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Bengals owner Mike Brown still very much behind Marvin Lewis

CINCINNATI -- If you thought Mike Brown legitimately had debated in January whether or not to fire Marvin Lewis after yet another Cincinnati Bengals playoff loss, then you need to get to know Brown a little better.

On Tuesday, at the Bengals' annual pre-training camp media luncheon, the soon-to-be 81-year-old owner gave slightly greater insight into his view on hiring and firing coaches. As it pertains to his own team's situation, Brown's central philosophy on the topic is this: getting to the playoffs is hard.

By now, you're probably well familiar with the central storyline swirling around Lewis, the Bengals' 14-year head coach who also is the franchise's winningest.