Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis appeared to be on the hot seat prior to the start of the 2009 season.
As the Bengals enter the bye week in first place of the AFC North with a 5-2 record, Lewis's hot seat seems to have cooled down and he has his team in the perfect position to make a strong run at the playoffs.
Throughout his career as head coach with the Bengals, Lewis has been criticized for his lack-of-discipline towards his players. The team has built a reputation over the last couple of years for all of the trouble their players have seen with the law. Even cornerback Leon Hall was arrested last April for driving under the influence.
Ever since Lewis took the Bengals to the playoffs in 2005 for the first time in 15 years, the team's gone 19-28-1 the three seasons since. Part ...
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Marvin Lewis’s Hot Seat Has Cooled Down Thanks to Bengals’ 5-2 Start
Posted: 1st November 2009 by Dan Parzych in NFLComments Off on Marvin Lewis’s Hot Seat Has Cooled Down Thanks to Bengals’ 5-2 Start