacman (not well) and the best way to describe him on a good day is "fucking nuts."
3. Although McCarron did a decent job, if Dalton was healthy it's very probable this wouldn't even be an issue right now.
4. Considering all those factors, if it was my decision, I wouldn't fire Marvin, but that's just me.
My Lions would like him.
SJG
-if you fire him who are you going to replace him with that will do better?
-with the lack of a scouting department well then one would not have a choice but to take talented thugs like pac-man jones to be on the squad.
Marvin has decided he's comfortable with this atmosphere, and with his tenure speaking volumes I definitely place much of the blame on him for maintaining a long living reputation for this type of thuggish play. His passive response is still a choice when it comes to his players' style. Jerry Tarkanian, former UNLV coach dealt with the same thug like players, and it's always the same theme, short term thinking gets you nowhere in the long run. Bengals owner is only interested in selling tickets for his playoff team, and getting the revenue from the NFL. Marvin Lewis has decided to play along with this game. If anything he will likely be a scapegoat for this fiasco.
The organization starting with owner Paul Brown made the decision to bring in Jones and Burfict. Both Jones and Burfict were free agents. Both talented and both with off field issues. Burfict was undrafted because of his issues although he had first round talent.
Burfict had just intercepted the Steelers on the last possession. Those who say he shouldn't have been on the field don't know what they're taking about and don't understand the game. The organization decided to live and die with these players when they brought them in, so to turn their back on them on the last possession makes no sense. If you think they should have been taken out earlier when he was starting to lose it that's fine but then maybe they can't stop the Steelers with their backups.
I'm not a Bengals fan, as a matter of fact they are hated rivals. I can't stand Burfict, I think he's an idiot. But to blame Lewis solely for not pulling him or to think he didn't talk to him about playing with poise doesn't make sense imo. Everyone in the organization holds some responsibility for these two players.
But I *do* think it starts at the top (head-coach) – the Bengals; particularly on defense; have been very very aggressive and physical for a few years now and playing that brand of football means sometimes the line is crossed.
The HC can def keep things in check and many HCs do-it; if it was a one-time thing then only the player can be blamed; but when it's a pattern it means it's more of an institutional thing; IMO.