(06-05-2017, 11:25 AM)TheAll22 Wrote: Well, this comment is purely one that sounds good and soothes a particular chord with fans. I'm actually concerned with some of the things Marrone says. Specifically the fact hat he continually seems out of the loop on players and says "I don't know" about 15 times an interview. He throws out many "old school" cliches and snip-its that sound tough and disciplined which are words fans like to hear but until it's installed all of it is just talk. You can't create a disciplined atmosphere by sounding off some nonsense like "this isn't a practice" this makes it sound like a limitation for him already. As a Coach he needs to find was to make use of OTA's and not just expect to really start coaching on Training Camp. I hope he realizes his job has already started. V

I'll try to find the presser in which he directly explains his position on your concerns here. But here's the crux of it:

The "I don't know stuff" he clearly explained as not being willing to prematurely evaluate players or position groups before pads come on. This is more of a message to his players than it is to you or me. They have to earn it every day of the offseason. 

Considering the comments from vets like Campbell, Jackson and Telvin, the players are not coming away from these OTAs feeling like "this isn't practice."  Marrone is just driving home a point to reporters who keep asking questions about position group depth charts and starters etc. that real evaluation of their abilities begins in earnest when the pads come on. Right now he's getting them in football shape and acclimating them to the system. He's also expressing his displeasure with the limitations of the current CBA regarding padded contact work. 

It almost feels like you're looking for something to hate on here.


here's one of the pressers he addresses this stuff in - start at 3:20 :
http://www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/vid...b833e15b70

There's another one I can't find in which he relates an instance from a prior team when they began to install plays bases on players standing out in OTAs only to find out that those players performed much differently when pads came on. They then felt they'd wasted time working on those plays prematurely. He clearly has a clear outline of what he wants to get done in May/June.

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