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Lets see..... take a team that was terrible for 13 years .... and then

- Go 2 years without a losing season

- Change the team culture by desinging new Unis, putting in field turf, redoing the weight room, hiring dieticians, instilling discipline and attracting free agents to a once Siberia

- Trade your all time leading rusher and then break his rushing record with the backup

- Take a 2nd year QB and already have him firing on all cylinders by his 10th game in the entire NFL

- Hold a roster together and get the most potent offense in the NFL all signed through 2009

- Make a stadium that once was empty all sellouts and bring National TV to Cincy along with the roar of a once proud jungle

- Convince a stubborn owner who has had the same staff forever to let you clean house, bring in all your own people, and cut 90 % of the roster you were given and actually get better

- Build a team with 5 or 6 players that are pro bowl bound all under 26 years old and have them all signed long term

- continually get 1st round gems in the 2nd , 3rd and later rounds

- Work the draft board like a f**king Genius

- Handle a list of team injuries and a rookie QB and still finish with the same record as the year before with a veteran QB who had the year of his life.

- By the 3rd year have a once laughingstock legitimatley thinking deep into the playoffs !!!

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Do you think Marvin Lewis is arrogant enough to want to be called Black Jesus? Do you really think that he wants some way too osessed fan to be calling him such? You are the kind of person who holds a store hostage because he got fired at work.

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Jeff -

Lighten up. better yet, get lost. The 'zone is like any other internet site . . . if you don't like it, DON'T GO THERE!

Sorry but I am just offended that this guy is comparing a mortal man to JESUS, I wont comment on it anymore then

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Wow Not sure if Jeff is a troll that just joined today, because a wheel fell off his trailor and he couldn't make it to work.... but

Do you think Marvin Lewis is arrogant enough to want to be called Black Jesus? Do you really think that he wants some way too osessed fan to be calling him such?

Since he did bring it up ... and to answer others who may be wondering the same thing, although any real Bengal fan should know that Black Jesus is a nickname players gave Marvin.... here is a breakdown....

For Those that have wondered where the "BlackJesus" Name for Coach Marvin Lewis comes from:

Some Excerpts

http://espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp03/colu...en/1588359.html

Then again, given that some of his players have referred to him as "the Black Jesus" behind his back -- "no (sacrilege) intended, but he is resurrecting this franchise," said cornerback Artrell Hawkins -- perhaps Lewis does have an inside track to some higher authority. Certainly it will take the equivalent of a modern-day miracle to enact the kind of turnaround Bengals ownership has asked Lewis to promulgate.

The Bible details the manner in which Jesus, in his first public miracle, transformed water into wine. Lewis' charge? Turn a team that previously had been comprised of whiners into winners.

http://www.allthingsbillbelichick.com/arti.../perfectfit.htm

Nothing against Black Jesus or Willie, but he loves it here. He eats omelets for breakfast, crab legs for lunch, the AFC for dinner.

Back in Cincinnati, where Black Jesus and Willie are trying to resuscitate a franchise, this transformation is all met with bewilderment. They wonder why he wouldn't buy in, why he'd want to bail just when the going was getting good. Black Jesus — "That's what they call Marvin Lewis back there," Dillon says — doesn't want to talk about it.

My Favorite Bengal Quote of All Time

"I'm thinking, you say you're winning without me, you've got your Black Jesus, I'm your Judas, why hold me hostage? Set me free," Dillon says.
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"Change the team culture by desinging new Unis, putting in field turf, redoing the weight room, hiring dieticians, instilling discipline and attracting free agents to a once Siberia" - Thank you Mike Brown!

"Trade your all time leading rusher" - Thank you Mike Brown!

"Take a 2nd year QB and already have him firing on all cylinders by his 10th game in the entire NFL" - Thank you Bob Bratkowski and Ken Zampese!

"Hold a roster together and get the most potent offense in the NFL all signed through 2009" - Thank you Mike Brown!

"Continually get 1st round gems in the 2nd , 3rd and later rounds" Thank you Misters Tobin!

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Personally I like BlackJesus' post's,they're usually very entertaining and inciteful!

But to each their own I suppose :P

EDIT: Oh yea I voted "nearly all of it". Marvins done a helluva job here and I hope he retires as the bengals head coach many years from now.

:player: WHO-DEY :player:

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You are offended???? Talk about thin-skinned. Cmon man its light hearted fun.

I cant believe how seriously this s**t is taken :o

How could I not be offended. You cant compare no MAN to Jesus

"You can't compare no MAN to Jesus."

Let's apply some grammatical math. By using this double negative, I am to believe that (in accordance with Mr. Earnhart's post) any MAN can be compared to Jesus. "can't compare no MAN" translates to: "can compare any MAN."

Just kidding, of course, but so is Black Jesus. All in good fun. I have plenty of respect for the big cheese in the sky, but c'mon now!

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At the risk of actually responding to the poll, I voted for the "at least half of it" option.

There's no arguing Marvin's contributions over the last two seasons, which are legion.

However, he inherited a bevy of talent on the offensive side of the ball from the previous regime (not to mention the first pick overall, used for Palmer). Chad, Willie, Levi, Richie, TJ, Rudi, Peter...all these guys were here before Marvin. And certainly Mikey has to be given some props for hiring Lewis in the first place, and then getting the hell out of the way.

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Not again. :wacko: BJ -- although it's sometimes hard keeping your head above the trolls -- you're the man! Now let's stop the ridiculous attempt to make this a religious issue (for like the 50th time). I wish this board had a penalty box -- or at least a probationary period. Jeff, do you even like football? How did you end up here?

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I dont like no football but you can see why i is here in the introduce yourself section. I put it there so you all would understand me more better. How do you get under a troll, I don't get it.

Okay - got it now. You're just dropping by to show that David Pollack's hold out for a better contract is an example of why car racing is superior to football. Good, point noted. I disagree, but there you are. Reasonable minds (?) may sometimes differ. Anything else? See ya at the track.

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