AFC North approval ratings

October, 28, 2008
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By James Walker

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker

So how do you feel about your AFC North coach this week?

Are you ecstatic rookie head coach John Harbaugh has the Baltimore Ravens on a two-game winning streak? Or are you upset Marvin Lewis and the Cincinnati Bengals are playing worse and worse as the season goes on?

Here is how AFC North coaches stacked up after this weekend's games, as voted by fans:

TomlinHarbaugh
  • Harbaugh made a significant jump over Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin after beating the Oakland Raiders, 29-10, to improve to 4-3. Harbaugh has a 90 percent approval rating and has been steady all year, even during the team's three-game skid. Baltimore appears to be getting its offense on track under rookie quarterback Joe Flacco, which has made this defensive-oriented team tough to play against the past two weeks.
  • Tomlin took a fall to second place in the division with an 80 percent approval rating. Steeler Nation didn't take Sunday's 21-14 loss to the New York Giants kindly after giving up 12 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. We are a little surprised how far Tomlin dipped after one defeat. Tomlin has held steady in the 90th percentile most of the season, and Pittsburgh still is 5-2.
LewisCrennel
  • Meanwhile, head coach Romeo Crennel is steadily climbing the rankings and has an approval rating of 50 percent among Cleveland Browns fans. Just a few weeks ago, Crennel was one of the lowest-rated coaches, and at one point was hovering around 15 percent. But winning 3 of 4 and getting close to .500 has won over some Browns fans. Our guess is this sudden love affair will be very fickle if Cleveland doesn't continue to win games.
  • To no surprise the lowest-rated coach in the division and the NFL is Lewis with a 13 percent approval rating. The Bengals are 0-8 and fans are fed up with the team. A strong case can be made that Lewis doesn't have the talent to do much this year, especially with quarterback Carson Palmer out for the season, but that's not soothing enough in Cincinnati. Lewis is tied with Brad Childress of the Minnesota Vikings for the lowest rating.

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