Bengals, Lewis Reach New Deal

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.