12-01-2020, 03:49 PM
(11-30-2020, 10:25 PM)PDub80 Wrote: That's a fluff piece. There was recent interview/article (Nov 17th) in the Athletic by Dan Pompei about Marvin and he talked about what happened.
Mike sat him down and told him it was over. Marvin would have wanted to keep coaching the Bengals. He STILL wants to keep coaching and get back into the NFL. Marvin just hated all of the other stuff that went with being the head coach of the Bengals. The stuff not about football he was responsible for.
The idea that Marvin left "mutually" was put to bed by Marvin himself. Not the case. Mike Brown just let him ride it out so he didn't technically "get fired" because they were friends.
So, Marvin has said different things over time. At the press conference, he said:
'Mike and I both decided it’s time. I think it’s a tough moment for both of us, but we both realized.'
Then, a few months later on Sirius XM, he talked about the burn out factor and needing a change.
Now, he's saying the decision was basically Mike's, and he didn't 'volunteer' to leave.
