07-15-2015, 07:20 PM
Coughlin was Mike Brown's first choice. Coughlin knew the Bengals had talent but were acutely undercoached. The problem was that Coughlin came into the interview with a list of what the Bengals needed to do to be competitive, which included hiring more people in the front office. That was a deal-breaker for Brown and ultimately led to Marvin being offered the job.
