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5 Marvin Lewis replacements Bengals fans should start learning about

By Brad Berreman

CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 29: Marvin Lewis the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals watches the action in the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Paul Brown Stadium on October 29, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 29: Marvin Lewis the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals watches the action in the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Paul Brown Stadium on October 29, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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1. Hue Jackson

Even if ownership ultimately takes his side over the front office, and there are some indications it might after a botched trade for A.J McCarron at the deadline, it will be hard for Jackson to stick around as Cleveland Browns head coach unless the team piles up a bunch of wins over the rest of the season. Of course he has some history with the Bengals, most recently as offensive coordinator in 2014 and 2015.

In two seasons with Jackson as his offensive coordinator, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton made the Pro Bowl in 2014 and set a career-highs for completion percentage (66.1 percent), passer rating (106.2) and QBR (75.3) in 2015 =. If not for an injury at the end of that 2015 campaign, which cost him the final three games, Dalton would have set many other career highs.

Of course Jackson going back to Cincinnati and immediately replacing Lewis depends on the Browns firing him at season’s end. But an 0-9 record this season, and a 1-24 mark over two seasons right now, will make it hard to justify Cleveland keeping Jackson for a third season. Barring the aforementioned (and unexpected) turnaround, of course.

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If he is available, it would be a very Bengals-y move to go the path of least resistance, reunite with Jackson and essentially promote him to head coach after his detour to Cleveland. A return to Cincinnati is also probably the only way Jackson will get a third chance to be an NFL head coach.

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