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Cincinnati has been silent this entire offseason, which is somewhat surprising after making the playoffs and losing in the first round again. Â The team did however make a move today and extended their head coach Marvin Lewis’ contract for an additional year. Â While Lewis is not a bad coach, it is quite odd that the Bengals would reward a coach who has never won a playoff game.
It is not the Bengals have not had opportunities to win in the postseason. Â They have made it to the playoffs the last three seasons. Â They actually have a very, very good team, but always come up short once the regular season ends. Â It will not get any easier this season after losing defensive end Michael Johnson in free agency and Geno Atkins recovering from reconstructive knee surgery. Â The Bengals also look content with quarterback Andy Dalton who has struggled in playoff games despite having one of the best receiver, AJ Green, on his team. Â It seems as though this team is content just to win a lot of games in the regular season and make it to the playoffs despite not winning any of those games.
