How quickly we forget....

[HoosierCat]

Pretty sad when all one can do is point to an ultimately meaningless regular season game over 5 years ago, against a team that went nowhere eventually. Could've at least pulled up something from 2005?

Haven't you got some drywall to put up or something?

[HAPPYJAQ]

From this sampling of sentiments alone, fans should give Marvin some major cred for the job he's done here.

There are an abundance of fans (and media types) that think the Bengals are a playoff contender this season, after coming off of 4 wins last year

I just wonder how much Marvin sold his soul to the devil to make '03-05 happen.

It's somewhat shameful that more fans don't give P-Dub and Levi more respect for shortening (or effectively ending) their repective careers in coming back much earlier than they should have to help the Bengals try to make the playoffs.

Which brings me back to P-Dub, in my thinking that he ould've developed into a better receiver than T.J., if not for that injury. He's still the best blocking WR and punt returner we've had here in a decade and his skills in the offense were improving by the week.

[agreen_112]

I loved PDub.. I'm an FSU fan so naturally P Dub was my favorite player on the team back then. I'll never forget that return and the game. My brother and I were jumping around screaming like a couple 5 year olds when Peter broke free. He was jerking and pulling on my #80 Bengals jersey saying "THAT'S YOUR MAN, THAT'S YOU MAN!!"

[HairOnFire]

Great game.

Hardly life changing, but........

[Bearcat1975]

I remember that post game interview. I was hyped about Marvin Lewis like everyone else.

But when I saw him burst into tears... I lost a little respect for him.

I mean don't get me wrong...if a guy loses a loved one or just wins the Super Bowl then I can understand just being overwhelmed with emotion.

But to cry like a little girl under those circumstances... I dunno... "act like you've been there before, Marvin" is what I was thinking. Back then though, Marvin was still a media darling and could do no wrong in my eyes as well, so I didn't roast him for too long. That was a huge win at the time.

Cool video though, and a fun game that ranks right up there with that Monday night game vs the Broncos where Chad burned Bailey for that easy TD.

[derekshank]

I remember that post game interview. I was hyped about Marvin Lewis like everyone else.

But when I saw him burst into tears... I lost a little respect for him.

I mean don't get me wrong...if a guy loses a loved one or just wins the Super Bowl then I can understand just being overwhelmed with emotion.

But to cry like a little girl under those circumstances... I dunno... "act like you've been there before, Marvin" is what I was thinking. Back then though, Marvin was still a media darling and could do no wrong in my eyes as well, so I didn't roast him for too long. That was a huge win at the time.

Cool video though, and a fun game that ranks right up there with that Monday night game vs the Broncos where Chad burned Bailey for that easy TD.

Marvin had been waiting to be a head coach for half of a decade. Many analysts couldn't believe that it took a team so long to hire him as a head coach with his resume. So it doesn't strike me as all that odd that he became very emotional. It was his first year as a head coach, and he turned a team around from 2-14 and had them in the playoff hunt by winning the most important game the Bengals had played in over a decade. It would seem very vindicating for him when thinking about all the higher quality franchises that passed on him over the years.

[Bearcat1975]

Marvin had been waiting to be a head coach for half of a decade. Many analysts couldn't believe that it took a team so long to hire him as a head coach with his resume. So it doesn't strike me as all that odd that he became very emotional. It was his first year as a head coach, and he turned a team around from 2-14 and had them in the playoff hunt by winning the most important game the Bengals had played in over a decade. It would seem very vindicating for him when thinking about all the higher quality franchises that passed on him over the years.

I agree. But if you watch again, he doesn't start crying until the Mike Brown part. Again, I didn't fault him too much for it, but it does remind me of that Cris Crocker youtube video where she is crying about Britney Spears. Everybody is with Marvin 100 percent, then he bursts into tears about Mike Brown and the reporters all roll their eyes while the players look around uncomfortably waiting for their head coach to stop crying. Marvin Lewis had the whole room in the palm of his hand until the waterworks about soP. 2005 hadn't happened yet, so although he still had St. Marvin status, it was still a little much, a little early.

[HairOnFire]

I agree. But if you watch again, he doesn't start crying until the Mike Brown part.

And that kills you, doesn't it?

Everybody is with Marvin 100 percent, then he bursts into tears about Mike Brown and the reporters all roll their eyes while the players look around uncomfortably waiting for their head coach to stop crying.

I've seen the video dozens of times and I can state flatly....you're lying.

Marvin Lewis had the whole room in the palm of his hand until the waterworks about soP.

Sorry putz, but scooting a few feet closer to the television doesn't make you a locker room insider. In fact, it sounds pretty obvious the only things you saw that day are the things you wanted to see.

[Bearcat1975]

I agree. But if you watch again, he doesn't start crying until the Mike Brown part.

And that kills you, doesn't it?

Nope. I believe my reaction at the time was a rolling of the eyes and a "you have GOT to be kidding me. Really Marvin? Really?"

[Bearcat1975]

Sorry putz, but scooting a few feet closer to the television doesn't make you a locker room insider. In fact, it sounds pretty obvious the only things you saw that day are the things you wanted to see.

Lapham pretty much said the same thing on SOAS. But I can tell you that Marvin Lewis gushing about how awesome Mike Brown is, was not "what I wanted to see."

[Esiason#7]

That was one of those moments in time you just won't forget if you were a Bengals fan.

I was stationed in San Antonio and made my Sunday drive to a sports bar called, "Fatso's" (I highly recommend it if in SA). The Chiefs fans there had a HUGE following and the Bengals, well, didn't. There was me and two other guys there rooting for the Bengals that day. The Chiefs fans came in all confident and talking sh*t. When KC went ahead before P-Dub did his thing, there was this one Chiefs fan jumping all around like an assmonkey saying "OVER, OVER, IT'S OVER". Then here comes P-Dub with the miracle return to give the Bengals the win against the undefeated Chiefs at home. The PBS crowd was going crazy and I was on top of one of the picnic tables going crazy right with them.

The Chiefs fans went silent and quickly made their way to the door while the entire bar (mostly Cowboy fans at that time) broke out in a "Whodey" chant. It was priceless I'll tell you. I'll never forget that one !!!

No one seems to remember that it was P-Dubs 77 yard TD catch from Kitna that sealed the win with 6:05 left in the game. Even though the the punt return was nice, it took place early in the fourth quarter and KC actually answered that punt return with their own TD rather quickly. I'm more fond of the TD that actually put the dagger in KC's back that day.

[HairOnFire]

Lapham pretty much said the same thing on SOAS.

Well there YOU go.

In the future I'll just assume anything you say started out as somebody elses opinion, and is now something you're attempting to pass along as a fact.

Still, I grant you it's preferable to those occasions when you simply lie outright.

[Bearcat1975]

Lapham pretty much said the same thing on SOAS.

Well there YOU go.

In the future I'll just assume anything you say started out as somebody elses opinion, and is now something you're attempting to pass along as a fact.

Still, I grant you it's preferable to those occasions when you simply lie outright.

I consider Lapham to be a more reliable source than most. Certainly more reliable than your fantasy land nonsense that you try to peddle as fact.

[Bearcat1975]

Still, I grant you it's preferable to those occasions when you simply lie outright.

You keep saying that. I keep asking for proof. You keep having no proof.

That makes you a liar, holmes. Add that to your list of serious mental issues you need to deal with.

[HairOnFire]

I consider Lapham to be a more reliable source than most. Certainly more reliable than your fantasy land nonsense that you try to peddle as fact.

Fantasy land nonsense?

Like Andre Smith's holdout or Carson Palmer's next injury?

All things considered I'm pretty happy hearing how you've now turned to slightly more credible sources when looking for opinions you can claim as your own.

So what's next? Does the "Chickster-at-Large" spoon feed you opinions about the schedule? Perhaps you ape something that Joe Reedy wrote a week ago?

Or maybe you get lazy again and puke up something Paul Daughery pinched off several years ago?

[HairOnFire]

You keep saying that. I keep asking for proof.

That's my favorite thing about you. The way you keep asking everyone to read what you wrote again, as if your stupidity would be less obvious the second time around. Well, that and your repeated demands I scroll back through ten years worth of articles to find even more proof of the things you don't know.

That makes you a liar, holmes.

I guess when you're not trying to figure out which end of the football is the front and which is the back you're also a wannabe street guy.

Consider me impressed.