In the post-Sam Wyche era for the Cincinnati Bengals, there simply was not much for the team to be proud of from 1992-2002. Poor performances on the field made the team a laughing stock, while a carousel of coaching failures followed one of the most beloved characters in the team’s history.
In 2003, Marvin Lewis came on board and brought a semblance of respectability back to the team. It hasn’t led to a playoff win, but the past 16 seasons have largely been a stark contrast to “The Lost Decade”.
One of the things that has improbably happened in the Lewis era is a coaching tree having been sprouted from Lewis’ work in The Queen City.