Volbrando
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Imagine you are the CEO of a tech business and you're looking to hire someone to lead one of your divisions. Would you be interested in someone who had 5 years of experience at Twitter and 2 years at Facebook even if that person didn't perform well enough at those companies to climb the professional ladder? That's kind of how I view Marrone. He didn't kill it in the NFL but he undoubtedly learned a lot through his experience there and developed some valuable relationships. And he's had some bright spots... including winning his division in 2017. I don't know why the Jaguars went 1-15 this year because I don't watch the NFL but he's never had a season like this one in his 11 years as a HC so I wouldn't read much into it.Someone out there PLEASE explain the fascination with Marrone! I do not understand it in the least. The dude has sucked in the NFL and was 25-25 at Syracuse, where is the love coming from?! This guy would be a complete disaster.
I appreciate the information. I would agree, after a little more investigation, that "complete disaster" was an overstatement. I do, however, believe he is not, nor should not, be the replacement for Pruitt.The fascination is that his name has been floated and he was a candidate previously.
Lots of guys "suck" in the NFL. Saban and Spurrier sucked in the NFL. Sherman was good in the NFL... and sucked at TAM.
The failure with Jones is that few looked at the numbers behind the numbers. His record at Cincy was distorted because he played so many bad teams and good programs in down years. He was 4-8 at Cincy in the only year when most of his opponents finished with winning records.
The same goes for Marrone at Syracuse. He took over an absolutely awful program. They were 10-37 in the 4 years prior to him taking over. They were 17-31 in the 4 years after him. During that 12 year span they had 3 winning seasons... his second and 4th seasons plus the year after he left. Looking at program trajectory his team was 8-5 in his last season at Syracuse.... his team went from losing and frequently being uncompetitive to being competitive in every game they played even when badly overmatched from a talent standpoint.
In his 4 years, a train wreck of a program lost 3 games to non-bowl qualifiers.
I'm NOT saying he's my pick or even a good pick. I am saying that he likely would not be a "complete disaster" and that there are things that make him a "good", not great, candidate.
Also... his time in those two particular NFL franchises could uniquely prepare him for a dysfunctional football program and athletic department.
One significant note. In the two years prior to his arrival, Syracuse scored 16.4 ppg and 18.1 ppg. In his last year, they scored 30 ppg. If Pruitt were making that kind of progress we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Someone out there PLEASE explain the fascination with Marrone! I do not understand it in the least. The dude has sucked in the NFL and was 25-25 at Syracuse, where is the love coming from?! This guy would be a complete disaster.
Yes they all coached some of these top recruits grandads back in the day with Fulmer!! Add the new S&C assistant to the list of former Fulmer people!SIAP...been thinking about all the rumors out there. I've heard the idea of all of this being pre-orchestrated, but putting everything together based on rumors and innuendo, what do you think about this happening?
HC- Marrone
DC- Steele
OC- Chaney
Is there any history with the 3 of them?
Imagine you are the CEO of a tech business and you're looking to hire someone to lead one of your divisions. Would you be interested in someone who had 5 years of experience at Twitter and 2 years at Facebook even if that person didn't perform well enough at those companies to climb the professional ladder? That's kind of how I view Marrone. He didn't kill it in the NFL but he undoubtedly learned a lot through his experience there and developed some valuable relationships. And he's had some bright spots... including winning his division in 2017. I don't know why the Jaguars went 1-15 this year because I don't watch the NFL but he's never had a season like this one in his 11 years as a HC so I wouldn't read much into it.
As for Syracuse, they've only had 3 seasons in the past 20 years where they've won at least 8 games and Marrone was the HC for 2 of them... it's an incredibly tough place to win. A win percentage of .500 there ain't bad.
I'm not for or against hiring him but I can see where some people like the idea.
I think it'll bring around the same or slightly better results compared to what we have now. Until the administration grows a set and hires a winner, it'll be the same old "3 years to get his guys" trial and error BS that we've seen for a decade now. Tennessee will not win again unless it coughs up the dough for a winner.SIAP...been thinking about all the rumors out there. I've heard the idea of all of this being pre-orchestrated, but putting everything together based on rumors and innuendo, what do you think about this happening?
HC- Marrone
DC- Steele
OC- Chaney
Is there any history with the 3 of them?