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Wow, I read this little nugget and it reaffirmed my joy that tomato-head is gone "Watkins was given the football on just four screens ALL SEASON in Buffalo. "

It's likely Marrone had a power play in mind at some point during the season. In light of that, what do you think he would have done differently had he been an actual coach looking to develop young talent for the future? Specifically I'm thinking about: 1- Healthy scratches for Goodwin, Koundijo, Bryce Brown and Wiliams 2- Stubbornly refusing to try Koundijo at G 3- Not playing EJ in a meaningless finale to see if he had progressed The idea with this thread is not to bash Marrone yet again, it's to see if you guys think the above players actually have more talent than indicated by the coach's lack of confidence in them. What do you think?

Yes, making 2.1M per year through this year... Add that to the 5.4M buyout he gets from Kansas after that firing and he's making millions to do nothing for the next couple of years.

Even if you think he's a decent HC, Marrone showed his true colors with the classless way he left: burning bridges and badmouthing the team to Polian. If you were a team owner, would you want to hire someone who is likely to try and blow things up when he leaves? Note to NFL owners, learn from a basic relationship premise: "if she left him to be with you, she'll leave you for the next guy."

+1. Utah please explain why a player who has reason to dislike a coach would then follow him?

Want a banner for that crusade?

Your response has nothing to do with your own topic question. Thread hijacked on post 3!

Gutted to hear this

Schwartz, unless he agrees to stay on as DC for Bevell.

Did you even read the facts about the restructure before posting this? The deal only saves NE some cash flow and actually counts more against the cap.

This made me sad once I realized it wasn't a joke...

Agreed. I think he stayed through that draft with the sole purpose of being the fall-guy should EJ fail

I don't remember, but I straight up hate him as of today.

Are you TRYING to start the year off with the worst post of 2015? It's ambitious, but I think you've legitimately got a shot!

There is literally nothing that will stop you from being a Marrone/Hackett apoligist. It's disgusting. Go start a tomato-face fanzine

Exactly. The FO was screwed either way if he played. If he wins- why was he sitting all year, he beat the Pats; if he loses - There is no hope at the QB position. Now they can try and sell us the line that he improved so much sitting under Orton that he is destined for greatness... if they can't sign or draft anyone else.

Myopic would be your choice to berate the OP for asking a legitimate question. Perhaps he was looking for an answer rather than a diss on his question. THIS. I find it worrisome that the coaching staff made our 2nd rounder sit on the bench and gain zero game experience all year.

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Hughes (noooo!) Spikes and Spiller

Could we PLEASE add Chris Williams to that list?

I noticed Sammy falls down untouched a lot too. Anyone have any idea as to why?

If we get blown out, does that prompt changes on the coaching staff that otherwise would not have happened? Marone's starting Orton makes it feel like he thinks he's coaching for his job.

Yes fair. But asking for perspective on a message board may be wishful thinking!

Richardson played poorly. He is not good but he is a rookie. You should expect your picks in rounds 1-3 to start or factor heavily in a rotation. The fact the we spent a 2nd rd pick on a guy who is consistently a healthy scratch and can't even get on the active roster as a backup means he's awful. We have the worst starting Guards in the league, you mean to tell me our second rounder can't outperform these scrubs in practice? Cause if he can't, then yes he sucks.

Usually by now I've put a bunch of time in looking through college prospects and trying to get excited about the upcoming year. I have not looked at a single thing this year. Barring a shakeup in the FO or coaching staff, I probably will skip the draft and offseason stuff for the first time ever. This coaching staff is incompetent and Cujo as our 2nd rd bust pick just shows me how poor our talent evaluation is.