mead107 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Just Good to have someone that is up and coming and not been fired by some other team,.I will give him a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I see this as further confirmation nix is on his way out. Marrone is not his kind of guy ... Relatively young, not southern, not from SEC, no chargers connection, no history with nix. Just don't see the two of them fitting. Ummm....I seem to have read in his bio he coached at Georgia Tech....the curse of Chan returns. I like this pick...excited about Draft and staff he assembles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 With Marrone we have no OC or DC. Is this for serious? He wasn't a play calling OC for the Saints. I never even thought this was a possibility. I'm shocked Like that's a bad thing that he won't be calling the plays The guy was just hired 4 hours ago and you're complaining that he doesn't hv an OC or DC...unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 The announcement of Marrone came at a strange time. Were they trying to beat the NHL announcement headlines or did they want this unpopular decision to get mixed in there with the good news from the NHL? Or it was announced when the deal got done. What the hell are you trying to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRT88 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Wow, way to hit a homerun Russell! yet another huge letdown from our wonderful leadership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob16151 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 How do you know he doesnt hv any pro coaching contacts? Seriously where do ppl come up with stuff like this To back you up, he has some from the Saints,and some from the early ott jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 BOHICA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 For the record I like this move. He is a young up and coming coach and not another retread If anything it's a different direction then we've been through before and he has NFL experience on Payton's staff which has been a good offense in the NFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 more of my early morning dis-jointed thoughts... being an SU fan and speaking on behalf of SU fans...Marrone was a GREAT hire for Syracuse 4 years ago...coming off the Robinson era, here comes a former SU player coming back home to re-build the team. He had the overwhelming support of the entire SU fan base(perhaps a bit of a stretch), but being that he was a home-grown guy he was also given a lot of wiggle room. I would equate this to the Bills if we had hired Frank Reich as our Head Coach(or Marv Levy as GM)...a real feel good situation, for the bills only, and would probably get the same support and lee-way as marrone got in Syracuse. I love Marrone as a coach and what he did for SU and wish he stayed at SU. But being a Bills fan, he will have my utmost support in leading this team. GO BILLS! GO COACH MARRONE! and GO SU!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 The announcement of Marrone came at a strange time. Were they trying to beat the NHL announcement headlines or did they want this unpopular decision to get mixed in there with the good news from the NHL? Jumping a little ahead of yourself there. There has been no "announcement" -- none I've seen. These things leak once they get done. Gotta love the conspiracy theorists...smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlamnSam Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Dam sure doesnt shock me. Did anyone think Buffalo would really hire a coach? Yep college coach from podunk, lil better than .500, man we are gonna kick some butt with this awesome move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarBills Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 The discussion seems to be folks familiar with Syracuse football vs those not. I am familiar with Syracuse and Doug Marrone turned this program around. Before Marrone, SU football was putrid for years. Look at their record yourself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_football They could barely beat schools like UB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Like that's a bad thing that he won't be calling the plays The guy was just hired 4 hours ago and you're complaining that he doesn't hv an OC or DC...unbelievable Use your brain. I'm complaining that he has no credibility. They wouldn't even trust him to call plays as OC in New Orleans. Meanwhile someone like Lovie is a defensive genius and it would be easy to find a good OC to pair with him. Marrone is a nobody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 ... ... Damn, it's entirely too early to start drinking. Seriously? This isn't just because I wanted Lovie. I'm not a big fan of the idea of recruiting a college head coach but if we were going to do it, we could have tried getting someone with a slightly more productive program. Please, someone give me hope for how we're going to get a fix for our QB spot, creatively use our run game and bolster a talented yet underperforming defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 OK, but did you see my link early in this thread? There would seem to be a strong Brandon/Marrone connection. I did not, but why is that a bad thing? Russ is highly regarded by most people other than actual Bills fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) Convincing teenagers to come to Syracuse is one thing. Running an NFL team is another. Of which he has no experience. And you guys are excited? I'm shocked. This guy isn't an offensive OR defensive genius. Unless they have a top notch OC and DC to announce as coming too then we are screwed There was a piece about a year ago that talked about how the most important part of being a head coach was not the X's and O's part of it, but the management part of it. Delegating responsiblity to others, holding them accountable and taking care of daily management aspects of the team. It would seem Marrone excels at this type of stuff, so I am excited about that. It talked about this was the main reason many very good OC's and DC's are not good head coaches... Edited January 6, 2013 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Or it was announced when the deal got done. What the hell are you trying to say? The deal isn't done yet. It was leaked at an opportune time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammered a Lot Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 "Bills President and CEO Russ Brandon, an East Syracuse native, serves on the Syracuse University Sports Management Advisory Board, and has a measure of familiarity with Marrone." http://www.buffalobi...c3-7d95b2e98331 So, was this a marketing move, or one of cronyism? I don't know, but as a Bills Fan I will rally behind him and hope that he is up to the task. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tito1 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Not feeling really any emotion about this, which is probably a problem. I was hoping to get "wow'ed" but just don't get it. Guess ill wait until April for the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I had thought that Marrone could be a serious dark horse candidate for Bills job. I hope he puts together a quality staff. WGR 55 reports that he and Fitz have the same agent. I hate that aspect of this hire . I simply do not want Fitz to return as QB. We cannnot win with hima at QB and he will not want to be a backup. This could contaminate what appears to be a forward thinking hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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