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  At one point, circa 2005, Marvin Lewis was so popular and well-endorsed as an up-and-coming coaching genius, that he could have run for president.  The team was playing well, Carson Palmer looked like the next elite quarterback of the league, and the fans and media plunged themselves head first into the Bengal frenzy.    The saga reached its crescendo when Palmer's knee ligaments were weed-whacked by the Steelers on the first play of the only playoff game Marvin has reached as a head coach.  Many experts and fans alike point to that moment as the pivot to freefall for the team's success. However, another serious injury that occurred the next season, to an even more obscure player, could be more responsible for the downward spiral the team has suffered: the tibial plateau fracture that ended Rich Braham's career in Week 2 of 2006.   The offensive line in those golden days of 2005 was one of the best in the NFL.  Both Willie Anderson an...
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