Fire Marvin Lewis Petition

[XPetey]

Hey guys, some of you might know that I often read these forums, but post elsewhere.

However, this is a very important message that I needed to share in as many places as possible.

My disgust with Marvin Lewis has been building throughout the entire season, and finally, I got down to doing something about it.

I wrote this petition:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/FireMarvinLewis

in order to allow other Bengals fans to join me in expressing our disgust.

Now I know that many people believe that Mike Brown is the problem with this franchise (and I agree), but I feel that Marvin is to blame for many of our struggles.

Sign it. Share it.

WHO DEY!

[Dawg BpG]

LOL

[711chad]

i can only speak for myself but...IM NOT SIGNING THAT CRAP

[XPetey]

i can only speak for myself but...IM NOT SIGNING THAT CRAP

What's your reasoning?

I'm a huge Bengals fan, and I will NEVER not support my team, but what does Marvin bring to the table anymore? Sure, Bresnahan should go as well, and perhaps Bratkowski too, but Marvin's the head coach of a team that has VASTLY underperformed and been a flat out disappointment.

He's shown no signs of giving these guys a kick in the ass that they need to succeed.

[711chad]

well i dont see why we do fire marvin...coaches dont win games he can only work with what he has

[bengalspride1219]

well i dont see why we do fire marvin...coaches dont win games he can only work with what he has

and i think he has a lot of talent on this team

even on the defensive side. (not the dline)

love the guy for what he's done but he is underachieving right now.

[volcom69]

What dont u people understand that Marvin has to find a way to win with what hes got all the good coaches do. Injuries hurt everyone but this team panics and cant seem to ever pull it toghter and win and i put that on Marvin and company.

[Stripes]

IM NOT SIGNING THAT CRAP

[711chad]

my point is the that theres a long list of bengals need but head coach is the least of my concerns...whether theres a new or not idc we need signings

[WhoDey93285]

Signed. It's time for Marvin to go. Most overrated head coach in the NFL. Worst in-game coach I have ever seen. The Bengals are outcoached every. single. game. He is horrible at making adjustments. How many times has a team come out in the second half and kicked our asses cause we do not make adjustments. I like ya Marvin, I thank you for bringing us back to respectablity (until this year), but you're not the coach to take us to the top. It's just business. I want a winner, you're not giving it to me.

Granted, most of our fans are, sadly, happy with being mediocre. We got so accustomed to losing that we think 8-8 is 12-4. (It's not.) So, most people are going to be greatly against firing Marvin. But, a coach for any other franchise in the NFL would have already been on the hot seat coming into this season and definately would be fired after this season.

[Bengals1]

If Mike Brown hung with Shula for as long as he did what makes anybody think for one second he'll fire Marvin Lewis?

It's an interesting thought but simply not realistic. We're stuck with things the way the are folks. I know nobody here wants to hear that. I realize hope springs eternal but the cold hard facts are that SoP will not fire Lewis, that's just not the way he does business. And never....EVER forget that to SoP that's exactly what the Bengals are, first and foremost to him they are a BUSINESS!

Pure and simple.

Now, Marvin might resign however.....

[Scott]

If Mike Brown hung with Shula for as long as he did what makes anybody think for one second he'll fire Marvin Lewis?

It's an interesting thought but simply not realistic. We're stuck with things the way the are folks. I know nobody here wants to hear that. I realize hope springs eternal but the cold hard facts are that SoP will not fire Lewis, that's just not the way he does business. And never....EVER forget that to SoP that's exactly what the Bengals are, first and foremost to him they are a BUSINESS!

Pure and simple.

Now, Marvin might resign however.....

You're right it's just business as usual for Mike Brown. Although he may really want to win. It's just he hasn't progressed with the rest of the league in the last twenty years.

As far as Marvin resigning, I don't think it will happen. If Marvin can some how salvage some of this season and have a decent year next. He will be one of desirable coaches on the market if he so chooses. Because if you look at what he's done with so little support from the front office; scouting, free agency and others. It would really open eyes as to what he could do if he was given more.

[joshh967]

What is wrong with everybody? I can't believe this crap. Were having a bad season and suddenly everyone just turns their backs on everything that we use to stand for. I'm almost embarassed to associate myself with everyone who believes he should be fired. There are several problems to be corrected which can be overtime. Lets not cause more problems by cleaning house.

[Kazkal]

i can only speak for myself but...IM NOT SIGNING THAT CRAP

What's your reasoning?

I'm a huge Bengals fan, and I will NEVER not support my team, but what does Marvin bring to the table anymore? Sure, Bresnahan should go as well, and perhaps Bratkowski too, but Marvin's the head coach of a team that has VASTLY underperformed and been a flat out disappointment.

He's shown no signs of giving these guys a kick in the ass that they need to succeed.

If we can fire mikeys power and marvin still doesn't win then I'd sign it but till then he's not the problem.

[bengalskyspy]

I think there is a good chance Marvin resigns, if not during the season, then at the end. He was a beaten, jittery, defensive mess in the locker room yesterday. I quote, "I cant coach a team assuming the other guys go down the field 70 yards on the next possesion." WHy not Marvin? That's what they had done all day! In fact, you would have to be an idiot to think otherwise! Good coaches coach with what their team is giving them on that day. Our defense could not stop the Steelers. Thus, you "coach" to keep them off the field!

BOZO! Please resign with some of your dignitiy in tact. Blame this on Mike Brown, and you may get another shot at Head Coach some day. In the meantime, maybe Baltimore will take you back as DC, where you can be covered by Ozzie Newsome who actually knows how to evaluate talent.

[AMC]

If this doesn't make us look foolish nothing will....The fact we are having these topics is laughable.

Petitions to fire coaches that you know mean nothing???

Daggone, stick it out and quit being so immature about things. IT'S A GAME!

[damiancasey]

This topic is rediculous.

[damiancasey]

I checked this link...15 signatures...wow...almost there, huh?

This is a truly silly topic. By the way, just curious, who do you have lined up to replace him? Is there another petition somewhere for that one?

[agreen_112]

I won't sign, but every week I'm seeing the same thing... Marvin standing on the sideline not making a freaking PEEP. I mean is he the Head Coach or a gotdamn spectator? It's starting to look like the Dick Lebaue era.

[agreen_112]

I checked this link...15 signatures...wow...almost there, huh?

This is a truly silly topic. By the way, just curious, who do you have lined up to replace him? Is there another petition somewhere for that one?

I'd like to see Jim Mora Jr as our DC.

[HairOnFire]

Not only am I not signing....I resent the very idea of a poster who doesn't write on this board showing up with a stupid petition demanding Lewis be fired.

For those who think Marvin will resign, I guess it's not out of the question but if he did he has to know he'd never get another head coaching job in the NFL. Seriously, quitting under these circumstances is pretty much writing your own ticket back to the DC ranks or trying to rehab your image starting in small college ball.

Finally, for those pinning their unrealsitic hopes on Bill Cowher riding to the rescue...I give you the far more realistic scenario of Jim Haslett.

[AMC]

Not only am I not signing....I resent the very idea of a poster who doesn't write on this board showing up with a stupid petition demanding Lewis be fired.

For those who think Marvin will resign, I guess it's not out of the question but if he did he has to know he'd never get another head coaching job in the NFL. Seriously, quitting under these circumstances is pretty much writing your own ticket back to the DC ranks or trying to rehab your image starting in small college ball.

Finally, for those pinning their unrealsitic hopes on Bill Cowher riding to the rescue...I give you the far more realistic scenario of Jim Haslett.

Haslett...Interesting...he certainly knows how to deal with oddball owners (reference Tom Benson)....All in all, I think that would be a lateral move.....

[WhoDey93285]

Not only am I not signing....I resent the very idea of a poster who doesn't write on this board showing up with a stupid petition demanding Lewis be fired.

For those who think Marvin will resign, I guess it's not out of the question but if he did he has to know he'd never get another head coaching job in the NFL. Seriously, quitting under these circumstances is pretty much writing your own ticket back to the DC ranks or trying to rehab your image starting in small college ball.

Finally, for those pinning their unrealsitic hopes on Bill Cowher riding to the rescue...I give you the far more realistic scenario of Jim Haslett.

Nah. Haslett beats children...

He was convicted of child abuse charges on his sisters children when they stayed with him over thanksgiving.

[HairOnFire]

Finally, for those pinning their unrealsitic hopes on Bill Cowher riding to the rescue...I give you the far more realistic scenario of Jim Haslett.

Haslett...Interesting...he certainly knows how to deal with oddball owners (reference Tom Benson)....All in all, I think that would be a lateral move.....

I'd call it a downgrade, and I'm not in favor of it happening. But it's the type of coaching change that seems far more realistic than demanding Lewis be fired because you think Bill Cowher is going to ride to the rescue.

[101Airborne]

Just my wooden pennies here but I think everyone who wants to fire Lewis is over reacting. I think that anyone who wants to pin our crappy seasons on any one thing is over reacting to that one thing. The problem isn't that x or y on the Bengals isn't working like it should, it's that NOTHING on the Bengals is working like it should. Our team sucks because of Mike Brown, a lack of scouting, an O that has star power but lacks deapth, a D that can hardly get 11 men on the field for any number of reasons, a laundry list of injuries and suspensions at key positions, bad special teams play in EVERY category of special teams play, no team synergy... do I really need to continue? Get rid of Chad? Maybe you fix some of the synergy problem, but what about everything else? It stays broken and nothing is accomplished. Fire Marvin Lewis? Maybe we get an upgrade, who in turn will be ruined by not having the tools or power he needs to run the team the way it needs to be run because of Mike Brown.

As far as I'm concerned 8-8 might as well be 3-13, not because I'm a fatalist but because 8-8 gets you nothing more than 3-13, or 0-16 for that matter. I am NOT content with our performance and I DO think we need to make changes, but unless the very core of what ails us is fixed, nothing else will change without a miracle or a fluke. As long as Mike Brown runs this team, our coach, no matter how brilliant, will not have the power to do his job or have the back up he needs. This in turn will hurt the coaches ability to coach and the player's will not play as a team or with discipline. This in turn will mean we will play well one week and crappily the next based on sheer talent alone, which will never be enough to make us consistent winners and thus we will always be mediocre. The only consistent thing in the long history of crap that is this Bengal's franchise is Mike Brown. if you replace everything else and keep that one broken piece, the machine will still not work.