I was someone who wanted to keep Marrone last year once Gus got fired. I thought he got a bad rep from the Buffalo fiasco. It looks shady on his part, yes..buuuut, his first year for Buffalo was good. He wanted control over his roster and moves but there was a huge power struggle between him and the front office and they started taking things out of his hands. Can't blame a guy who was unhappy with his situation that took advantage of a crazy million dollar payout if he left. He instills a great no BS mindset here with Coughlin. Gud was more rah rah and less Xs and Os. People say ,"It's Jimmies and Jones not Xs and Os," but there has to be a balance. Marrone knew what he had with this team and is getting the absolute best out of mid tier players that put offense is mostly made of. On top of that, he has taught these young players what it means to win. And you can't begin to give enough credit to Calais Campbell. Most older vets would take tha hefty paycheck and just collect paychecks and then retire but CC has really been a leader for our young roster and doesn't let anyone give less than 100%. This is finally an exciting time for The Jags

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