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Lewis spars with reporter
Enquirer staff report • December 17, 2008
At his news conference today, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis took exception to a line of questioning from Enquirer reporter Dustin Dow.
Dow: If you guys finish this out winning three in a row, or even two of three, how much will it show that improvement has been made, versus covering up improvements that still need to be made?
Lewis: "Oh, I don't think it covers anything up that we feel interiorly, and that's the only thing that matters. Dustin, all your angles and so forth, I'm going to ask other people questions because I really don't like the angles you take in here each and every week."
Dow: What's wrong with that?
Lewis: "I just think it's disrespectful for what we're doing. I really do. So I'll tend to answer the other guys' questions. Anything else?"
Dow: People who that is important to are the fans who are reading.
Lewis: "What we're trying to do is win football games. Maybe you should answer for them, because you seem to do that, anyway."
Dow: I don't know the answers. That's why I'm asking you.
Lewis: "I'm not going to get into a debate with you. All right?"
Dow: (inaudible)
Lewis: "I just told you I'm not going to answer your questions any more. All right? They might have to send somebody else over to do your job. All right?"
Enquirer staff report • December 17, 2008
At his news conference today, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis took exception to a line of questioning from Enquirer reporter Dustin Dow.
Dow: If you guys finish this out winning three in a row, or even two of three, how much will it show that improvement has been made, versus covering up improvements that still need to be made?
Lewis: "Oh, I don't think it covers anything up that we feel interiorly, and that's the only thing that matters. Dustin, all your angles and so forth, I'm going to ask other people questions because I really don't like the angles you take in here each and every week."
Dow: What's wrong with that?
Lewis: "I just think it's disrespectful for what we're doing. I really do. So I'll tend to answer the other guys' questions. Anything else?"
Dow: People who that is important to are the fans who are reading.
Lewis: "What we're trying to do is win football games. Maybe you should answer for them, because you seem to do that, anyway."
Dow: I don't know the answers. That's why I'm asking you.
Lewis: "I'm not going to get into a debate with you. All right?"
Dow: (inaudible)
Lewis: "I just told you I'm not going to answer your questions any more. All right? They might have to send somebody else over to do your job. All right?"
