“In retrospect, of course, we know that the talk barely lasted through training camp, as Williams’ bravado quickly wore on veteran players, while his cockiness did not endear longtime followers of the franchise. Still, as Williams’ competition for the job also included untested names, the wait-and-see outlook on the coach’s performance was permissible. But, it soon became clear that despite professing the intense scrutiny of minutia, Williams failed in the basics of team oversight and game day management. Then after John Fox and Marvin Lewis proved to be more capable coaches, the inevitable end to the Gregg Williams era came to its merciful end. “