I ridiculed Mularkey for quitting at the time, but in retrospect he was right on the money with his primary reason for leaving. The organization being put together wasn't going to give him a chance to be successful and it was better to nip it in the bud and walk away and start over at the bottom of the ladder somewhere else. Mularkey is back in the saddle and doing a good job as a OC in Atlanta. Meanwhile the Bills continue to tread water and fritter away. As a Bills fan, I would've much rather that Mularkey had gone out in a blaze of glory by getting fired for trying to impose his will on the organization and drag it kicking and screaming towards success, but he clearly recognized the situation and came to the conclusion he wouldn't be able to succeed. He's no Rod Marinelli, but he had his reasons.