Marvin Lewis Quotes


You've got to go do what you're supposed to do. The good thing that we accomplished tonight was taking care of the football. - Marvin Lewis



You're a combination of all those things, but you learn that you have to set the direction, and I learned a lot of that from Bill. You always have to adjust, but you always have to have a starting point, as far as a direction, a game plan. It all ties together. - Marvin Lewis



Your expectation of them is, 'What is their niche?' - Marvin Lewis



You watch it with your fingers crossed. I have a thought on that, which I'll keep to myself. I don't think it was right. - Marvin Lewis



You have to make a lot of plays to overcome a lot of turnovers, and it probably doesn't happen very often in the NFL, which is why that turnover ratio seems to be so significant. When you're on the plus side, No. 1 you're getting yourself off the field defensively, limiting your exposure to bad things happening to you. And you give your offense more opportunities to make bad things happening to the opposing team. You want to play defense on the sidelines. That's the best way to play defense. - Marvin Lewis