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We count down the best Bengals to play in the Queen City during the Marvin Lewis era dating back to 2003.
With any NFL player rankings list, a number of factors need to be considered when it comes to selecting names on a “best ever” list.
Pro Bowl berths, production, leadership, overall value to the team and a myriad of other factors are in the equation.
These are the things heavily factored in when looking at the top Bengals players in the Marvin Lewis era, which will be counting down between now and the start of training camp.
Though they didn’t quite make the cut of the best ten players over the past 15 years, these guys still made significant impacts in the turnaround of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Say what you want about Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson, but he was instrumental in bringing the Cincinnati Bengals back to prominence during the first part of Marvin Lewis’ tenure.
The Bengals’ former No. 4 overall pick has had a career worthy of Canton, Ohio.
Marvin Lewis scored a gem back in 2010 when he selected Geno Atkins to anchor his entire defense.
One of the best offensive lineman the Bengals have ever fielded was a gigantic part of the Marvin Lewis era.
One of the team’s best players in history enjoyed some of his better years under Marvin Lewis.
Though his career with the team ended on a sour note, the former No. 1 overall pick is still one of the best players the team has had in the modern era.
The huge defensive end has been one of the best draft picks over the past 15 years.
Whatever your feelings on the Bengals’ current signal-caller, Andy Dalton remains one of the best players in the past 15 years.
The Bengals had a great running back to lean on for a handful of years in their mid-2000s resurgence.
We kick off the list of the best Bengals players from the past 15 years under Marvin Lewis’ watch. No. 10 goes to an often-unheralded defensive back who patrolled the secondary for close to a decade.