I seriously doubt it. I think the powerplay he pulled, even if he had legitimate concerns, was really crude. He doesn't have the NFL resume of a Bill Parcells nor the college resume of an Urban Myer or Nick Saban. I'm not even sure he's gonna get an asst. coaching job in the NFL. Word spreads real fast. I think Marrone and Jimmy Sexton really miscalculated. They got the interest from the Jets/Woody right -- but missed the coming backlash from the NY media.
You might be right. Certainly in the immediate future. Its a shame for him, the media backlash was exclusively NY Daily News ( Mehta). And the reason has come out. Marrone had become friends with NY Post writers when he was a OL coach for NYJ in past. NYDN was worried they would be shut out in future by NYJ HC. So they character assassinated Marrone.
I argued against his hiring from the beginning ....he was at best an average coach....who benefitted from outstanding defensive coaching by Jim Schwartz ...Marrone is supposed to be an offensive guy ...Orton or not the offense was terrible...often criticized for predictable playcalling and underutilization of their best weapon..Watkins....he is also thinned skinned to the extreme...ironically his best coaching effort came against another overrated coach ..Rex Ryan...
He had a clause in his contract that allowed him an out if they changed ownership. He wasn't comfortable with the organization and he chose to use it. How is that in any way a power play? Bills fans are butthurt he left. Jets fans are butthurt because it left the job open for Rex. He'll get another job. 9-7 with that Bills team will tempt a team to go for him.
Maybe. The next time I have the opportunity to pocket $4 mill to not work, I'll get back to you about the repercussions.
Exactly. What would be crude about his decision? What "word" is spreading fast about him? Why does this thread exist?
agreed with most, but jets fans being butthurt because rex went to buffalo? no, if anything jets,pats and phin fans should be happy
The problem for Marrone is not having an ironclad gig already lined up. Folks were talking about the $4 mill windfall as being a brilliant move, but it's only a windfall if he has another job and doubles up his salary. If he doesn't get a head coaching job now, he makes his $4 mill (which he was going to make anyway) and whatever he can make on the side until another head coaching gig comes up NEXT year. Sitting on his ass for a year and collecting $4 mill is nice but I don't think that was his plan. His plan was to make $8 mill this year for doing one job while getting paid for two. He really can't become a coordinator again, that's a bad lateral move, and he can't go back to college because he can't be trusted to stay once an NFL team comes calling- like when he bailed on my alma mater. And he can't go into TV/radio because the guy has a personality like a used tampon. He doesn't have the resume to sit on the sidelines for a year and cherry pick the next great NFL HC job. Major fuck up. He deserves everything he gets. Cock. _
It could be another example of NFL blackballing. There could be some anti-Marrone sentiment about that clause in his contract and him exercising it. It could be the NFL's way of telling coaches, etc to not add these kinds of clauses in contracts. Kind of the fear factor. Or maybe other teams were scared off because of possible tampering charges by the Bills. Or the negative stories which reportedly changed Woody's mind on Marrone. As we know he was being advised by Casserly and Wolf who know the inner workings and and thought processes going on in NFL circles. But probably it's just not being in the right place at the right time. He might have to either take an assistant's job or sit out a year. Or go back to NCAAF.
Supposedly they offered another 2 yrs, at 4mill per. So he could had a 4yr/ 16mill contract he turned down to take the 4mill for doing nothing with the plan to find another job
No one's really clear on that. One of the key stories in a Buff newspaper I read said he only asked for the 2 year extension for him and his assistants (with no raise) and with only 2 years left on his deal and was turned down by the Pegulas. In other words the new ownership would not give him a vote of confidence and a complete 4 years under them to succeed. If no extension he would have gone into 2016 as a lame duck. He was obviously concerned about his career and chances for success with the Bills.
With the amount of mediocre coaches there are out there I think he eventually gets another shot. But it will take a strong owner who can control him on a owner-friendly contract. Owners talk , and Pegula has probably buried this guy to the league. I think he goes back to college for a couple years until what he did blows over a little.
I don't know anybody that is butthurt that he left. Numerous reports have came out that the players liked Hackett because he was an"all or nothing" guy. However that's not what the playcalling showed which has led to believe Marrone controlled the playcalling which was absolutely pathetic. Fred Jackson even hinted at this. Combine that with his sad game managing, I don't see how anyone can say he was a good coach. He never got the Mike Williams situation under control basically wasting us a draft pick and redzone target. 9-7 with "THAT" Bills team, what does that mean? lol...We went 9-7 despite Marrone not because of him. With a proper coaching staff we could have easily been a 12 team win last year.
Yup. This was after he found out Kubiak had an interview with them the day before. He assumed Kubiak would get the job (which I'm sure he will). So even in interview situations he decides to punt.
I'm telling you man - that's a very tough spot to coach right now with the Peyton situation. It's probably part of the reason Fox walked.
What college team is he going to? Not going to go to a big time program and lesser programs will be skittish because of how he bailed on his OWN school. What mid-major would be comfortable hiring him knowing he's going to try to leave in a year or two for the NFL? He had a short-termed windfall that but he'll probably end up losing money in the long run (opportunity cost, not "lose" money). _
Denver has to be the most unattractive job available in a long time. There's so many unknowns. Is Peyton Manning done? Are you taking over a Peyton led team? If so, for how much longer? If he stays, is his arm shot like many believe? Is his injury and age catching up to him? If Manning leaves, do guys like Thomas and Sanders stay? Why would they? Why wouldn't they test the market? It's a scary scary situation. Things are looking very bad in Denver
I was thinking of a very small college program. One will eventually hire him cause of the name and publicity.
