Cooley believes Marvin will retire at the end of the season

[Benton]

When I look for real inside knowledge of the Bengals, I turn to a former player who has no known connection to the organization and cites an unnamed source on his little known (outside of another market's fan base) talk show. Not beat reporters who talk with staff on a daily basis. Not former coaches for the team. Not current players who can't help but post everything they do on social media.



Seriously, if Marvin was cleaning out his office, do you guys think Cincy media wouldn't have reported it? Former players like Chad Johnson wouldn't have caught wind from old teammates and already let the cat out? People are hearing what they want to hear.

As was said in the other Cooley thread, it makes no sense for Marvin to retire when he can get paid millions to just show up next year and — most likely — finish with a winning season. That would have been like Ben Affleck retiring after Daredevil when he knows if he hangs out long enough, Matt Damon would get him another decent gig. Damon did, Affleck didn't have to start doing television sitcoms; likewise, a healthy Bengals and decent coaching staff will bail Marvin out in 2017 so he doesn't have to go coach in college.