NFL: Marvin Lewis gone

[Gene Parmesan]

You can say he was well beyond his expiration date and he did a good job of rebuilding a franchise that was in the abyss. Both are true.

 

[HisIceness]

wow it actually happened. i was 16 when lewis was hired by cincy and now i'm 32

how he managed to coach the bengals for 16 seasons is beyond me. and zero playoff wins to show for it. incredible

i really hope they promote jackson to HC

Yep, I was a freshman in High School and this was the #1 film the day he was hired

 

[InjuredChoker]

One of the most bizarre coaching tenures of all time. Mind-blowing he got this long.

their owner/GM is the guy who declined Saints offer for their whole draft + 2 other first rounders and a 2nd so he could take akili smith. and it would be probably surpising if he didn't hire vance joseph or you jackson.

 

[Troy McClure]

Least surprising and cheapest way to go about it. Mike Brown is the HF dream GM.

Mike Brown is also simply not equipped to compete with other owners. He doesn’t have the money they do. The best thing he could do to help the Bengals would be to sell the team to some billionaire who is able to fully fund the football operation.

 

[Terry Yake]

It's an outlier but remember what the Bengals were before he got there.

yeah that's the one thing you have to remember about lewis

the bengals were the Cincinnati Bungles before he got there and even though he never won a playoff game he did bring the bengals back to relevance after the disastrous lebeau years

 

[EpochLink]

yeah that's the one thing you have to remember about lewis

the bengals were the Cincinnati Bungles before he got there and even though he never won a playoff game he did bring the bengals back to relevance after the disastrous lebeau years

That’s true, I’m old enough to remember the Bengals going to the Super Bowl in 1988.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

One of the most bizarre coaching tenures of all time. Mind-blowing he got this long.

He almost deserves a statue. Probably the best coach in their franchises history, at worst 2nd best. They had quite a few decent years despite no January playoff wins.

 

[Preds Partisan]

Mike Brown is also simply not equipped to compete with other owners. He doesn’t have the money they do. The best thing he could do to help the Bengals would be to sell the team to some billionaire who is able to fully fund the football operation.

The entire Brown family fortune is whatever the team is worth, so still a billionaire with the sweetest (or worst for the taxpayers that pay for everything) stadium deal in sports. Money isn't the issue, it's the lack of a desire to do anything but make as much money for the family through the team as possible. They would also have the largest tax liability in the NFL if they sold due to the way the ownership is structured according to reports.