Marrone's staff always had a solid gameplan. It wasn't always properly executed, but the team competed every week. We went to Denver as huge underdogs, and if not for Orton mailing in his performance, would have won. Even if the players didn't love him, the effort was there for position coaches. He almost beat KC with Jeff Tuel at quarterback. Yes, we didn't make the playoffs, and lost in Oakland, but it wasn't like the team was unprepared, as they looked the first 6 quarters this year. Hackett has grown into a solid OC as well. Seems like he just needed time to adjust to the NFL. I hated when Marrone quit, and wish they'd have kept him over Whaley.