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Sounds exactly like the kind of guy the Bills look for

you mean sounds like every coach in the NFL.

 

It's league wide thing. There is strategy to it. It's called field position. But I think if you trust your D to get you the ball right back why not trust them to stop the other team on a short field.

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Having faith in your defense to stop the other team's offence? Can you blame Marrone for this? We were legit nasty this year. Hopefully next years D will be just as good.

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you mean sounds like every coach in the NFL.

 

It's league wide thing. There is strategy to it. It's called field position. But I think if you trust your D to get you the ball right back why not trust them to stop the other team on a short field.

 

YE OLE concurs, my good friend! The worst part of the field position battle that seems to get guys like Marrone so jazzed is how little is gained. The fact is every time he elects to punt around the opponents 40 yard line we end up with a touchback OR Schmidt's latest trick is pooching it down there to force a fair catch right around the 18-19 yard line. Who cares about that? If we actually got the opposition pinned down down around their own goal line I could see the benefit. The problem is it's a lot higher percentage that you pick up 4th and 1 than down a punt inside the 5.

 

It kind of gets back to Marrone punting down 2 scores late in the game. Better chance of getting a first down there than recovering an onside kick.

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Culture matters. Harbaugh's culture apparently creates unrest in the building and it finally has shown on the field. His personality is toxic. Might work in college where the players can't be around him as much. But not in the NFL.

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He had one of the most talented rosters in the NFL. They were loaded everywhere.

 

I mean prior to this year. Hard to argue his success in college and pros, but I still don't like him.

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