Marvin Lewis only has good years when the Steelers and Ravens beat each other up or lost key players to free agency. But the problem AJ was facing vs Dalton was the 4 straight playoff appearances. I said it when AJ started that if he doesn’t reach the divisional round then he had 0% chance to keep the starting job. Even then that probably wasn’t going to be enough.
When has he had a good year? He's been the head coach for the Bengals for 15 years and is 0-7 in the playoffs during that time. 15 years and 0 playoff wins. The Bengals organization is a laughing stock for bringing back Lewis and a lot of other questionable actions like continually drafting and signing knucklehead players..
I can't remember who commented regarding the Bengals not making a change (possibly Stephen A Smith on ESPN). But the comment was "As long as the stadium is being filled and ownership is putting millions of dollars of profit in their pockets. Why make a change?" Fans many times forget that a lot of these owners are business men first.
I agree with a lot of what you are saying and yes I am pro AJ, but I don't think your comment was completely accurate is all I am saying.
Yep and knucklehead players is the reason AJ doesn't have 1 playoff win under his belt.
Agreed. I think most would consider Joe Flacco / Eli Manning franchise QBs and neither of them typically tear the roof off a stadium. But with a good team around them, they carried their teams to championships.
That's correct...I lived in Northern Ky for 4 1/2 years -- all they cared about was making money.
I think Jacksonville would be a great choice...he is tailor made for their offensive strategy.
I will never understand why you dislike AJ so much.
Yeah and I’ll never understand why you think I dislike him
Fair enough. Agree to disagree
I tend to agree. I tend to think someone, somewhere will want him as a starter. There are QBs starting in the league who aren't as good as he. That shouldn't happen in a perfect world, but "perfect world" doesn't describe the NFL...
Somebody did want him as the starter, the Bungles screwed it up for him. That is what this whole thing was about.
Exactly. The reality is there aren't 32 quality NFL QBs in the NFL. So, if you see someone who night be able to play even decent football you have to get them. AJ might not be given a starting job outright but he will be given an opportunity to win a job. I would be absolutely shocked if I'm wrong about that.
Yeah and now the Browns have a new GM and 2 top 5 picks in the draft (to include #1) so it’s very possible that their strategy around McCarron has changed due to the Bungles Bungle.
There are probably 20 teams that have a starter, 6 that know they need a starter, and 6 unsure if they have or need a starter. He will get a chance to compete.
True but part of the reason the Browns want him is because Hue Jackson allegedly likes him. And he's still the coach right now. So, still seems like a distinct possibility. It also could make sense for a team like the Broncos if they lose out on Cousins. Not saying he definitely gets a clear cut starting job but it's certainly a possibility.
