Are the Bengals better off with Marvin Lewis?

Bengals fans were overwhelmingly disappointed when the Bengals did not move on from Marvin Lewis following the team’s second consecutive losing season in 2017. And fans were generally justified in their frustration. After 15 seasons as the Bengals head coach, Lewis has failed to win a single playoff game, and has perpetually struggled to win meaningful games, such as games against good teams or in prime time. The 2017 season seemed to be the culmination of futility as a team loaded with enough talented players struggled out of the game in what appeared to be a team which Lewis has lost. So when the Bengals re-upped with Lewis, signing him for two more seasons, it caught many by surprise and resonated very poorly with fans.

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