Grade the Potential Hire - Marvin Lewis

[Sarge4Tide]

Jets announced they interviewed Marvin Lewis today.  If they hired Lewis, what grade would you give the team?

[sourceworx]

B+

Solid coach, but understandably wouldn't do much to excite the fanbase.

[KRL]

@Mogglez told us it was coming, we shouldn't be surprised

 

[mrcoops]

Good coach (until the playoffs), has experience with rebuilding a crappy roster.

Wouldn't love it, wouldn't hate it.

C+.

[ganggreen305]

CEO type.  Would be great if he brings in good OC and DC.

[Jetlife33]

Oh god no 

[Barkus]

He did resurrect a bengals franchise that made the jets look like the pats dynasty but the 0 for the playoffs record is a tough sell.

[BornJetsFan1983]

The reality is he as a HC is much better than Bowles and Gase put together, it seems that there are other good candidates. He was able to get his players that had talent the ball and used them correctly while they had them - AJ Green, and he made Dalton look decent - he was trash.

It would be a A grade signing reletive to what we had as far as coaching goes but I would not be excited about it, I think fan base deserves to be excted about the new coach and they should pick someone else, but that being said. ANyone that is not trying to bash, has to admit he would be a good hire for us, all the while there are other good people to hire as well. 

Lewis is not Bowles or gase and that in itself it an A.

[Jetsfan80]

I give it a C+.  But those giving it an F are being absurd.

 

Jets fans:  "Why are we only interviewing coordinators???"

*** Jets interview a former HC ***

Also Jets fans:  "Not THAT one he sucks!"

 

Bill Walsh isn't coming back from the grave, people.  If you want someone with HC experience, Lewis is about the best you're going to get.  

[SR24]

Would like him significantly more as a DC 

[Skeet Ulrich]

C+/B-

Has experience working with awful ownership, his work with the Bengals has somehow become underrated due to the lack of playoff success. 

 

 

[peebag]

At this point, Marvin Lewis is the best this team is going to get.

[pdxgreen]

C+  Would fix the culture but wouldn't win anything big.

[Joe Jets fan]

Need to know who OC and DC are to judge.
 

keep hue away from the Jets 

[pointman]

55 minutes ago, KRL said:

@Mogglez told us it was coming, we shouldn't be surprised

 

I only care when SAR says it. 

 

[dbatesman]

Nuke the entire franchise from orbit

[Barry McCockinner]

Would have gone B- but it wasn't there so C+. His failure to ever win a playoff game scares me. He's still a good coach and got his team to the playoffs frequently. Could do worse but not one playoff win in 7 attempts feels a lot like his teams are chokers for whatever reason. 

[DoubleDown]

C

An average, underwhelming hire.

This poll would have been better without all the pluses and minuses.  Too many buckets to spread similar grades around.

[peebag]

I think people need to take a look at a before/after picture of Lewis's tenure with the Bengals before judging.

 

 

 

[Alka]

1 hour ago, mrcoops said:

Good coach (until the playoffs), has experience with rebuilding a crappy roster.

Wouldn't love it, wouldn't hate it.

C+.

I felt the same way.  Gave him a C+ as well.

[NYJ1]

It would be a satisfactory hire but probably nothing more? In regards to the Rooney rule this is what it was designed for. On top of that Lewis was experience and has actually made the playoffs. That being said, he's never won a playoff game and rarely did his team go to the playoffs. 

This is definitely from a resume standpoint this is definitely one of the best hires you can make. Way better than Eric Bieniemy. 

The problem is, I thought reports said they were going to hire ap preferably sb experienced HC? That is definitely not Lewis. I'm pretty sure he has experience as a coordinator, but not as HC.

For me that hire would be merely satisfactory? Like a C?

[rangerous]

vanilla coach.  imo he would bring some stability and calmness to the team.  not so bad but i think they need someone with more fire.

[56mehl56]

13 minutes ago, Joe Jets fan said:

Need to know who OC and DC are to judge.
 

keep hue away from the Jets 

Completely agree , I go with a B , if he wants Jackson as OC I downgrade that to a D. 

[QB1]

wish he was 52 instead of 62

Low floor mid ceiling coach 

B-

[slimjasi]

Nowhere near my top choice, BUT I actually think Marvin Lewis is a tad bit underrated/disrespected on here. 

Won a very tough division numerous times and built some talented rosters. 

Couldn't win in the playoffs - but he was honestly snake-bitten. The 05 Bengals were a legit team and could have gone on a deep playoff run if Palmer doesn't blow out his knee in the wildcard game against the eventual champion Steelers. The 2009 team might have beaten the Jets in the rematch if Nate Kaeding wasn't Nate Kaeding. And they had the Steelers beat in the 2015 wildcard game before that brutal unnecessary roughness penalty in the closing seconds. 

 

[jetstream23]

I like Lewis as a culture builder and a steady CEO type HC.  But I'd want innovation underneath him.  It would be difficult to watch some recycled dinosaurs come in here to be OC and DC.  Marvin Lewis with a young, first time OC, maybe someone like Press Taylor who is the Eagle's passing game coordinator and QB coach, would be interesting to me.  And, there's a Joe Douglas Eagles connection there.

The reason I didn't want Mike McCarthy last year is because I consider him outdated, football has passed him by a bit on offense IMO.  But Lewis would be more of an executive HC even though he comes from the defensive side of the ball.  Having fresher coordinators would be great.

Also, don't forget that he's been an assistant under Herm Edwards at ASU.  This shows some humility and a culture, team first guy to go from being a NFL head coach to a college assistant.  Also, Kevin Mawae is on that staff out here in Tempe, AZ.  Would be fun to see Marvin Lewis bring him along to help with the OLine.

 

[Warfish]

1 hour ago, Sarge4Tide said:

Jets announced they interviewed Marvin Lewis today.  If they hired Lewis, what grade would you give the team?

Q

[jeremy2020]

[bitonti]

8 minutes ago, NYJ1 said:

It would be a satisfactory hire but probably nothing more? In regards to the Rooney rule this is what it was designed for.

better than Eric Bieniemy.

Bienienmy was already interviewed thus satisfied the RR. Lewis is a real candidate. 

I'd give him a B. He made the playoffs 7 times in 16 years in Cincinnati. Arthur Smith, Brian Daboll  and Robert Saleh are the more premium candidates but the Jets need a plan when premium candidates take other jobs. There's like 6 openings, right? 

[CTJetsFan]

I'd have to just give it a "C" without knowing who his coordinators might be.

[Icer]

Uninspiring hire, but probably a safe bet that it would avoid 'disaster' level like Gase even at worst case scenarios.

[Beerfish]

F- considering who else is available.

[peebag]

7 minutes ago, Beerfish said:

F- considering who else is available.

Who would be better?

[King P]

Once again... Marvin Lewis turned the Bengals into a respectable team, I cannot stress that enough. I remember how bad they were growing up, it was akin to the Browns not too long ago. A laughingstock. I'd give anything at this point for the Jets to just be even a respectable team

The only knock on him you can say is that he didn't win a playoff game. And that's understandable. Then you realize he made the playoffs so many times with freaking Canelo Dalton. Had Carson Palmer not blew out his knee, I think things would have looked different for them (and better)

[slimjasi]

16 minutes ago, bitonti said:

Bienienmy was already interviewed thus satisfied the RR. Lewis is a real candidate. 

I'd give him a B. He made the playoffs 7 times in 16 years in Cincinnati. Arthur Smith, Brian Daboll  and Robert Saleh are the more premium candidates but the Jets need a plan when premium candidates take other jobs. There's like 6 openings, right? 

Also, unlike Gase, Lewis has had a lot of time off since being fired. I think those guys are much more likely to have success in their second tenures than the guys who get hired again right away.