Tell me if you can logically follow this...
The Cincinnati Bengals and Marvin Lewis announced today that Lewis will stay on as the head coach of the Bengals. Lewis will now become the longest tenured coach in Bengals history, passing Paul Brown. Yes, that Paul Brown. For the record, the Bengals were 4-12 in 2010 after going 10-6 in 2009.
Does that makes sense? Well, on the surface, no. It doesn't make sense. But if any Bengals fans wants to solely lay blame at Lewis' feet for posting losing records in six of his eight seasons, they must understand the way things run in Cincy with Mike Brown at the helm.
Not only is Brown the owner, he's also the general manager. Yes, he is "another Jerry Jones"...minus the buttload of cash spent. Ah, the cash. Granted, Jones appears to have money to burn.
If you listen to and read believe everything, that's where Lewis and Brown have butt heads. Lewis wants a organization run similar to that of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. He was in Baltimore when the Ravens won it all. And everyone knows of the reputation the Steelers have as an organization. That will take some extra funds to do. An indoor facility is also considered a point of possible contention. Both involve extra funds.
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Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Saturday, January 01, 2011
More Jobs on Line Tomorrow
There's already a number of NFL head coaching jobs that could be available after Sunday's contests. Dallas, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and, now, Carolina. Other head coaches are feeling the hot seat as well.
Cleveland:
I know what you might be thinking. If Mike Holmgren had wanted to fire Eric Mangini, he would have done it before this season began. While I have no qualms with that statement, I can counter with a statement of my own here. Mike Holmgren was willing to give Mangini at least one season to see how the players responded to the number of changes that had taken place. And the Browns have adapted somewhat well.
Issues at the quarterback position seem to have bogged down the team more than anything. Jake Delhomme, Seneca Wallace and Colt McCoy have all started games this year due to a rash of injuries to Browns QBs. But here's the scary truth. NO one QB had been overly impressive. You can see a maturation in McCoy and he should be #1 on the Browns depth chart come 2011, if there is a 2011 season. Oh, and the passing game ranks 30th in the NFL.
The defense has been outstanding ranking 7th overall. There has been a very slight improvement compared to 2009 and the Browns won't finish in last place in the AFC North. That alone could save Mangini's job.
Cleveland:I know what you might be thinking. If Mike Holmgren had wanted to fire Eric Mangini, he would have done it before this season began. While I have no qualms with that statement, I can counter with a statement of my own here. Mike Holmgren was willing to give Mangini at least one season to see how the players responded to the number of changes that had taken place. And the Browns have adapted somewhat well.
Issues at the quarterback position seem to have bogged down the team more than anything. Jake Delhomme, Seneca Wallace and Colt McCoy have all started games this year due to a rash of injuries to Browns QBs. But here's the scary truth. NO one QB had been overly impressive. You can see a maturation in McCoy and he should be #1 on the Browns depth chart come 2011, if there is a 2011 season. Oh, and the passing game ranks 30th in the NFL.
The defense has been outstanding ranking 7th overall. There has been a very slight improvement compared to 2009 and the Browns won't finish in last place in the AFC North. That alone could save Mangini's job.
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