Was Marvin Lewis a better coach than Zac Taylor?

Photo by Chris Unger/Getty ImagesDespite having a roster that should easily be in the playoff hunt, this is quickly turning into a lost season for the Cincinnati Bengals before the calendar even reaches November.

While there’s plenty of blame to go around, no one has a bigger impact on the entire roster than the head coach, so much of the Bengals’ shortcomings should be placed at Zac Taylor’s feet.

Ironically, the Bengals will host the Las Vegas Raiders this week, where former head coach Marvin Lewis is now an assistant coach. So what better time than now to ask: Was Lewis a better head coach than Taylor?

For all of Lewis’ shortcomings, he took over what was arguably the worst NFL franchise…