Marvin Lewis should be fired

i wish we had marvin lewis.load up on talented wr's so ben could go patriot on the league 40 plus touchdowns.

he's caught up in some bad shit,i'll give you that.but......maybe just maybe he's stuck being the voice man for the front office.you know it rolls down hill.

i'm not sure he ever meant to be an air coryell---but in theory you attack the best teams greatest weakness==steeler secondary,dreadful.and untill last year ,you guys were very dangerous-would have ruined that sb run had palmer not been freakishly hurt but definately going in the right direction---what happened?could shannanigans have caused all this?

when i speak of best teams i mean division only of course.i'm not impressed with tomlins,want to trade?at least your coach doesn't look or act like a tool.

things did get out of control,especially the play book.i swear every route seemed to be the go route.even in a swampy heinze field you guys sloshed around like fools---you knew the team was out of control offensively.

The Bengals need to switch to a 3-4 defense. The 4-3 they run now doesn't work for them. In addition to that, I agree with a pervious poster they need to keep line backers on the field. Injury killed the Bengals D.  The other thing I see is they take too many shots down field. A little swing pass to the back or a slant to the slot receiver are high percentage plays. taking all those shots down field you get a couple 3 and outs your playing from behind all day. What about Billick? He's a pretty good coach. Hes had to deal with the likes of Ray Lewis and some other "personalities". I think the Bengals have the core talent. Its just finishing. Until last year Brady didnt take all those shots down field and look what it did for him. I think its the execution that needs to be addressed. Take the little plays, eat the clock up. Get your D off the field. The Bengals need more balance (run/pass).  When I moved here in 93 my old Boss and I had an anual bet , case of beer who ever had the better record- Pats or Bengals. Remember the Bruce Coslet, Dave Shula days LOL.

The Bengals need to switch to a 3-4 defense. The 4-3 they run now doesn't work for them. In addition to that, I agree with a pervious poster they need to keep line backers on the field. Injury killed the Bengals D.  The other thing I see is they take too many shots down field. A little swing pass to the back or a slant to the slot receiver are high percentage plays. taking all those shots down field you get a couple 3 and outs your playing from behind all day. What about Billick? He's a pretty good coach. Hes had to deal with the likes of Ray Lewis and some other "personalities". I think the Bengals have the core talent. Its just finishing. Until last year Brady didnt take all those shots down field and look what it did for him. I think its the execution that needs to be addressed. Take the little plays, eat the clock up. Get your D off the field. The Bengals need more balance (run/pass).  When I moved here in 93 my old Boss and I had an anual bet , case of beer who ever had the better record- Pats or Bengals. Remember the Bruce Coslet, Dave Shula days LOL.

You're right on, Huberh3.

Never get on a man for making an honest living. Plus, from what I've heard over the years, Ickey does very well with his "selling meat out of the back of a truck".

As far as Housh being disgruntled: The interview I heard on the radio sounded like a T.J. love-fest for the Bengals organization. Sure, he could be doing it for a new contract, but he sounded as far from disgruntled as a player could be.

The entire 90s decade, they Bengals' record was 52-108. While they 2000 -2002 years were worse, with 2001 and 2002 being 4-12 and 2-14 respectively. Lewis walked into this, and Willie Anderson was the only player still around from a comparatively successful season in the early nineties.

You could argue they had Carson Palmer and company after this, but they also had top rated draft picks before this during most of the eighties and nineties too which all flopped in Cincy. Lewis stepped in and the Bengals went from 2-14 the year before, to 8-8, and since that year the Bengals had one losing record, 7-9, last year, which with a few of the games they could have been won if they were luckier.

So although Lewis hasn't turned the Bengals into a SuperBowl contender, name me a coach who has taken a perennial 2-14 team and won a superbowl. He has at least made people like you and/or others "hate" the Bengals, because they are now a much better team, and can beat anybody on any given day. THAT is why Lewis shouldn't be fired, although I agree, the offense fell apart last year a little it, but a lot of that was injuries to key players, which could happen to any team.

The Bengals' D during the Marvin years was built to only slow down scoring so the Offense could just outscore teams. The emphasis on Offense came in with the huge contracts their draft picks demanded. (Palmer, Housh, Rudi, Chad) Mainly all the money was spent on the Offense and protecting the Offense.

I will digress, and just say the season records reflect what Lewis has accomplished, compared to before he arrived.

And also, I am really happy the Giants won the Superbowl, I had respect for them especially after going for the win in the "meaningless" regular season game vs the Pats.

You must not be a Bengals fan cause you have no idea what your talking about. Marvins a good coach. He's just dealing with too much bullsh*t form his player. TJ is not feuding with the Bengals. If he is, I'd like to know over what. Get your facts straight before you post. You make yourself look like an idiot!

He chooses the players that play on the field. Marvin Lewis is defensive of genious right. Lets agree with this because the Ravens had teh number 1 defense when he was they coordinator. Now lets look at the production rankings on defense with the Bengals. Rank 24th in the league with points allowed (24.1)

27th in yards allowed (348.8) (230.4 passing yards) (118.3 rushing yards)

So lets get the facts straight and see who the idiot is. This team cant stop the run or pass and thsi is why they lose.  Marvin Lewis finally admitted that he throw the ball way to much and dont control the game with a well balance attack. These are his words. How many players got arrested on teh Bengals roster yea I know alot. These players do whatever they want and there is no respect with players and coaches and everything is said through the media. He even got into I fight with Chad Johnson in halftime in playoff game. Your freaking head coach act like one. If Chad is a problem then trade him, by keeping him you saying Chad is not the problem and you need him. Let me be the first to say this that this is Marvin Lewis last year with the Bengals trust me. Here is the story about TJ being unhappy with contract.

HOUSHMANDZADEH UNHAPPY TOO?Bengals receiver Chad Johnson has made sure everyone knows in the last couple of days, he isn’t happy in Cincinnati and isn’t planning to show up to off-season workouts.wide receiver, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, also is expected to skip the start of the voluntary conditioning program. Houshmandzadeh is in the final year of four-year contract and is scheduled to make a base salary of $2.525 million, and he thinks that, coming off a season in which he tied for the league lead in receptions, he’s worth more than that.Carson Palmer