After a 27-point defeat to the Minnesota Vikings, the team coached by his former defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, was Marvin Lewis saved by the dead cat bounce of his team’s 2-0 ending to their disappointing season? Not according to the man himself.
“I made up my mind I wanted to coach,” Lewis told Sports Illustrated’s Jonathan Jones. “So do I want to go start over somewhere where I don’t know the people or coach these group of guys downstairs that no one else has? That’s an easy decision. You look at what’s open and these are the best players.