By Sean Salisbury
Special to ESPN.com
Marvin Lewis and John Fox are both going to be head coaches. Lewis is, and should be, the hottest commodity in the league right now. Everyone thinks it's easy to win if you line up 11 talented guys. But ask the Washington Redskins if that's true. Lewis not only has a lot of talent, he gets the most of out his talent. Marvin Lewis has created a perfect harmony with very few weaknesses. The Ravens have as good of a team defense as I've ever seen; I never look at them as just Ray Lewis.
Marvin Lewis has made sure everyone on the Ravens defense is happy, and has put each of them in a position to succeed. Lewis understands game situations and opposing offenses, he's extremely smart and the players love him. Show me a good X's and O's coach who can't communicate and I'll show you an average team. Show me a good X's and O's coach who's a great communicator, and I'll
show you Marvin Lewis.
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By Tom Jackson
Special to ESPN.com
The best defense in football belongs to the Baltimore Ravens, coached by Marvin Lewis. But Lewis also has the best defensive player in football, Ray Lewis. Most of what the Ravens do is based on Ray Lewis. Marvin Lewis is very fortunate to have a player of that caliber. It will be difficult for him to duplicate that kind of success somewhere else.
John Fox, on the other hand, doesn't have the same kind of intense talent to work with. He's done a great job of scheming and making adjustments. He's great at reading his opponents and making adjustments on the move. Great coordinators are able to game plan not only game-to-game, but during the game; at halftime or even series-to series. The great coordinators can tell their players something on the sideline (their drop is too wide, drop more to the numbers, etc.) that will benefit him during the course of the game. Not every coach can do that. Marvin Lewis can do it too, but Fox has gotten more out of less. Neither Marvin Lewis nor Fox will be doing next year what they'll be doing this Sunday.
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