The Beautiful East Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 I wonder what quality coordinators Doug freaking Marrone is gonna draw. Well, as has been mentioned, if he could bring his DC Shafer from SU it'd be a pretty nice start. I take it you're not familiar with him.
26CornerBlitz Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Marrone a good choice to rebuild the Buffalo Bills
LGB Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Looks like it might be true after all. http://www.nfl.com/n...address-offense ...this is starting to look like Chip Kelly and the Browns - nothing official yet.
SUNTANBILLSFAN Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 This is the first Bills hire in a long time (Gregg Williams?) who was hired while his career was on an upward trajectory. By all accounts this is a rising star who was gonna get a HC job very soon. By contrast, Lovie and Wiz had worn out their welcomes, just as Gailey, Jauron and Mularkey had done before the Bills hired them. (People don't remember it, but Mularkey was constantly besieged in Pittsburgh for running a gimmicky offense; Jauron was hated in Chicago for embodying mediocrity). This was the right hire to energize the fanbase. Unfortunately, this hire (and this thread, in particular) is going to be a lightening rod for mouthbreathing idiot zombies (i.e., your typical sports radio caller) until Marrone actually starts to show progress. Didn't Lovie go 10-6 this year We haven't seen 10-6 in like what a decade my kids are 11 and 7 and never have seen a winning bills team period! guess that trend continues.......
K D Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Whats with all the negativity. Do you all have a crystal ball that can see into the future. Lets see who he hires for his staff first and play a few games before you make any assumptions that he is going to be a bad coach. I for one is going to be cautiously optimistic about this hire because he could turn out to be a good coach but who knows I am not not very good at seeing into the future as the rest of you guys think you are. Are you sure you are a Bills fan? We have seen it all before. Too many years of losing has made us pessimistic, and rightfully so. This hiring has #SameOldBills written all over it
jester43 Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 i like the hire. i think we're going to be happy about this in a few years.
setter55 Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 I like the choice. Marrone's a coach with NFL and college experience. He's had success at just about every stop. His offenses have been solid. He's shown the ability to develop a quarterback. He's demonstrated a willingness to adjust his offensive philosophy to suit personnel and conditions. Anybody else notice how well ground and pound worked in the Yankee Stadium snow? This was a dome team, folks, a dome team that had been a pass-first offense. Throw in the facts that his defenses have been competent and that he's never been fired. I'm optimistic.
The Beautiful East Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Are you sure you are a Bills fan? We have seen it all before. Too many years of losing has made us pessimistic, and rightfully so. This hiring has #SameOldBills written all over it Can't be a real Bills fan without being on the verge of misanthropy, right?
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 This is another LOSER hire on the cheap. The guy was .500 at Syracuse 25-25. He broke even in college!!! How low are the standards around here that people are trying to convince themselves and others that this is a good hire? Here's his record at 'cuse: Syracuse Orange (Big East Conference) (2009–present) 2009 Syracuse 4–8 1–6 T–7th 2010 Syracuse 8–5 4–3 4th W Pinstripe 2011 Syracuse 5–7 1–6 T–7th 2012 Syracuse 8–5 5–2 T–1st W Pinstripe Syracuse: 25–25 11–17 Total: 25–25 Last year he was 5-7. This year 8-5 and a trip to the Pinstripe Bowl. WOO HOO!!! Book your playoff tickets now. Just another 3-4 year losing experiment! The Bills will not move out of the basement with another hire on the cheap!!!
87168 Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 ...this is starting to look like Chip Kelly and the Browns - nothing official yet. It's official.
Pondslider Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Are you sure you are a Bills fan? We have seen it all before. Too many years of losing has made us pessimistic, and rightfully so. This hiring has #SameOldBills written all over it Same old Bills like all those other first time NFL coaches that they've pulled from college?
Casey D Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Didn't Lovie go 10-6 this year We haven't seen 10-6 in like what a decade my kids are 11 and 7 and never have seen a winning bills team period! guess that trend continues....... I liked the idea of Smith. And 10-6 sounds great to me. But I think that's the ceiling. A likely return to repectability-- Smith was great. A Super Bowl win-- I like the chance more with Marrone. So I guess we might be shooting for the moon, but that seems reasonable. It's more of a gamble, but seems like a good gamble to me.
Hammered a Lot Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Schopp is a buffoon I wonder if jeremyalwaysright is a cuse grad the way he is defending Dougie on gr this morning.
stinky finger Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 good, bad or otherwise...it definately doesn't have that "here we go again" feel to it. This. I'm on board. Let's give the man a shot.
filthymcnasty08 Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 I feel that this is a very painful step that we all have to take as we pass through the birth canal and leave loserville. I didn't think this would be our move......but I am ready for something COMPLETELY different.
Coach Tuesday Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Marrone a good choice to rebuild the Buffalo Bills That Pitoniak article reads a lot like the John Adams post early in this thread - Scott, have you outed yourself?
setter55 Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 10W-37L to 25W-25L, with two bowl wins and a 1st place tie in the BE this year. I'm good with that.
K D Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Same old Bills like all those other first time NFL coaches that they've pulled from college? No as in going for the uninspiring no-name guy they can get on the cheap. And I wouldn't be bragging about first time NFL coaches from college. Besides Harbaugh (who was a great NFL qb for years and had credibility coming from a great coaching family) name another first time coach from the college ranks that has done well in the NFL.
nucci Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Are you sure you are a Bills fan? We have seen it all before. Too many years of losing has made us pessimistic, and rightfully so. This hiring has #SameOldBills written all over it What would Lovie or Whisenhunt hirings have been?
jimmy10 Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 We would have hated any coach. Lovie, Whis...retreads. Kelly...no NFL experience. Gotta say I'm stunned by Marrone. Maybe it says something that they went for the younger unknown instead of one of the retreads/known mediocres. Or maybe it's all a regional marketing ploy. But it's an interesting move, for sure. When's the last time we had a HC younger than 50? Mularkey probably?
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