Marvin Lewis Likes 2010

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis looks forward to 2010

While Joe Reedy is away, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis talked some football Friday with Enquirer reporter John Erardi, which will be the focus of a story in Sunday’s Enquirer.

Lewis did not address his contractual status – next year is the last year of his present contract – but he did say he enjoys coaching the team and living here and is very much looking forward to 2010.

“It’s like I tell the players, ‘My focus is on 2010,’ ” Lewis said. “Beyond that, I don’t have to worry… Generally we’ve been able to work things out between the two of us.”

The other party in that twosome, of course, is Bengals president Mike Brown.

“Mike gathers his information … and we go from there,” Lewis said. “That’s kind of the way it works.”

Asked if it’s a matter of waiting to hear from Brown, Lewis said that no, it’s not a matter of either party waiting for the other.

“Beyond that, I tend not to talk about it,” said Lewis, who has coached here for eight seasons (tied with Paul Brown and Sam Wyche for most in franchise history) and was recently named Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year.

But Lewis did want to talk football – next week’s NFL scouting combine, the pass rush, stopping big plays, the focus for the passing game, including quarterback Carson Palmer and next year’s schedule – and that’s what’s coming up in Sunday’s Enquirer.

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