The question is a simple one. What’s the next step when your head coach is staring down the barrel of a loaded gun? It’s not a good feeling for the players or the coach. We won’t play the My Friend Has A Problem game. The coach in question is Marvin Lewis and the team is definitely the Bengals. After a dismal 6-9-1 campaign, the re-up for Lewis has been a long time coming. This may be his last hoorah.
So, once again, what’s the gameplay? It’s not like Lewis hasn’t been in this situation before. When the Bengals limped to a 4-12 record in 2010, Mike Brown was slow to slide a contract in front of his coach.