Quote:His schemes did not fit the personnel.

 

That said, Seantrel Henderson seemed to develop nicely under him.

 

Questions for Bills fans:

 

Marrone was offensive coordinator for the Saints from 2006-2008.

 

1)  If Marrone were anathema to offensive football, why would a revered offensive mind like Sean Payton name him as offensive coordinator?

 

2)  If Marrone were anathema to offensive football, why would the Saints have a top 5 offense in two of Marrone's three years as offensive coordinator?

 

3)  If Marrone were so inept, and the team succeeded in spite of him, why did the guy who saved football in Buffalo, Terry Pegulla, try to retain him in his capacity as Head Coach? 

1. By all accounts Payton called all of the offensive plays

2. The combination of Payton/Brees. They will make any OC look good.

3. Pegula is not one to make rash decisions. He is also a man of his word, and was going to honor his contract with Marrone and expected Marrone to do the same. Marrone gambled that his 'opt out' clause gave him some leverage over Pegula in trying to get a contract extension, but he miscalculated in Pegula not biting on that.

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