Jungle1 Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='Jeb' timestamp='1293990361' post='955700'] I'm not sure Marvin is pushing for a new GM. We might be the only ones with that dream. He does say he wants new facilities and a new personnel department. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5981214 [/quote] I have been on the bandwagon that we need a new coach. The more I think about it, the more I don't think the coach matters tremendously. It would be a new voice and maybe some different inspiration for a couple seasons, but the Bengals still have 2nd class ownership. If Marvin leaves because Mike refuses to get an indoor facility and more scouts it says a lot more about Mike than Marvin. Think of it, a coach is giving up his job because he is not convinced he has the tools to succeed. Regarding the fans, a new coach is a marketing tool to sell a few more seats to people that still believe Mike Brown is making changes to win. Once they see past the new polish on the turd, Zimmer or whoever will be fired and the cycle will repeat. Hopefully Katie Blackburn changes the management style someday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Yawn. New coach, current o or d coordinator. First time head coach, no power to do much. Lather, Wash, Rinse, Repeat. Marvin will get nothing. If he had been 10-6 this year than maybe he gets some concessions but he laid an egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='SF2' timestamp='1293997111' post='956004'] [b]Marvin will get nothing. If he had been 10-6 this year than maybe he gets some concessions[/b] but he laid an egg. [/quote] I don't know. If they had won then MB could have said that they won 2 years in a row doing it his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENGALS666 Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [url="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81d61251/article/university-of-pittsburgh-interested-in-bengals-coach-lewis?module=HP_headlines"]Marvin to Pitt?[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='BENGALS666' timestamp='1293998190' post='956039'] [url="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81d61251/article/university-of-pittsburgh-interested-in-bengals-coach-lewis?module=HP_headlines"]Marvin to Pitt?[/url] [/quote] I heard that rumor awhile ago. But then they hired the woman beater that they just fired. If nothing else it gives Marvin some leverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFIH Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 As far as the practice bubble goes, we went to two Super Bowls without one. Hard to convince me of how critical the bubble is. We used to have tough guys with character wearing the Bengals uniform and those kind of guys don't need a bubble to play football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='BFIH' timestamp='1293998365' post='956054'] As far as the practice bubble goes, we went to two Super Bowls without one. Hard to convince me of how critical the bubble is. We used to have tough guys with character wearing the Bengals uniform and those kind of guys don't need a bubble to play football. [/quote] That was a different era. Tell it to the Stealers and Ravens. They both have practice bubbles. It not only helps the players actually practice. But it helps attract and retain FAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1293998527' post='956066'] That was a different era. Tell it to the Stealers and Ravens. They both have practice bubbles. [b]It not only helps the players actually practice. But it helps attract and retain FAs.[/b] [/quote] x2. Players aren't flocking to Cincinnati for the city. Bengals have to have other incentives. Green Bay is said to treat players great. Why? Because they're asking them to live in fucking wisconsin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 My inside source says if the Bengals add a indoor practice facility and keep Lewis the Rooney family is going to move the Steeler to LA. That combination would be unstoppable in their eyes and would move quickly to leave the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Finklestein Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='Bengals1181' timestamp='1293998727' post='956077'] x2. Players aren't flocking to Cincinnati for the city. Bengals have to have other incentives. Green Bay is said to treat players great. Why? Because they're asking them to live in fucking wisconsin. [/quote] Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [b][url="http://twitter.com/Bengals"][color="#0a0501"]Bengals[/color][/url][/b] [url=""] [/url] Lewis-i don t know what is going to happen all i know is im unemployed [url="http://twitter.com/Bengals/status/21677569094983680"]1 minute ago[/url] via [url="http://twitter.com/devices"]txt[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1294003670' post='956416'] [b][url="http://twitter.com/Bengals"][color="#0a0501"]Bengals[/color][/url][/b] Lewis-i don t know what is going to happen all i know is im unemployed [url="http://twitter.com/Bengals/status/21677569094983680"]1 minute ago[/url] via [url="http://twitter.com/devices"]txt[/url] [/quote] [b][url="http://twitter.com/Bengals"][color="#0a0501"]Bengals[/color][/url][/b] [url=""] [/url] We need to talk and i need to sleep on it [url="http://twitter.com/Bengals/status/21678032599126016"]less than 10 seconds ago[/url] via [url="http://twitter.com/devices"]txt[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|westside bengal| Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 I would like to be in the room for the meeting..... Well Mike, I have coached your team for 8 years and my record is below .500 and I have had 2 winning seasons during this time. And I did take the team that won the division last year and improved to 4W-12L And while difficult I did find a way for the team to implode and lose 10 games in a row tying the team record held by coaching legend Dave Shula. But because I am a nice guy and the guys in the locker room like and respect me I will return as your Head Coach if you meet my list of demands. ROTFLMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [size="5"][b]Notes: Lewis wants to come back, but ...[/b] [/size]By GEOFF HOBSON Posted 11 minutes ago Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said after Sunday's 13-7 loss in the regular season finale that he doesn't know anything about his future. "All I know is that after today I'm officially unemployed," he said. "I don't know what's ahead for me. What I do know is that we've got guys that fought their tails off. That's a group in that locker room that hasn't figured out (how to win). They've got the pathway. They know what it takes." Lewis is set to meet with Bengals president Mike Brown on Monday. It is believed that Brown is thinking of asking Lewis back, but it's also believed that Lewis would like some changes. He wouldn't be specific, but he said an indoor facility is not an obstacle. He said that Brown realizes with the advent of an 18-game schedule there will have to be a new facility. But that is as specific as Lewis got in his postgame press conference. On Friday, Lewis said he was at a "starting over point." He reiterated that on Sunday. "In my coaching career, I'm at a different point than I was eight years ago," Lewis said. "This team is in a good place, and that's a good thing." [url="http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Notes-Lewis-wants-to-come-back-but-/48cc7e55-b9a9-4f58-b252-a8cb42e6041a"]http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Notes-Lewis-wants-to-come-back-but-/48cc7e55-b9a9-4f58-b252-a8cb42e6041a[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Hey Mike, I know I completely fucked you this year. I know I threw you under the bus in July and then went on to underachieve with the players I had no problem with the year before and as a result you and your family got beat up in the media again. That said. I would like a raise. I would like you to spend 15 million on a indoor facility and also add to your operating expenses by adding scouts to find players that I won't be able to control and ultimately blame it on you when I can't. Thank you, Marvin Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Dear Fan, I want to coach here. I love Cincinnati. Without me you'll never have a chance at losing in the playoffs. Thank you Marvin Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Lewis on future with [url="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23bengals"][color="#2fc2ef"]#bengals[/color][/url]: ."I can’t answer where things are for me. Personally or professionally." [url="http://twitter.com/joereedy/status/21690582422257664"]27 minutes ago[/url] via web More Lewis: “This has been ongoing since the bye week last year and we haven’t gotten things settled and now we’re at the end.” [url="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23bengals"][color="#2fc2ef"]#bengals[/color][/url] [url="http://twitter.com/joereedy/status/21695262686711808"]9 minutes ago[/url] via web Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle1 Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1294008388' post='956519'] Lewis on future with [url="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23bengals"][color="#2fc2ef"]#bengals[/color][/url]: ."I can’t answer where things are for me. Personally or professionally." [url="http://twitter.com/joereedy/status/21690582422257664"]27 minutes ago[/url] via web More Lewis: “[b]This has been ongoing since the bye week last year [/b]and we haven’t gotten things settled and now we’re at the end.” [url="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23bengals"][color="#2fc2ef"]#bengals[/color][/url] [url="http://twitter.com/joereedy/status/21695262686711808"]9 minutes ago[/url] via web [/quote] Can someone define "this"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='Jungle1' timestamp='1294008548' post='956522'] Can someone define "this"?? [/quote] i'm assuming contract talks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsNYC Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='Jamie_B' timestamp='1294008754' post='956527'] i'm assuming contract talks [/quote] Indeed. Contract extension for Marv has been talked about at length for some time now. Both sides should know exactly where the other stands. Unstoppable force vs. Immovable object. Take your pick who is who here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='BengalsNYC' timestamp='1294008889' post='956530'] Indeed. Contract extension for Marv has been talked about at length for some time now. Both sides should know exactly where the other stands. Unstoppable force vs. Immovable object. Take your pick who is who here. [/quote] We'll Ill tell you who Immoveable Object is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsNYC Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='Jamie_B' timestamp='1294008996' post='956532'] We'll Ill tell you who Immoveable Object is... [/quote] HA! I knew that was coming the second I hit "submit". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='scharm' timestamp='1294008120' post='956512'] Hey Mike, I know I completely fucked you this year. I know I threw you under the bus in July and then went on to underachieve with the players I had no problem with the year before and as a result you and your family got beat up in the media again. That said. I would like a raise. I would like you to spend 15 million on a indoor facility and also add to your operating expenses by adding scouts to find players that I won't be able to control and ultimately blame it on you when I can't. Thank you, Marvin Lewis [/quote] I'm not sure what's stupider in here. 1) the bus comment, or 2) that you think a practice facility will cost $15 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1293997883' post='956031'] I don't know. If they had won then MB could have said that they won 2 years in a row doing it his way. [/quote] Good point. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. The fact that Marvin did not sign the extension makes me think he is done here. I don't think he is going to Pitt (college that is). I seriously think that(Pitt) is a huge step down regardless of what one thinks about college football. I just don't see Marvin as the balls to the wall recruiting type but thats just a guess nothing more. IF you think we have less leverage with FAs here.... just think what recruiting for Pitt would be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Blake Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Sounds to me like Marvin is out of here. I like Marvin but him leaving doesn't depress me as much as being stuck with MB as an owner. This team is doomed without real leadership. Our division rivals are only going to get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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