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Marvin Lewis points the finger at himself with DC switch

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis discusses the dismissal of defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and the potential return of Hue Jackson. Fletcher Page, fpage@enquirer..com

Marvin Lewis sat at the podium on Monday in his new, dual role. Lewis the head coach/defensive coordinator faced forward for the first time.

On the day in which he fired DC Teryl Austin nine games in, Lewis took the wheel in hopes of saving a season cascading off the cliff in a flaming caravan of historically bad defense.

Now the coordinator, all the onus of an ownership preaching “win now” falls to a single place.