Because he works for the worst owner in sports who doesn't like change or bringing new people into the circus sideshow of an organization that he inherited from daddy and then ran into the ground. And Lewis also knows he won't have a chance at getting another NFL head coaching job so he will milk this tiger for as long as he can.
They truly haven't beaten anybody, except for the Bills and that win could just have been the token "Bungles steal one victory that makes no sense on paper" game of the year. Week 9 thru Week 13: @Titans, Steelers, @Ravens, Browns, @Steelers. Get 4 W's in there and I will believe. But won't spend a single dime on merchandise until they win a playoff game.
From what I gather, Joseph isn't going to be a Bengal this year because they aren't going to give him a long term deal because, well..., that ain't how Mikey Brown rolls. So, picking Peterson makes TOTAL sense from a Bungle perspective: why pay a guy you have who has proven himself (somewhat) and knows the system yada yada yada when you can spend even more on a draft pick...
I'm not sure they will get much, but I assume that Mike Brown will try. I figure he will end up being cut because Brown will totally over-value Palmer and teams will laugh. Marv will be gone too. As will Ced Ben. And prolly TO. And most likely a lineman cuz that's how Cincy rolls. Can't have an off-season without a lineman being cut.
Lewis really hasn't done anything since being in the right place at the right time when Carson Palmer was available in the draft. That being said, I personally would like to see OC Bob Bratkowski get canned first. I've heard my fill of praise for that guy over the years and have yet to see anything that would deserve such praise. Bratkowski gets almost as much dap as Martz, and we know how that has been working out since Martz inherited the Rams.
They truly haven't beaten anybody, except for the Bills and that win could just have been the token "Bungles steal one victory that makes no sense on paper" game of the year. Week 9 thru Week 13: @Titans, Steelers, @Ravens, Browns, @Steelers. Get 4 W's in there and I will believe. But won't spend a single dime on merchandise until they win a playoff game.