T-Bomb Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 If Doug Marrone had stayed on as HC, I feel Whaley would have gotten the axe much sooner. It begs the question on whether or not the Bills would be in a better place if Doug decided to stay. We could have avoided the Rex Ryan debacle completely! Schwartz would likely still be the DC as it seems he's no longer in real consideration for HC's positions in this league, that in itself puts the Bills D in a much better position the last few years. The Bills really look like a franchise that doesn't belong in this league, both Mularkey & Marrone quitting NFL HC positions, who does that? What a disgrace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Yes. Doug Marrone is the best Head Coach we have had since Wade. Arse of a man, no doubt, but I honestly feel like if he had stayed in 2015 we'd have made the playoffs. They were on a sensible plan, they had a great defense..... the wild spending spree of Rex and Doug in the 2015 offseason was where this thing began to fall apart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBean Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 No doubt. Say what you want but the guy has this team on the right path. What a Billsy move with that opt out in his contract. Makes me sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Of course they would. I've been telling you this for 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Arnold Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 hour ago, T-Bomb said: If Doug Marrone had stayed on as HC, I feel Whaley would have gotten the axe much sooner. It begs the question on whether or not the Bills would be in a better place if Doug decided to stay. We could have avoided the Rex Ryan debacle completely! Schwartz would likely still be the DC as it seems he's no longer in real consideration for HC's positions in this league, that in itself puts the Bills D in a much better position the last few years. The Bills really look like a franchise that doesn't belong in this league, both Mularkey & Marrone quitting NFL HC positions, who does that? What a disgrace... No. The offense would have continued to suck (worse than we saw under Roman/Lynn in 2015 and 2016) and the defense would have depreciated due to aging personnel (see Williams, Mario). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Yes they would be better and probably would have made the playoffs. However with Marrone's relationship with the front office/GM and his crustiness, there was no way any that they could live with each other. Pegula would have had to step in and fire somebody eventually. You cannot thrive with that level of dysfunction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) As much as I hate to admit it history shows that Marrone was on the right side about many things. He was against drafting and starting EJ Manuel and the kings ransom paid for Sammy. The front office gave him nothing to work with at QB in either of his years. What he and Hackett were able to do pulling Orton off the bleachers at the last second in 2014 was in retrospect respectable if not admirable. Edited December 5, 2017 by Charles Romes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 They certainly would have been. Marrone was much better than the other coaches we’ve had. He was just an a-hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Schwartz top 5 defense vs rex bottom 5 defense ? yep, better off short term if marrone stayed.... long term , russ and whaley still in power......not so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwick Bay Chad Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Stop already. This discussion is so old and not worth it. Would we be better off if we hired Bellieck and drafted Brady? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan2313 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gun Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 LMAO.. No it wouldn't have gotten any better. We still lack a QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxxxxx Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 The effect of the change could have been mitigated if Schwartz had stayed. Getting rid of the coordinator who turned Dareus around was the dumbest thing that this franchise has done in the last few years, and we all saw what happened after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Doug was great with the O-line and was a offensive minded HC. I think he was good at developing QB talent also. He seems to have that it factor when you look at him as a HC. I guess the real reason I liked him is because I prefer a offensive minded HC and he was good with the O-Line and QB positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 3 hours ago, T-Bomb said: If Doug Marrone had stayed on as HC, I feel Whaley would have gotten the axe much sooner. It begs the question on whether or not the Bills would be in a better place if Doug decided to stay. We could have avoided the Rex Ryan debacle completely! Schwartz would likely still be the DC as it seems he's no longer in real consideration for HC's positions in this league, that in itself puts the Bills D in a much better position the last few years. The Bills really look like a franchise that doesn't belong in this league, both Mularkey & Marrone quitting NFL HC positions, who does that? What a disgrace... If he fired Hacket, yes. Schwartz staying would have clearly been the linchpin to our success providing we got a real OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 minute ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: Doug was great with the O-line and was a offensive minded HC. I think he was good at developing QB talent also. He seems to have that it factor when you look at him as a HC. I guess the real reason I liked him is because I prefer a offensive minded HC and he was good with the O-Line and QB positions. so you liked our offense under Marone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Right now we have two defensive coaches and our OC who I would rank in the 25 to 32 range is killing the offense. I think if you have a defensive minded HC you need to find yourself a top 15 OC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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