CINCINNATI -- Marvin Lewis, whos mired in one of his most disappointing seasons, isnt waiting for a public display of support from Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown about his future job status.While Brown, 81, has ceded some of the day-to-day duties and power to his daughter Katie Blackburn, her husband, Troy, and director of player personnel Duke Tobin, Brown still remains the ultimate decision-maker. If Lewis needs to know where he stands, he simply talks to him.I have one-stop shopping. I talk to Mike every day. And I dont have to hear from someone else what they think ... because its what he thinks, Lewis told ESPN.com.Fourteen seasons in, Lewis and Browns working relationship is as strong as ever, even in the middle of a difficult year.I report to Mike and thats all that really matters that way, Lewis said. We have the candid conversations we have all the time. Its just the way it is.Unless the Bengals (4-7-1) win out, they will finish the season without a winning record for the first time since 2010. They are considered underachievers after they entered the season with expectations to contend for the AFC North and make the playoffs for the sixth straight year. Both are unlikely to happen.Lewis contract, given a one-year extension in the spring, runs through the end of the 2017 season. While some pundits have publicly wondered if the Bengals could benefit from a new voice, Lewis feels he already received Browns support last winter.We reassured it last January the day after we lost in the playoffs, Lewis said.Commitments dont mean much in the NFL, where coaches get hired and fired on a regular basis, but Lewis is bolstered by what he believes is a mutual trust between him and Brown that has been established through years of working together.I think the thing with Mike is that hes been in this business a long time. And he takes every loss as hard as I do or anybody else does here. And it affects him, Lewis said. But on the other hand, he trusts me to move the football team in the right direction. ... thats the commitment that hes made to me ... and thats the commitment Ive made to him, to get his football team in the playoffs and through the playoffs all the time and be world champions...As long as Im going to do this here, thats what my goal is. Anything short of that, Id be wasting time worrying about it other than spending time worrying about how to beat the next team.It goes both ways though. Any time theyve worked out a new contract, Brown has always asked Lewis, 58, if he wants to keep coaching, to make sure theyre both 100 percent committed.Its a joint thing, as I tell people. This is a joint thing, everybody has to do it together, Lewis said. Otherwise it doesnt work. They committed to me and Ive committed to them. Im going to work my tail off for them to get it right. 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Michael Koncz, Pacquiaos adviser, told ESPN via text message that Vargas is the choice to be the opponent.Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, however, told ESPN.com later Thursday that Vargas is not necessarily the opponent and that Terence Crawford (29-0, 20 KOs), who unified junior welterweight world titles with his dominant decision win against Viktor Postol on July 23, is still in the running.Arum and Koncz are scheduled to fly with each other to the Philippines on Sunday night to meet with Pacquiao in person, go over the deal points and get his official decision on who he will fight.When told that Koncz said that the pick was in, and that it was Vargas, Arum responded, Why would I go to the Philippines if I already had a deal and a decision on the opponent? If everything was set and arranged, why would I go over there for two days? Im not going over there for the food. I am going to find out what the f--- is on Mannys mind and its not easy to talk to him on the phone and we have to talk about a lot of things. Among the issues is the opponent.Michael can say whatever he wants but I havent talked to Manny about any of this.Arum added: Michael feels strongly about the opponent, but thats Michael, not Manny. And Manny has the final say. Theres no reason to be cute. I have no idea who Manny wants to fight yet, but its up to him, not up to me and not up to Michael.Arum did say he has an agreement in place with Vargas should Pacquiao pick him. Arum said Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs) and manager Cameron Dunkin came to Arums Las Vegas office recently and worked out the particulars, but that everybody knew the deal was contingent on Pacquiaos approval.Were ready to go, Dunkin said. I talked to Jessie [on Wednesday] and hes very excited. He really respects Manny, really respects [Pacquiao trainer Freddie] Roach. Jessie has already been training and getting ready. This is a chance of a lifetime. He just wants the fight. He really believes he can win and soo do I.ddddddddddddHes 27, in his prime and as great a fighter as Manny is, hes got a lot of things going on. Jessie is very, very confident hes going to win the fight. Theres no doubt in his mind.Dunkin also co-manages Crawford (29-0, 20 KOs), 29, of Omaha, Nebraska. Arum said he has talked to Crawfords attorney about the outline of a possible deal to fight Pacquiao because Terence felt there might be a bit of a conflict for Cameron because he also manages Vargas, so he asked us to speak with his lawyer, which is what we have done.Pacquiao, who was elected to a six-year term to the senate in the Philippines in May, will fight while the government body is in recess. However, he plans to train in the Philippines, doing his senate duties by day and training by night before the recess. After Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs), boxings only eight-division titleholder, outpointed Timothy Bradley Jr. in their third fight on April 9 in Las Vegas, he announced his retirement.However, few believed it would stick and just a few months later he and Top Rank began making plans for his November return. Koncz told the Los Angeles Times that the site for Pacquiaos return is up in the air. He said it could be Las Vegas or Dubai, where supposedly there are investors interested putting up millions to lure a Pacquiao fight.Arum, however, told ESPN.com the fight will definitely be at the Thomas & Mack Center.Do I have meetings in Los Angles with people who have interest doing one of Mannys fights in Dubai? Yes, Arum said. But Michael is mistaken. Even if we went there it would not be for the November fight. If we went there it might be for a spring [2017] fight.Of course, a fight next spring could also be a possible rematch against Floyd Mayweather, who outpointed Pacquiao in their May 2015 welterweight unification bout, the richest fight in boxing history. Although Mayweather retired following his September victory against Andre Berto, few believe it will stick and that the prospect of another enormous payday against Pacquiao and the chance to run his record to 50-0 will be too much for him to resist. ' ' '