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The one move that defined the 2018 NFL season for all 32 teams

By Erik Lambert

ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden looks on during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden looks on during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – DECEMBER 31: Head coach Marvin Lewis of the Cincinnati Bengals looks on against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – DECEMBER 31: Head coach Marvin Lewis of the Cincinnati Bengals looks on against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Cincinnati Bengals: Keeping Marvin Lewis

I would consider myself (at times) a pretty stubborn individual. I feel like the way I do things is often the right way of doing things, so I can empathize a bit with the management in Cincinnati, who seems to think the combination they have with Marvin Lewis, Andy Dalton, and the rest of their cast of characters is the right one.

The Bengals are hellbent on believing that Lewis is the coach that will lead them to the Super Bowl, apparently. He’s certainly done a good job for the standards that have perhaps preceded his time with the team. The Bengals don’t have a bunch of Lombardi’s hanging around the team facility and they don’t really know what it’s like to win championships, so perhaps the ‘good enough’ mantra applies here.

But eventually, a change of scenery would be good for both the Bengals and Lewis, right?

Cincinnati has once again fallen short of expectations and injuries have killed their 2018 season. Will it be Lewis’ last with the team? Time will tell.

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