H2o Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I wonder what Whaley thinks of all of this considering he is the GM in waiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveinElma Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 People (Specifically Mike Schopp) ripped the Bills when they hired Jauron and Gailey because nobody else was interviewing them to be their coach. This guy was interviewed (or scheduled to do so) by at least Buffalo, Cleveland, Philly, and San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 21 years of coaching experience: experienced coach check  7 years nfl experience: nfl contacts check  Turnaround of a woe be gone program check  Affinity for upstate ny: check  Not a retread/proven failure check   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo poonani Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) Ugh! This just screams Russ Brandon and marketing. "Hey we maybe able to increase our regionalization efforts with this hire." Â Then there is the Ralph methodology: "Well I don't really know these other guys. I better pick the one I do know." Â Seriously, wha the f@!k is it with losers! I hate this f$ cking team! I hate the pick. Same old Bills. Edited January 6, 2013 by voodoo poonani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 It may not be applicable to your life experience, most well-adjusted adults can get along well with somebody not the same age, not from a similar geographic region, and do not have the same employers listed on their resume'. Â While it's doubtful Nix will be around in a few year's time, the Marrone hiring is by no means confirmation of it. Â lol --- love it when the "6 pack" is put in his place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I wonder what Whaley thinks of all of this considering he is the GM in waiting? Because he is the GM in waiting I'd have to figure he was completely on board with the decision. Assuming it's true that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 For those interested in his Jets years as o-line coach under Herman Edwards (2001-2005), the jets made the playoffs three times in the first four years and won their opening round twice. From 2001-2004, they gave up 19, 31, 32, and 31 sacks each year (an average of 28), which is very good. As for rushing yards, the Jets were 4th in 2001, 22nd in 2002, 25th in 2003, and 3rd in 2004. Â The stats from 2005 are terrible across the board, but I put almost no stock in them because of the QB situation -- the hapless Brooks Bollinger started over half the games because of a shoulder injury to Pennington early on and the stark decline in 42 year-old Vinnie T's ability to play at an NFL level. Â PS - In his three years with the Saints, they finished 1st, 4th, and 1st in offense. They also gave up 23, 16, and 13 sacks (averaging 17 per season). The larger takeaway is that he coached for a pretty successful rush-heavy team (the Jets) and a dominant passing team (the Saints). So he's had experience with both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Meh... don't really care though. Everyone in the front office & coaching staff will be gone whenever the new ownership finally takes over, he'll be easy to dump. I give him a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 the good news is that theres nothing derogatory you can make out of the name marrone  Oh yeah? Moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted January 6, 2013 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondslider Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Ugh! This just screams Russ Brandon and marketing. "Hey we maybe able to increase our regionalization efforts with this hire." Â Then there is the Ralph methodology: "Well I don't really know these other guys. I better pick the one I do know." Â Seriously, wha t the! !!!! Â I agree. Â wha t the! !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGB Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Not a done deal yet. That's what Howie Simon said on GR this morning I would think Russell is watching the reaction on " The Stadium Wall" before confirming the possible hire. Â Who are the "league sources" that leak this information anyway? Now you have this news item that the Bills have a new coach - BUT not really? Â So it could be they agreed in principal and now it is up to the details like money and control - which likely won't be much coming from the Bills and could blow this thing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Â Â You believe everything on the internet?...yes, it wouldn't be on the internet if it wasn't true, and where did you hear that? the internet.....Bon Jour!!! No but I believe Adam Schefter when he says its a done deal and then NFL.com says the same thing. You guys are just waking up now. At 5:30 am the news was flying around and we didn't know what to believe but when these sources reported it then yes I believed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 What if it isn't true, and Jason tweeted it in error. Chris Brown doesn't seem to know anything about it yet, and The Bills have issued zero as far as statements go. Â 2 weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Based upon some reading this am, this looks like a good hire. He's had success wherever he's been, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) Looks like it might be true after all. Â http://www.nfl.com/n...address-offense Edited January 6, 2013 by CodeMonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldstorage5 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 As a down state guy that played and coached football in the PSAL. Doug is a good man, a true New Yorker. Played FB in NYC, Coached all over NY. Has NFL experience and not another retread. Im proud the a NYC kid like myself is coaching the team I love. Coaching wise he is well respected, He has climbed the ladder to the top. Hopefully the Bills will continue to add more talent so Doug and his new staff can build a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I did not, but why is that a bad thing? Russ is highly regarded by most people other than actual Bills fans. Â Highly regarded as a businessman. Â http://www.buffalobi...c3-7d95b2e98331 Â Evidence would point to this being a Brandon decision. And it could work, but what does this tell us about who is calling the shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gun Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Don't know how he will do with the Bills but he turned a horrific downtrodden Syracuse into a 2 time bowl winner in his brief time as coach. When Greg Robinson left, Syracuse was absolutely horrible, void of any talent, it was bad. Marrone made them respectable immediately. I think the guy will do ok with the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBUffalo Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I was considering putting out an intricate post about how I really like the hire even if he wasn't my number one choice... but it wouldn't get read at this point in the thread ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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