Lewis vows he'll keep tighter rein on Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals01/03/2007 8:11 AM The Dayton Daily News reports Bengals HC Marvin Lewis heard his players' plea for change. His answer is to crack the whip with more discipline. Lewis said Tuesday he won't just hit players in the wallet with monetary fines for their future misbehavior. He'll bench them. He believes the tighter reins will help clean up the mistakes on Sundays in the fall. "We've tried to allow guys to grow â both mature as men and mature as players," Lewis said. "But the thing we continue to find is they've got to be constantly coached, policed and corrected. So that at times of adversity, we can do the right things. I think that's important as a team. "They long for that from me to be the hard (guy) all the time in certain areas. So we'll make sure I give them what they want." Read more